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Sorry Sharon.
But 7 years of being called a coward almost daily by your compatriots has its little inconveniences.  The French (amazingly so) are human as well.

And this is an anti French-bashing blog.  Obviously if your sole contribution to the blog is not only trying your damdest to justify French bashing but condemning the people who fight it as well by throwing histrionics about WWII(what else) and holier than though rulings around,  well, what do you expect ?

As for the distortion of facts, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones…

Valid criticism. Sure. But on both sides. Otherwise, it’s just a one sided bash fest and condemnations from one smug morally superior side against another side who has no choice but to acquiesce grovelingly with a smile on its face.  And you wouldn’t want that, would you, Sharon ?

This is eactly what I meant.
Anyone who dares to speak the truth is immediately bashed …as trying to justify French bashing. Can you show some evidence of where I tried to justify French bashing….oh let me see by pointing out that what goes on in this site is  people counter criticism of France by bashing Americans & Brits . That is not justifying French bashing, that is exposing the hypocrisy and double standards of those who don’t practise what they preach.  This is what I meant by half truths , lies , distortions and twisting of facts.  False accusations of trying to justify French bashing is immediatedly thrown . Whats next? I am waiting with bated breath for the other false accusations to be thrown such as “troll”  and “French basher” and of belonging to some nefarious blog or other .  Thats the usual pattern here. 

This pattern of behaviour occurs time and time again. Level one false accusation after another to anyone who dares to point out facts which is  not to their liking.

So thank you for proving my point. 

PS: So, you have to put up with bashing for 7 years?
Well., the Americans have had to put up with rabid bashing for more than 60 years ….food for thought.

I recognize attacks on comments, videos, commentary slurs,political positions etc. I do not recognize this site attacking  either the United States or the United Kingdom. That’s the difference, French-bashing is directed at the entire French people, culture, Nation. Enormous difference. If you can not see the difference, then there is really nothing that I can say.

Fred, of course you don’t recongise this site attacking the Brits and Americans.  I suppose snide remarks about the British running away at Dunkirk , running back to their little island is not an attack directed at the entire British people whereas pointing out well established historical facts such as the French leadership’s lack of courage during WW2 is an attack on the entire French people ? LOL

Thanks for proving my point. 
I am still waiting for you to practise what you preach by taking to task those here who bashed the British with their snide remaks about Dunkirk. Oh I forgot according to you that is not bashing but heaven forbid that anyone should dare tell any unpleasant facts about the French.

Your [ Blog comment rule 3 ]. This site has plenty of attacks on America (some of the bashing is by you) which may explain why you don’t see any attacks on the USA or British in this site brimming with half truths, lies, distortions, and twisting of facts in order to demonise the Brits & USA. That is what bashing is.
Since you are one of those who indulges in bashing America, it doesn’t come as a surprise that you don’t see any attacks on the USA in this site.

On the contrary it is you who can’t see the difference between truth/facts and bashing.  Those who howl and scream about French bashing in this site are the ones who are the most rabid American bashers.
Yes, I know I will now be labelled a troll, French basher, etc etc…yawn for pointing out the behaviour of some posters here . I can hardly wait for the false accusations to begin.

Sharon – Could we not confuse the site’s content with the comment sections. People are encouraged to voice their opinions and it is clearly stated that comments are the sole responsibility of their respective authors.

I just noticed the disclaimer was no longer visible since we changed to the paged comments plugin. I added the disclaimer to another file so it is once again visible.

“Comments on this website are the responsibility of their authors and are subject to the Blog Comment Rules.”

Can we refrain from name-calling and personal attacks in the comment section please.

As well, all participants in the comment section should ponder Nietzsche’s following aphorism : “The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole.”

Yes, I know I will now be labeled a troll

Wonder why… lol

oh let me see by pointing out that what goes on in this site is  people counter criticism of France by bashing Americans & Brits .

