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January 26, 2005

Feeling Bleu

When the French are using the UN to dig their little poodle fangs into America's ankles, some might give in to the temptation to become annoyed with them. But we need to have compassion. It's not easy being French.

Scratch the surface of haughty worldliness and out pour tears of despair, according to The Scotsman, which cites a report by France's prefects — the country's top administrators — that describes a national state of mind that makes Jimmy Carter's malaise look like morning in America.

"The French no longer believe in anything," according to the report, which used the words "lifelessness," "resignation," "anxiety," and "pessimism" to describe prevailing French attitudes.

"The French doubt themselves and worry about the future," according to French commentator Alain Duhamel. "France has been anxious about its future, about its way of life, for the last 30 years."

Pierre Taribo had this to say in L’Est Républicain:

One is forced to say that the French no longer believe in very much. Confronted with the reality of an open economy, clearly showing less and less appetite for politics, they are disillusioned and doubt everything from Chirac to the government and the Right, which is accused of every ill, to the Left, which has no projects, and the unions, whose activism no longer inspires a reflex of blind adhesion.

It seems that even the recent defection of Oliver Stone to their country can't cheer them up.

So the next time we feel that familiar nip at our ankles, we should remember not to take it too personally. After all, they're probably just acting out. Irrelevance is a difficult burden to bear.

Posted by Van Helsing at January 26, 2005 7:01 AM

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Posted by: Harry at January 26, 2005 12:12 PM