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Matthew... the problem isn't that "freedom fries" isn't in actual use. The problem is that the idea that it is in use is out there. Sometimes ideas are more powerful and long lasting than reality. It helps to remember that freedom fries came into play at the same time as, "you are either with us or against us".
As for making excuses for the rude guy you met in the bar... I am troubled by the fact that so few actually took the time to condemn his actions. Perhaps I am being optimistic but I would like to believe that most would agree he was an asshole... that their points about why Americans are seen as arrogant by other nations was more about listing why someone would feel that way rather than being about his specific actions.
In other words, it is one thing to understand why the idiot would come to his conclusions. It is another to support his rudeness.
Again, I might be being too optimistic on this. But I don't think so.
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"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke
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