So it’s criticism against France but bashing against American and Brits ? Of course, master.

well established historical facts such as the French leadership’s lack of courage during WW2

Yeah because this website is pro Vichy sure. That’s what we have a problem with of course. Not the French people being called cowards on a daily basis. Right. And of course you were not aware of that.

This is exactly what I meant.
Anyone who dares to speak the truth is immediately bashed …as trying to justify French bashing.

Don’t confuse your truth with the truth, which is more than one sided, please.
You don’t justify French-bashing ?
How are we supposed to take the following remark of yours ?

PS: So, you have to put up with bashing for 7 years?
Well., the Americans have had to put up with rabid bashing for more than 60 years ….food for thought.

And I hate to burst your bubble but I have never leveled false accusations at anyone here.
Telling our British friends, who come here to lecture us time and time again about the cowardice of French leadership (which is not what we have a problem with by the way), that faced with similar circumstances (ie the battle of France) they were defeated as well and retreated back to their island to regroup and fight back, which for obvious reasons was a luxury the French did not have, is not bashing or showing a lack of respect for the sacrifice of British troops, it’s a fact.
There’s a reason Britan was never invaded in its long history and it’s called the English Channel. Another fact
The Brits are not genetically more courageous than the French. Another fact.

And frankly if that’s all the bashing you will ever encounter, it kinda pales in comparison to the almost daily regiment of being called a coward, smelly, arrogant we have to suffer through.

And now if you wanna contend that American bashing and French-bashing are absolutely similar then you’re going to show us documented evidence (and not that Jean François Revel essay which, unlike alll the trolls who have never bothered to read it, is actually more a documented history of the competition between 2 ideologies than it is a history of american bashing by French people) or you will definitely be labeled a troll

And FYI Charles Bremner’s blog is not a nefarious little blog but  one of the biggest English speaking blog about France and it has a definite anti-French slant. At least do your homework before coming here to point fingers.

ps: And sorry but of course only someone with a major axe to grind about the French is gonna take time and come here on this anti French-bashing blog of all places to basically tell us to shut [ Blog comment rule 2 ] up and take the bashing with a smile and to not under any circumstances dare fight back.
Who do you think you’re fooling ?

“or you will definitely be labeled a troll”
Ok, so are threatening to label me a troll unless I do as you say.  The [ Blog comment rule 3 ] has made his ruling, unless one does as they specify they will be labeled a troll.

By the way, I am waiting for Marc to take to task Barney for name calling and other sins which he listed are not allowed in this blog. Funny somehow those who toe the party line here are never asked to follow the rules of the blog and can indulge in personal attacks, name calling with impunity.

Yes, but now I will be rebuked for exposing the owner of this blog’s double standards & [ Blog comment rule 3 ].

The fascist mentality such as threats of be labeled this or that is rampant here. After all it is not a mere coincidence that Europe gave birth to nazism, fascism & communism. The mentality that gave birth to these idelogies is alive and well among Europeans .

“How are we supposed to take the following remark of yours ?

PS: So, you have to put up with bashing for 7 years?
Well., the Americans have had to put up with rabid bashing for more than 60 years ….food for thought.”

So, you don’t know how to take the truth? Thats the problem here isn’t it?
When one is faced with the truth, they start howling and screaming  ‘French bashing’ when the truth is not to their liking. 
Bashing? All major countries have to face bashing.  But it could be that some people think they are so important no one should bash them.  That is called arrogance.
 
 

Godwin’s Law (also known as Godwin’s Rule of Nazi Analogies) is a humorous observation coined by Mike Godwin in 1990, and which has become an Internet adage. It states: “As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.”

Bon on va la laisser tranquille.  Ca devient trop méchant sinon.
Translation > Don’t feed the troll.

Ttruth from you, Sharon ? Of course. [ Blog comment rule # 3]

ps: But it could be that some people think they are so important no one should bash them.  That is called arrogance.

