TakingITGlobal - Panorama - Am I alone in...

Published on: Mar 14, 2003

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Type: Opinions

https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=1094

To all who read this: I assume that you have read my bio and know that I am "usually unopinionated and indifferent about the world around me and I take that position because I have always been more of a follower than a leader, more of a listener than a speaker." However this is one of those occasions when my indifference abandons me. That being said, the rift in the world that has been created over the way the United States has been conducting itself lately is very disturbing to me. One good example is the strong anti-French sentiment that some people in this country have, for instance; I saw footage on the news of a group of people pouring French wine down the gutter in front of the French embassy. In North Carolina, a restaurant owner has renamed French Fries "Freedom Fries", I really hope this doesn't catch on. I would really like to know just exactly how bashing elements of French culture and insulting our allies when there is a disagreement on an issue is going to help anything. If you don't like the French that is your right as a human being and you should be allowed to express your disapproval of them, but this is no way to behave! Honestly, what good do you expect to come from bashing the French?! I could go on, but I think I've said enough. I do realize that this is only a very small part of a much larger problem and that there are much more important things to worry about but it really disturbs me to see people get lured into such ignorance. Any good and rational people out there please tell me if I'm right or wrong about this one, I really want to know.

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by Matt
Published on: Mar 14, 2003
Topic:
Type: Opinions
https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=1094


To all who read this: I assume that you have read my bio and know that I am "usually unopinionated and indifferent about the world around me and I take that position because I have always been more of a follower than a leader, more of a listener than a speaker." However this is one of those occasions when my indifference abandons me. That being said, the rift in the world that has been created over the way the United States has been conducting itself lately is very disturbing to me. One good example is the strong anti-French sentiment that some people in this country have, for instance; I saw footage on the news of a group of people pouring French wine down the gutter in front of the French embassy. In North Carolina, a restaurant owner has renamed French Fries "Freedom Fries", I really hope this doesn't catch on. I would really like to know just exactly how bashing elements of French culture and insulting our allies when there is a disagreement on an issue is going to help anything. If you don't like the French that is your right as a human being and you should be allowed to express your disapproval of them, but this is no way to behave! Honestly, what good do you expect to come from bashing the French?! I could go on, but I think I've said enough. I do realize that this is only a very small part of a much larger problem and that there are much more important things to worry about but it really disturbs me to see people get lured into such ignorance. Any good and rational people out there please tell me if I'm right or wrong about this one, I really want to know. « return.