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yaroslav
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Madrid, Spain, Europe
Jun 2001
time: 06:33
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That can't be serious.
France's army, believe it or not, is currently one of the most modern armies in the world. Their tanks, their planes, their training, all their weapons are MUCH better than Nazi's german.
Now, taking the topic to where it should be from a beggining, football,it's a much harder question. On one hand France has Zidane, Henri and a lot of very good players, on the other Germany is... well, she is Germany, and you know what Valdano said about football:
"A game where eleven men fights against other eleven mens and germany wins"
So, it's very difficult to say 
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Tripledoc
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Quite frankly. I hope that this year will see less French bashing than usual. Because, quite frankly, it is quite pathetic. In fact it is very sickening. Now if only there was some kind of truth to it. But there is not. Everyone knows that the French are one of the most cultured, well educated and most friendly people on earth. Of course the there is the history of France, especially the military history, which strangely people still think is the foundation of a nation's greatness. It just strikes me as perverted that people will not think that enough sacrifice has not been brought to bear in the First World War. After all the main function of war is to unite the nation. There is in short no reason in fighting further wars when the nation is united, unless, of course those wars will help you pay for the bill for past wars.
The main problem is, I guess, with the Anglo-Saxon psyche which is greatly predisposed to militarism, which is why they have always regarded the Germans in a high regard. the next problem is that France has not followd the usual doctrine that nationalism is a current luxury only enjoyed by the socalled 'strong'. This is of course madening to the people who decide the discourse, because of course the 'strong' would very much like that everybody dance along to their tune.
However what is the worst thing about this whole anti-French feeling being purported by the weakminded is that it is mainly directed at the lower segments of society. The rich, of course still ferociously consume the quality wine, food, clothing, and litterature made in France. As such the rich seek to instill a nationalism based on negativity while, they themselves find no reason to submit themselves to such low behavior. Of course this makes sense because it is of course madening for the poor that the rich should enjoy everything that is good in life, while they themselves are relegated to fast food and hip hop culture. Thus the poor feel empowered by this negativity directed against a nation, which, as far as I am concerned, is only guilty of placating the tastes of the rich bougousie across Europe and America, and the the elites of the third world. How pathetic and hypocritical indeed.
Last edited by Tripledoc on 02-01-2004 at 03:36
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01-01-2004 18:35
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