Yeah because obviously, you don’t mind being bashed yourself. LMAO

Marc

Thank you for opening up more to opposing opinions.  I would just like to add one point concerning Barney.  This blogger was also known as Flagg and other Pseudos not only on Superfrenchie’s blog but also on Bremner’s blog.  About a year ago Barney decided that he was going to use Superfrenchie’s pseudo to post on Bremner’s blog.  Superfrenchie is well known enough that there was definite a case of identity theft. I informed Denis aka Superfrenchie by e mail about the fact that Barney was parading on Bremners blog making rather strong(I am being kind here) comments to me and other bloggers under the pseudo of Superfrenchie.  I know Denis would have never made these comments as that is not his style.  We managed to get Barney’s comments under the psuedo Superfrenchie stricken from Bremner’s blog.  Denis informed Bremner that he had never nor would never post on Bremner’s blog and Mr. bremner removed the offensive comments under Superfrenchie’s pseudo. I haelped Denis with this by writing several explanatory e mails directly to Mr. Bremner in order to get this intruder removed.  Had I been such a French hater as Mr. barney has claimed for years I would have taken a true pleasure at watching two Frenchies battle it out but I stepped up to the plate to help Superfrenchie not because of any great love affair for the gentleman but because he was a victim of abusive identity theft.

Whenever there is an opposing opinion on this blog who is their to defend truth and honesty and lable the blogger as a troll.  Well it’s Mr. Barney, Flagg of course.  He moves from computer to computer on other blogs with a plethora of identities but he always gives himself up as he repeats the same lyrics.

Ah ce pauvre roquet.

The pathological French-hater is at it again. 
Talking about trolls… 
Here’s a guy that’s been bashing the French daily for 5 years and who is so obsessed with bashing the French that now he has to troll the anti French-bashing blogs as well. The guy spends his life in France (or so he says) ransacking the Internet to find bad things to say about the French and apparently that’s not enough for him to get his yayas out anymore. Now he has to seek out confrontations with anti French-bashers. You’re on a downward spiral, rocket. 

What you’re doing is not normal behaviour. French people taking offense at being bashed on a daily basis and trying to do something about it, however misguided you think that might be, is more or less normal. But there’s something really really wrong with people so intent on bashing another culture and people. Do you realize you’ve been whining about the French, bashing their culture, their history and the people daily (yes rocket, daily)for 5 freaking years. ? 
I mean this is all you do. You even read the anti French-bashing blogs. French bashing is your passion. 

Which is even crazier since you actually live there, which you claim to. You’re having a miserable time of it and that’s your own damn fault.

For instance, I myself lived in the US for about a year and I had a good time. You know why ? It’s because I didn’t spend my time trolling the Internet bashing Americans and their past misdeeds. 

I don’t know where your fascination with French-bashing comes from but I think you need help and I’m being absolutely serious. Here’s my email. chef.garantie@gmail.com I sincerely urge you to contact me as soon as possible because I really hate to see an otherwise intelligent person destroying himself like that. 

As for the load of delusional bs you have written about me (and your involvement lol²) regarding my participation on Bremner’s blog under SF’s pseudonym, there is a thread dedicated to it. Miquelon’s policy I believe.
http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/09/huis-clos/
I hate to shatter your little scenario there, but the whole thing has already been discussed and as you can see I’m still here.

Oh, and in case you harbored any delusions about being SF’s pal and apparently you do, here’s what you “pal” Denis thinks of you:
Some of the commenters on his blog are also among the worst anti-French bigots anywhere online (believe me, I know. Some of them once roamed sf.com, before getting banned.)
http://superfrenchie.com/?p=1594

A ringing endorsement indeed. lol

Whenever there is an opposing opinion on this blog who is their to defend truth and honesty and lable the blogger as a troll. Well it’s Mr. Barney, Flagg of course. He moves from computer to computer on other blogs with a plethora of identities but he always gives himself up as he repeats the same lyrics.

