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padisha emperor said:Q - How do you call the mightiest european army, one of the mightiest of the world, with good equipement, best tank of the world, one of the best fighter, one of the best rifle, maybe best than the famous M-16, and with high quality soldiers, who really know how to do the war without kill civilians, with a long practice of peace operation in hot zone, with British soldiers - who are really good too - ?
A - the French Army
Q - How do you call the amry with young soldiers who are not prepare to war, who shoot on everything, even women and kids ?
A - US Army
padisha emperor said:Q - How do you call the mightiest european army, one of the mightiest of the world, with good equipement, best tank of the world, one of the best fighter, one of the best rifle, maybe best than the famous M-16, and with high quality soldiers, who really know how to do the war without kill civilians, with a long practice of peace operation in hot zone, with British soldiers - who are really good too - ?
A - the French Army
Kathianne said:I don't think the problem has been the 'French Soldier' but rather the French Leadership.
padisha emperor said:Thank you, CSM.
Kathianne, if you disagree the French Government and President, becase we didn't go to Iraq...it's not very clever : France - It mean french people - didn't want to do war in Iraq. In the word "democracy", ther is the greek words "demos", it means "people", and "cratos", it mean "force, power". So, democracy is "the power of the people". And the French people didn't want this war. France had choice, it was not like the WWI or WWII, and france chose to respect the french people position.
It's the definition of democracy...
padisha emperor said:Thank you, CSM.
Kathianne, if you disagree the French Government and President, becase we didn't go to Iraq...it's not very clever : France - It mean french people - didn't want to do war in Iraq. In the word "democracy", ther is the greek words "demos", it means "people", and "cratos", it mean "force, power". So, democracy is "the power of the people". And the French people didn't want this war. France had choice, it was not like the WWI or WWII, and france chose to respect the french people position.
It's the definition of democracy...
One other thing : France - french people - didn't want to do the war. But Germany, I mean it people, didn't want too. Like the spanish people, like the italian people....and like the british people....the most important public demonstration against the war of Iraq was in.....LONDON ! over than 1,000,000 persons....it showed that the UK's people disagree with Blair's decision.
How can you rule on a democratic country when this country's people is against you because you don't listen to it ?
My age is none of your damn business, but old enough to hold history, political science, and sociology degrees. Focus of history on Western Civ.padisha emperor said:Kathianne..................Why hate you france so much ? Even French and English, during their 900 years of war, were more friendly with the others.........
(just one question, how old are you ?)
Interesting take, 'total mistake' sort of like in WWII? Methinks not. You may not be anti-Semetic, but it is a recurring theme in your oh so enlightened country and those you really do influence, ie Belgium and Netherlands. Oh btw, that last sentence should give you an idea of how much your country should influence ours, not one whit!My advice about French politics, because I think I'm the principal concerned....I not agree thze French government. I think the Prime Minister should be changed. Nicolas Sarkozy's - economy and industry ministery - economic politic is not really good : a keynesian politic....(or not far), and the facts speak for me : the supply side economy did better results.
The interior situation : except the antisemitic acts, not really big problems, the law about the seculary is respected...I just want that the bastards who put svatiska on jewish tombstones will be catch by police soon...one of them has already been catch... - about that : 2 of the antisemitic acts were false : one was a "joke", one a simple attack of a jewish ceneter by a jewish man, ex-employed here... - France really not hate Jews....it is a total mistake....)
Hey personally, I would not have bothered to post to you, not hoping to change your closed mind, you decided to call me out.Don't be so hostile with me, I really don't want to be hostile with you
The French of 17th and 18th C are dead, more than literally. The philosophs today are poseurs, and the French seem incapable of recognizing it. Take a look at what are going as best sellers in your shoppes, hardly enlightening, rather a 'pat ourselves on the back for being so damn superior. Perhaps the reason you can't help being condescending? Hmmm, just a thought.
As I said, I wasn't going after your posts, you sought me out. I was not 'joking' about the close mindedness. I do NOT hate the French. If you look at the source of that thread, 8236 and what he posts, you would consider the 'source' if you were open-minded. More than that, you would have to look over the 'body' of my posts, there are plenty to choose from. You must be careful though, to make sure they are not 'coming' from a postion of responding to something like you've started here, which tends to lead to hyperbole.padisha emperor said:I am close-minded ? huhu, nice joke.
If France does not change it's 'lifestyle' you are going to find yourselves broke, sooner than later. Even Chirac gets that.France is proud of it past, its sure. But also know what you said. We are conscient of it, really. For myslef, I live it very well , I don't live in the past, but turn to the future.It's what France want to do too. It's why France progress, or try to do it, in all the domains. France know that it is no more the world mightest nation (we are no more since 1763, and after since 1815, we know it ). France know that this nation is now the USA. France just want to be with the leader, it is understable,like UK or Germany. And France is , 4th in the G8, after USA, Japan, Germany.
Be sure that France know that it intellectual light of the XVIIIth c. is over. But France try always to defend the french culturally exception - it is not a myth - . This exception is in a lot of few thing, in fact, not in big big thing. It is maybe why lot of British ore even Americans come to live in France. France want to preserve it agreable lifestyle.
Certainly not speaking of the Higgins-Clark ilk. LOL like any of use will look at 'pop' novels to judge a country? PffftttWhen you speak of the bestsellers, do you mean that the kind of best sellers make not french so superior ? (I 'm not sure to have all well understand).
If it is that, There are best sellers like in the other country - M Higgins-Clark, lot of foreign authors..but alos a lot of french books, about politic, society, USA, actualities.........
Well, don't break your arm with that pat on the back. I have purposely avoided posting to you, UNTIL you called out.I'm not close-minded, be suer of it, if I were, I would insult you many times ago read a lot, and try to nuderstand the maximum of thing in the world. It's why I'm here, to understant more and more, like about the presidential race. and i'm here also to make you change about the French and France.
No, speaking of the hate filled 'anti-American' tomes. Those that pooh pooh any take other than 'multi-nationalism.' Hey, I'm not saying that isn't an ideology worth embracing, many do. Just that the deck is not just stacked in France, the other side is not being presented, that is selective censorship. Anyone who suggests so, is simply labeled, 'simple,' 'course,' or 'uneducated.' We may be 'backwards' but you can go into any bookstore in the US and find plenty of books arguing the French/UN route, as well as the 'US first' route. Which country is more democratic? Open-minded?
If France does not change it's 'lifestyle' you are going to find yourselves broke, sooner than later. Even Chirac gets that.
padisha emperor said:why ? and why the " " ?