Author Topic: It takes a Frenchman to see the greatness in the USA (Read 4553 times)

Dago · « **Reply #45 on:** November 13, 2007, 07:18:12 AM »

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Originally posted by straffo
I reiterate my question and I add one : give us 10 examples of mainstream (like Fox ,CNN etc) french media doing blatant US bashing.

Why don't you answer my challenge?

Tell the folks about shows like Les Guignols d'Info.

But you won't will you?

straffo · « **Reply #46 on:** November 13, 2007, 08:06:08 AM »

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Why don't you answer my challenge

Didn't I challenged you first ?

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Les Guignols d'Info

It's neither a source of "information" like Fox nor it's mainstream.

SkyRock · « **Reply #47 on:** November 13, 2007, 08:09:11 AM »

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Originally posted by Dago
IF it isn't too hard a challenge, explain why an American being proud of his country and firm in his believe that he doesn't have to pander to Europeans

Maybe because your arrogance is only rivaled by hitler's!!

moot · « **Reply #48 on:** November 13, 2007, 08:45:45 AM »

Dago, the Guignols are like Colbert and Stewart's Daily Show, but even more un-PC.. They'd get shut down in the US before the first episode could ever get on the air.. They'd never ever make it beyond some hot-potatoe indie broadcast. Nothing to gauge anti-yankiness by.
And if you really were being impartial, you'd mention that they are no more restrained in their criticism of French politics as they are of American politics. They get even more down and dirty rather than just limiting themselves to the Stallone puppet archetype.

btw Hitler wasn't ignorant.

Viking · « **Reply #49 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:02:55 AM »

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Originally posted by moot
... btw Hitler wasn't ignorant.

"Arrogance" Moot ... "arrogance".

moot · « **Reply #50 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:44:07 AM »

wow fine example of alcohol's effect on reading skills

Viking · « **Reply #51 on:** November 13, 2007, 03:34:11 PM »

Seems the oh-so-offended Americans can't back up their indignation with ... anything. How shocking ...

(Reasonable Americans excluded of course.)

moot · « **Reply #52 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:23:29 PM »

To be fair I think there is an anti-american sentiment in a lot of the rest of the world, including in Europe, and it's often pretty unreasonable. But it's the same in every country. Same ****, different flavor.

Viking · « **Reply #53 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:31:15 PM »

That may be true, but I don't think it amounts to "America bashing". At least not in this forum. Like I said I'd love for someone to point out an "America bashing" thread to me so I can see what all the fuzz is about.

moot · « **Reply #54 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:41:54 PM »

Well there's definitely "those" Russians/commies

There's the pretty strong irreverence from Straffo and others that certainly rubs someone like Dago the wrong way...

Viking · « **Reply #55 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:57:10 PM »

But aren't they usually in Russian/commie/French bashing threads ... defending themselves/their country?

Tumor · « **Reply #56 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:58:22 PM »

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Originally posted by KgB
,plus USA still delivers f14 spare parts to Iran

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHHHHHHHHHAAAAHHAAHAHAHA!!!!

Viking · « **Reply #57 on:** November 13, 2007, 05:08:01 PM »

These are the three last threads started by Boroda:

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=219320

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=219247

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=219041

Who is doing the bashing, if any?

straffo · « **Reply #58 on:** November 13, 2007, 05:13:43 PM »

DAGO, WHERE ARE YOU ?

moot · « **Reply #59 on:** November 13, 2007, 05:35:43 PM »

Boroda's pretty mellow and self-restrained, except for a few leaks of BS every now and then. I can't recall anything explicitely anti-US off-hand but I'm pretty sure his counter-western arguments are as good as anti-american in some regards, or some people's interpretations at least.
I think KgB and one or two others (forgot their names atm) are a lot closer to anti-american, that's true.

I guess we'll have to hear it from Dago. I can't speak in his place and I've got a huge hangover.