Yes sorry for ruining your fellow “disgruntled francophiles”‘ condescending sermons who, I’m sure, come here to lecture us about Vichy only out of the goodness of their hearts. How nice of them.

And oh my God. I used 3 different pseudonyms on 2 different blogs. I must be hiding something big.
Whereas trolling under the pseudonym rocket makes you a renown public speaker right ?

Giving myself up ? I’m not even trying to hide, you half wit.

Thank you again for your great contribution on Miquelon.org, rocket.

What’s your take on French-bashing ? On Bridget Johnson’s article ?

ps: please get help.

Rocket, thank you for giving some background on Barney.
Anybody who reads even a few pages of this blog can see that Barney repeats the same pattern – personal attacks (troll is his favorite word) at anybody who dares to give their viewpoint which is not to his liking. Threats of being labeled a troll unless I do as I say takes the cake. That is called bullying.

I wonder why Barney’s page long personal attack on you is not being subject to this blog’s rule?  Well, apparently there is a double standard here, gee what  a surprise.

Having come across characters like Barney before, I think the best rule is to ignore him/her.

On the subject of bashing, I have yet to come across any major country that is not bashed . For example  Englishmen are mocked as being gay. German soccer fans taunt Brits by calling them Island monkeys.

But of course the Americans bear the brunt of  viscious bashing by all Europeans…fat, ignorant, stupid etc . 

Enough – Locking this thread. Any more messages about posters and what they did elsewhere and further personal attacks will be unapproved immediately. We’ve been through this already.

Wow.
Excellent.

I did not expect that.

Likewise the French of today didn’t save the Americans during the revolutionary war.  So if any French person says “we helped you win the revolutionary war”….hmmm…Stanhope’s remarks can be applied to them vice versa.

Unless of course there is a double standard  : )

It all goes along like the Native American Osage saying, “When an ally is wronged and needs our courage, we will come to their aid”. – As told to me by an Osage friend in high school.

Likewise the French of today didn’t save the Americans during the revolutionary war.  So if any French person says “we helped you win the revolutionary war”
 
On the other hand the French only say that in response to “We saved yer ass in WWII so shut up!” so…

On the other hand the French only say that in response to “We saved yer ass in WWII so shut up!” so…

well didn’t you fold during WWII quite rapidly?

Rocket, I seriously doubt that Barney was President of France, or, maybe even alive, in 1940.

well didn’t you fold during WWII quite rapidly?
An innocent comment from rocket with no intention of trolling and starting a flame war of course…
Your sole contribution to miquelon.org so far consists of belittling miquelon’s work, viciciously attacking me and trolling with the intention of starting a flame war.
Man, you got this stuff down to an art. You’re good.

But of course when offensive remarks are made about Americans, it is never trolling  : )

Why Stanhope is funny and accurate: he turns a common anti-French diatribe on its head by stating something I – we – have always said:

a) the sacrifice – especially WW 2 – of some is not to be used for political gain by anyone for any reason, especially today. World War 2 only makes sense within a specific time frame, during a specific era. Using any WW 2 event outside of the context of this war is political histrionics of the worst kind.
b) who was guilty of the worst abuse of our collective memories, specifically World War 2? The New York Post, Andy Rooney, Dennis Miller, Jay Leno, Fred Barnes, Steve Dunleavy, Jonah Goldberg to name a few. Anyone who has even bothered with the French Bashing section of this site knows this.

So given the scope [tv, radio, press, politicians], depth and length [2003-2009 including the long tail of pop-culture] of (b) – yes many French citizens and francophiles responded in kind by raising the historical record of the War of Independence. I personally do not subscribe to this line of rhetoric, but I understand those who do given the confines and nature of their conversations.

