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Originally Posted by djtestudo
It seems like something very simple to me.
The French have always looked down upon American culture, and American citizens. As a result, they have been a subject of ridicule in the US for years.
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Except that this statement isn't true. Don't believe everything you see in the movies. I've been there and never ran into one snooty french person. The only people that got funny looks were the idiot americans who were running around yelling out catchphrases in phony french accents. And hey, if you wanna make a total jackass out of yourself, then you should expect to be treated like one.
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Along comes the Iraq war, and the French decide to not only stay out, but fight us in the UN. This affects the American view of the French negatively.
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Yeah, you're right I guess. God forbid you should stand up for what you believe in. That simply ain't right! We Americans just don't cotton to that kinda behavior do we?
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It also doesn't help that in America it is believed that the French owe us something for the fact that we saved their nation in the Second World War, and helped do the same in the First World War;
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And that viewpoint is total crap. Gee, think maybe we owe 'em something for helping us get our freaking country started? Or have we forgotten the assistance they gave us against Britain despite the GREAT danger it put them in (back then Britain was not exactly a wuss country and they had a lunatic king and a long history of conquering anyone that pissed them off).
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It doesn't have to do with being sheep or BS like that
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Yeah I think it does. We're a nation of followers who don't want to think for ourselves. That's why people are still saying Iraq was full of terrorists. They sure aren't saying that because they examined the evidence, since there isn't any evidence to support that claim. They're saying it because the president said it.
Frankly the uproar against france wasn't materially different from that one geeky kid in middle school that everybody picked on. Everyone ELSE is beating up on france so we'd better do it too.
It's the herd mentality. Unfortunate though it may be, the country is chock full of sheep and has very few shepards.