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Entry: Learning to Love the French Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/learning_to_love_the_french#12469 Post contents: A great article which weaves together disparate parts of French history in America. It tells us why things are the way they are today in America but surprisingly seems to stir more nostalgia in the comments than it should. Knowing your roots is a great strength and certainly helps looking at things more objectively and intelligently. But the beacon is behind us and should help looking forward not backward. The Neo-cons are irrelevant ideologues who thrive on half-baked theories born out of ignorance. Their hatred for the French and French culture should be sneered at. In 10 years “French Fries” or “Freedom Fries” will be written in Chinese characters by people who couldn’t care less about the distinction. Then the wavelets of Franco-American discord will be swept away by a cultural tsunami which will have far more consequences for our lives than what happened 200 years ago although it will probably be similar in scale. “To win the war, know thy enemy”, The Chinese do. If all the focus of attention of the Neo-cons is the irritating French, ungrateful Iraqis and the likes then good look America. (Hasta luego in California) The country is toast. Sent at: 2008 11 23