On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 12:34:34PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Do you think many French reason this way? I can understand being > > concerned about excessive American power in general. But when > > specifically compared to Hussein, do the French really think the > > probability of the US attacking or subverting their country sometime > > in the future is greater than the dangers posed by Hussein? > > It depends on how subvert is interpreted. I meant more along the lines of covertly attack than along the lines of overshadowing or eclipsing prestige. > So, to improve France's relative positon in the world, France needs to > take the US down a peg. I can understand this viewpoint rationally, but I find it quite significantly more arrogant and short-sighted than Bush's behavior has been (and from me, that is saying a lot). But I thought Robert was referring more to real danger to France, military or economic, rather than just possible ego damage. Can you clear this up, Robert? > I think the real fear is a cultural attack, that the French will > become Americanized by their exposure to such horrors as "le weekend". At the risk of ruining it, can you explain the joke? I know that "le" is and article for "the", but what is "le weekend"? I thought the French worked short weeks compared to Americans, so they would have at least as long a weekend as Americans. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
