France: a lesson
POSTED BY: Aliasse
UPDATED: Monday, August 30, 2010 00:14
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Quite.
This post was prompted by the mind-boggling - from a British person's point of view - response to Peacekeeper's justified attempt at filling in some of the gaps in understanding that prevail on this site. http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=44915 And PN's obsession with Jews and Nazis etc.
And carries on from my more satirical post: http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=44964
Just to make absolutely clear: THIS IS NOT A SATIRE OF THE FRENCH! Clue: who makes movies about 'Nam a lot?
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Originally posted by Aliasse:
But I hope that you can appreciate the French for things that aren't to do with the United States, lest you confirm the view I'm forming that fff.net is a not a place for anyone with any understanding of Europe.
Well, I've always been big on appreciatin folk for who they are, but given how biased our educational system is, most of the accurate information I know was learned piecemeal from other sources, and I have difficulty understanding the cultural mindset there as well.
Alas that tolerance and understanding don't really seem to be american virtues any more - but you're welcome to expound on french history, culture and the like, just don't expect a lotta appreciation from our resident bigots, is all.
Most of what I do know is about Robespierre, the Reign of Terror, and subsequent mutual history with america, as well as an odd lot of foreign legion history and tradition cause a couple of my ancestors were in the legion as a refuge from the consequences of their own criminal behavior, heh.
-Frem
I do not serve the Blind God.
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