No, we're really being punished for all our tasteless, demeaning Belgian,
Swiss, and sundry 'African' jokes. It is a major moral shortcoming and we need
to atone for our own warped sense of humor. More seriously, what annoys Winsor
is actually more propagandistic in nature. It's about the manipulation of
public perceptions and is more similar to the horrendous stuff that was said
about Germans in France or Britain during WWI. What was then referred to as
"bourrage de cranes" -- 'head-stuffing' (with lies, propaganda, and the like).
A retired USAF colonel published a piece in which he accused the White House of
using psyops techniques on the American public to manipulate attitudes toward
the French, the Germans, and the Russians. He's probably pretty close to the
truth. - Phil
On 09:27, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>Only to someone who is really insecure about his masculinity. That is
>the whole joke, lack of "manliness", right? Considering we also left
>Vietnam, in a considerably greater rush, after years of great
>sacrifice of our young men I could imagine an American model of this
>knife would be designed for the really stupid maybe with a case in
>the shape of a domino. What is it with the American penchant for the
>bashing the French and calling it humor? Do we just resent them
>because they were right about Vietnam and again right about Iraq? And
>why are we such fools for leaders with southern accents, whether
>Johnson or Bush, who personally avoided service and who take us to
>war for imaginary reasons and jingoistic glory.
>
>Also I do not understand something sure to be offensive to the
>members of the list who are French, have French relatives or friends,
>or who have warm memories of interaction with French people is OK
>because of a disclaimer about intent. Kind of like farting in an
>elevator after saying the same thing.
>
>
>
>Winsor
>Long Beach, California, USA
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