Those who claim there is a double standard on this site, specifically Sharon, are trying to impose a simplistic dualism on the issue in a bid to split readers and users into two very distinct groups. We remember George W. Bush’s famous “You’re either with us, or against us” policy. Au suivant.

Rocket’s comment is another classic case of (a) – see above. It is historical reductionism at its worst and a vain attempt at collectively and perpetually holding us responsible for the actions of some in a different time. This entire website – excluding comments which are the responsibility of respective commentators – has always fought against this type of reasoning.

Wow! So anybody who states the obvious that Stanhope’s remarks can be applied to the French as well is immeditely attacked with false accusations of trying to split readers  and compared to  Bush. Accordint to this fascist mentality anybody who doesn’t agree with the party line must be a (gasp!) Bush supporter. LOL  And all this because I stated the obvious. 

Anybody who doesn’t toe the party line is immediately attacked with false accusations. Only fawning admiration for Stanhope’s remarks are allowed in this site, gee I wonder what will happen if somebody points out another obvious fact….Stanhope knows very well that when people say ‘we saved your ass in ww2″, they don’t mean themselves personally.  So what Stanhope actually did was misrepresent in order to get a joke. Heaven forbid that anybody should point this out as it will surely get another false accusation thrown , I am wating with bated breath to be attacked now. Apparently the truth is too hard for some to bear.

I’m just an old man from Oklahoma, but, I have always thought that a positive comment, regardless of context, is always appreciated more than a bashing comment. Human nature, if you were to ask me.  Again, I suggest the allies, despite differences of opinion, stand together in promoting democratic principals. Positives deserve praise, differences deserve critism, not bashing. It’s only my opinion, not a statement of absolute fact.

Inflammatory rhetoric used in comment 3230: attacked (2)  / false accusations (2) / fascist mentality / party line (2).

“The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole.” — Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

But of course when offensive remarks are made about Americans, it is never trolling  : )
 
Remarks such as ?
And in what context are they being made ?
Aren’t they always in response to anti-French comments ?

Pretty hateful piece of French-bashing from an Irish newspaper.

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/the-french-frankly-i-couldnt-give-a-crepe-about-their-view-of-the-world-1855207.html

Marc

I don’t hold you responsible for the WWII collapse.  I am slightly above that.  I don’t hold you responsible for being French and you should be proud of that just as anyone should be proud of their nationality.  What I am saying is that you often make a mountain out of a molehill to put it in simple terms.  When you speak about 7 anti French tweets a week but you don’t bother to inform your readers that there are millions of tweets per day.  When you drive to California to educate Jay you don’t realize the machine you are dealing with and you think you are going to give Mr. Leno a history lesson as your other comments.  The guy’s interested in ratings. point!!!  7  tweets is a very low percentage and you act as if the sky is falling on poor France.  This is what I don’t understand, where this victimization which you seem to have comes from.  There is freedom of speech.  You may not like it but thank goodness it exists.  It gives you the right to express yourself but don’t forget it also gives those who don’t agree with you the right to express themselves also and on their own conditions whether you like it or not.

A French person can criticize France but lest someone else do it you go nuts.

“The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole.” — Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

n’est ce pas Marc?

Fred

“Rocket, I seriously doubt that Barney was President of France, or, maybe even alive, in 1940.”

Oh Frederic please.   A bit of nitpicking and you feel well.  I suggest you brush up on the English language a bit and maybe you can explain the difference between you and you to me.

