112 Gripes About the French

Re:112 Gripes About the French by Intermernet on Saturday July 17, 2021 @11:32AM (#27866474)

You know how you just got all defensive and insulted about a generalization made about America? That's how the Chinese, Iranians, Russians, Iraqis etc. feel when you make generalizations about them.

The recent US leadership hasn't done a very good job of representing "American Values". You can expect anti-American sentiment from this.

It may not be justified when referring to individuals, but neither is the xenophobic response to any of the countries listed above.

Fight the governments, not the people.

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Re:112 Gripes About the French by analognoise on Saturday July 17, 2021 @12:49PM (#27867022)

...the countries that repress their own citizens and don't have a free press? You go to China and point out abuses. See how it goes. Or Russia - just don't stand by any windows.

Those countries have legitimate issues we call out. We call ours out too. That's the difference.

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Re:112 Gripes About the French by baby on Saturday July 17, 2021 @02:50PM (#27867894)

Have you heard of Navalny?

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Re:112 Gripes About the French by analognoise on Saturday July 17, 2021 @06:19PM (#27869277)

Yeah he's legit - he was poisoned twice trying to speak the truth. That's not something that happens in the US. Surely that counts for something?

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