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Tag Archives: france
La honte à la France ou aux USA ?
La honte de qui ? Etienne déclare la honte – mais n’a pas précisé la honte de qui – en citant cet article sur les négotiations nucléaires d’Iran: lemonde.fr/europe/article/2013/11/11/la-france-a-bloque-un-accord-intermediaire-sur-le-nucleaire-iranien_3511649_3214.html Qu’est-ce qui est honteux, la conduite renégate de la France? “Dès … Continue reading
Posted in French-American politics, News from France
Tagged Fabius, france, Iran, Kerry, négotiations, nucléaire, nuclear
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Christopher Hitchens’ take on the DSK Scandal
Christopher Hitchens wrote an article on the topic for Slate on May 18, 2011. You can check it out on http://www.slate.com/id/2294965/. The following three extracts will give you an idea of it. Why is it that we cannot read any … Continue reading
Posted in French culture, News from France, Only in France !
Tagged DSK, france, French, hypocrisy, infidelity, sex
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Different Civilizations !
French and American perceptions are so different, that we do not belong in the same civilization, according to the prestigious leftist, Jean Daniel. In the Orange County Register, Mark Steyn recounted reactions in France: “We and the Americans do not … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, French culture, Only in France !
Tagged DSK, france, French culture, machism, rape, seduction, Strauss-Kahn
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Avec le Temps qui Passe, l’Atmosphère se Calme un peu
Michèle continue à observer l’atmosphère à Paris: Le temps passe, les événements changent, beaucoup de discussions ont lieu ici (c’est l’aspect positif de l’affaire). Donc l’atmosphère change aussi, moins émotive, avec d’autres interrogations. Le fait que DSK soit autorisé à … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, French culture
Tagged DSK, france, French culture, prison, rape, Strauss-Kahn, viol, wealth
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Join French Women Standing Up for Rape Victims!
Look at these French women demanding respect for rape victims – yesterday – at the Place Beaubourg! New political energy is emerging due to the DSK affair. You can read and sign a petition put together by several women’s groups … Continue reading
Posted in French culture, News from France
Tagged culture, DSK, france, French, rape, Strauss-Kahn, viol, women
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Politicians Having Affairs
From Stephanie, an American who moved to France to raise a family with her French husband: “I have a whole range of emotions too. It just seems a bit fishy to me…It’s driving me nuts because I want to know … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, French culture, Only in France !
Tagged affairs, DSK, france, French culture, justice, Strauss-Kahn
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DSK est fou !
Voici l’opion de Pamela Sacks, a journalist in Worcester, Mass.: “Dominque Strauss-Kahn est complètement fou! Les Francais aiment les riches et puissants – comme nous. Mais nous cherchons les fautes de ces gens et nous n’avons pas de compassion quand … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, French culture, Only in France !
Tagged BHL, culture, DSK, france, French, Lévy, rape, Strauss-Kahn
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French-American reaction to DSK
Here are some reactions a Franco/American friend, another Susan, wrote, “just talking off the top of my head.” We went to college together but she’s been living in France ever since. “The French are always criticizing the American legal system … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, DSK, france, rape, Strauss-Kahn
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Le Monde Publishes a potpourri of French Reactions
Le Monde publishes its take on the DSK affair, including comments from both professional journalists and readers. It includes some quotes from the American press.
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, French culture
Tagged BHL, culture, DSK, france, French, Lévy, rape, Strauss-Kahn
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Must We Choose between the Left & Feminism?
The silence of France’s feminist socialists on the potential guilt of DSK is striking. Gisèle Halimi, the highly respected feminist leftist lawyer, seems to be the first to point this out. You wonder if Martine Aubry, Ségolène Royal, and Elizabeth … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives, News from France, Only in France !, Uncategorized
Tagged Aubry, culture, DSK, féminisme, feminism, feminist, france, French politics, Halimi, justice, PS, Royal, Ségolène, sexual politics, Socialist, Strauss-Kahn, violence
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