With such pedant remarks as yours I have absolutely no chance.  Please visit this site below.

http://www.hitentertainment.com/barney/flash_mx/sites/player.asp

Rocket, I construe your point as well taken. I do believe that, in this high speed information world,  that expressions of free thought move around the world providing accurate and inaccurate information and quite a bit of rather vile, mean-spirited points of view. There are pro and anti sites on an unbelievable number of subjects, conservative vs liberal, pro America vs anti America, pro UK vs anti-UK, pro Islam vs anti-Islam, on and on, you get my point.
I see this site as a “pro-French monitor of bias against France, its’ culture, history, etc. It iexists because we happen to live in free democracies where people can choose what they read.  I am rather proud of what Miquelon.com stands for and I am glad to receive its’ point of view. If one does not appreciate this viewpoint, and do not want to receive its’ expression, then that person is more than welcome to look elsewhere.
Rocket, in your last comment you provided sound insight that provides one to pause and consider the balance of  a point of view. This is a constructive contribution and I applaud you for it. I do remind you that one person controls the overall thrust of this site and, as in any conversation, he who controls the plug to the microphone, controls the conversation. Miquelon requests politeness and he deservs that.

Fred, you’re a King among man. I wish I had your patience.

You gotta love rocket, though.
The guy bashes the French for years and then has the gall to come here of all places ( I guess just bashing the French on other blogs, which shall remain nameless, isn’t satisfying enough anymore) and lecture the people he offends on a daily basis about voicing their disapproval of a situation he has helped create and still helps perpetuate.
Then he adds insult to injury by belittling miquelon’s work who has documented and researched French-bashing thoroughly for years…

To me, that’s more insulting than any cuss words even though it technically doesn’t violate the Blog Comment Rules.

That goes even beyond trolling at this point. It’s a pathological obsession with French-bashing and its opponents. He just can’t stand that such places as miquelon or SF’s blog exist. He did the exact same number on SF’s blog too by the way.

You will always see the rockets of the world come here on the anti French-bashing blogs to lecture us about overreaction and freedom of speech (never mind that the rockets of the world will go ballistic every time you criticize the good ol’ US of A and will harass you until they have successfully suppressed your opinion. They breathe hypocrisy and double standards after all) but for some reason you will never see them giving their lectures on the fu**france.com or the no pasaran which generate about 500 times more comments a day than miquelon and Superfrenchie put together.
And I’m not even mentioning Bremner’s blog where the folks still haven’t gotten over Vichy France…

Barney, seems that there will always be people who are interested in bashing and hating someone or something not of their own. There are French bashers but I understand that there are American bashers in the streets of the Middleeast and , right now, I’m sure that Canadians and Brits are a bit upset about some  Americans bashing their healthcare systems. The truth, though often reletive,  can still be found.
As far as patience with the “roudies”, this really isn’t as bad as I listened to in cafes accross the US  earlier in this decade. “Nuke Paris, F***this or that aspect or all of the French. When confronted, they usually recognized the absurdity of their comment. The point was to make them aware of their comment and its’ meaning compared to what they really wanted to say. The same thing applys to our pro-French stance. We love the gift of the French Nation and deeply defend its’ contribution to the World, but, in doing so, we must remember that we do not complain about the greatness of any other nation, they deserve their due, we only are addressing  the retoric of certain individuals who happen to belong to a paticular nationality. To move beyond hate to meaningful discourse sometimes takes diplomacy but it always takes patience.

Rocket, the twitter issue not – as you put it – making a mountain out of a molehill. I am currently running an experiment on twitter and will report about it shortly. And yes, now that twitter has gone “gen-pop”, idiocy now has a new avenue. There are plenty of racist, offensive and idiotic tweets, the issue of French bashing is ours so we’ll deal with that – especially when they’re made by CEOs or well known actors and journalists.

As well, I believe the French bashing I am monitoring on twitter (and Youtube, reddit, huffingtonpost and other web 2.0) is part of what I call the long tail. I don’t see the twitter issue in isolation but as part of a general trend of acceptable of anti-French commentary in popular culture.

You are welcome to trivialize my work, to put down our efforts to “educate Jay”, but we will never listen to people like you. I believe we can make a difference through action, through inspiration, through communication.

Barney

While your comments pass.

“He did the exact same number on SF’s blog too by the way”.

I mentioned on this blog a few posts ago how you usurped Superfrenchie’s name on another blog but my comment was put into moderation and the post was locked down tighter than a Texas jail during a riot.  Interesting non?

Roquet,

As for the load of delusional bs you have written about me (and your involvement lol²) regarding my participation on Bremner’s blog under SF’s pseudonym, there is a thread dedicated to it. Miquelon’s policy I believe. http://www.miquelon.org/2008/11/09/huis-clos/
I hate to shatter your little scenario there, but the whole thing has already been discussed and as you can see I’m still here.

Oh, and in case you harbored any delusions about being SF’s pal and apparently you do, here’s what you “pal” Denis thinks of you:
Some of the commenters on his blog are also among the worst anti-French bigots anywhere online (believe me, I know. Some of them once roamed sf.com, before getting banned.)
http://superfrenchie.com/?p=1594

A ringing endorsement indeed. lol
Intéressant non ?

Any more messages about past feuds and what posters did elsewhere, as well as further personal attacks will be unapproved immediately. We’ve been through this already (3).

Sharon:
What happened to the British at Singapore during WW II; or, at Gallipoli
in an earlier time ?  What happened at Kasserine Pass during WW II –in this case to American forces ?  [Blog Comment Rule 4: All comments must be intelligent and civil. Miquelon.org, which is a private project, welcomes debate and does not “censor”. It does, however, remove or modify comments that are ill-tempered or do not contribute to civil discourse]
                                                                                                Midwest Fred

Thank you Marc.  By your last comment and by once again putting my comment in moderation becasue it doesn’t fit your agenda.  You have proven that YOU sir, as you like to accuse other, are a coward indeed.

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#24

Another great contribution to this blog by our friend, roquet.

Many thanks for bringing Eric Margolis’ piece to my attention. It is very thorough, lucid, and balanced. It is only unfortunate that it will not really influence French-bashers, since it is based on facts, something those people are not interested in.

After reading his article I, too, would like to say “merci, cher confrère”.

For the record: I too am a journalist, I’m French and I live in London.

Also: my thanks to you for this blog.

Ryan just couldn’t resist this one : France Scandalized as Library Surrenders to Google

Dear webmaster,

You may use disemvoweling techniques for these kind of contributions:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disemvoweling

Then:
– the post is not censored: people are allowed to decipher the message, in case it is that interesting,
– but ill-tempered contribution will lost most of their negative power.

Yours,

Frédéric

This cowardly nut job that is Ryan Tate has a bad case of francophobia.
I suggest he gets some help.
http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/francophobia.html

Ryan Tate Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Hello everyone! This is the email I just sent Miquelon. Love your country!
Miquelon, You know I just spent three weeks in France last year (at no small expense!) after three weeks of French lessons so I was surprised to see your post. It seems like you are perhaps not a regular Gawker reader, so let me say: We often parody or mock things (eg stereotypes) by exaggerating the “logic” of those things. And here I do exactly that with anti-French sentiment. Do you honestly think I could believe all that? And if I did, would I express in a “gossip roundup?”
 
I fail to see any satire in your latest anti-French piece, Ryan.
If you love our country you have a funny way of showing it and so do the people who have commented on your latest article. I certainly don’t see any satire in their comments either.

I thought personal insults & attacks were against the rules of the blog , so I wonder why the person who made personal remarks about me ( “that your personal life reads like that of one of the Churchill daughters, sordid enough”) was not reprimanded. Gee what a surprise.

[Admin note: a simple private email would have sufficed]

When people stoop to making remarks about another poster’s personal life they must be pretty desperate. When you can’t argue the facts……

Blog Comment Rule 4: All comments must be intelligent and civil. Miquelon.org, which is a private project, welcomes debate and does not “censor”. It does, however, remove or modify comments that are ill-tempered or do not contribute to civil discourse

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Of course now I will be banned for pointing out the sheer hypocrisy and double standards in this blog. Apparently the rules only apply to some . [Admin note: a simple email would have sufficed]