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C’est La Vie! Thousands of Wealthy French Taxed More Than They Earned

May 19, 2013 at 2:27pm

In reply to electroencephalographic.

@KUMIHO, I read their rather conservative newspapers Le Figaro online everyday, and there are *plenty* of commenters who are very admirative of Putin’s nationalism and resistance to EU and UN, and call for the same for France. I don’t know that they will move there though.
C’est La Vie! Thousands of Wealthy French Taxed More Than They Earned

May 19, 2013 at 9:27am

In reply to Apple Bite.

@MLGUNNER, he ran as a Socialist, because France actually does have a Communist party which is separate. However Hollande’s approval rating is about 20% in every poll, so I think the French were only sick of UMP after Sarkozy, much like Americans were sick of Republicans after Bush. Now they have voter’s remorse.
Are Stories of Historical Christian Martyrdom ‘Exaggerated, Invented and Forged’? Professor Outlines Myth Theory

May 13, 2013 at 11:23am

In reply to poetopoet.

She is merely continuing the works of Voltaire, who was claiming the same thing and had catalogued these exagerations and myths quite effectively in the 18th century. He included a most convincing body of evidence that they were forged in his works on the topic.
France Legalizes Gay Marriage Following Intense Threats, Protests and Angst

April 23, 2013 at 5:11pm

In reply to vaman.

In fact let me re-emphasize that because this TheBlaze/AP article is completely besides the point: It is not just gay marriage that has been legalized in France today, it is the LEGAL ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BY GAY COUPLES. That was the key controversy all along.

In my above post I meant *hundreds of thousands of protesters.
France Legalizes Gay Marriage Following Intense Threats, Protests and Angst

April 23, 2013 at 4:41pm

In reply to vaman.

You must be reading a lot of propaganda sites then. I read the French newspapers everyday, and in fact I thought even this AP article was somewhat biased against the protesters by politicizing them and making it a party affiliation thing.

What I read everyday is that countless French citizens simply are appalled that homosexual couples will now be allowed to adopt and raise children, regardless of politics.

There have been three major protests, all decided at the last minute, with hundred thousands participants each. All of them were professionals perhaps? I suggest you change your sources.
‘Monsanto Protection Act’: Obama Signs Order That Protects Maker of Genetically Modified Crops

April 1, 2013 at 5:14am

In reply to Mik_The_Truth_Blazer.

Are you God, perhaps, that you know that GMOs are a non-issue? How about massively hormone-injected meats (and on a side note fluoride and high oestrogen levels in the tap water)? I love many things about this country, but there is no doubt in my mind that the food industry is screwing us over in a way so obscene that I don’t care to describe it. Fruits and vegetables, among many other things, are much, much tastier in my country of origin where they are not GMOs.
Report: Supreme Court ’80% Likely’ to Strike Defense of Marriage Act

March 27, 2013 at 4:00pm

In reply to mcsledge.

Actually the organizers estimate that there were 1.4 million people, 300k was the police’s early estimate and they said they were going to revise it.

What particularly infuriated these people is that the proposed law there would allow same-sex couples to adopt children. Obviously within ten years that will be the next debate here.
Former SNL Star Caves and Apologizes Over Pro-Faith Tweets, Affirms ‘Separation of Church and Comedy’

March 20, 2013 at 12:26pm

In reply to Gonzo.

No offense taken, Gonzo. I was just following the French custom of making a show of my knowledge.
Former SNL Star Caves and Apologizes Over Pro-Faith Tweets, Affirms ‘Separation of Church and Comedy’

March 20, 2013 at 11:27am

In reply to Gonzo.

I’ve been here for a while and every time Canada or France is mentioned you just have to plug in something about “surrender”. This time it’s particularly gratuitous so please allow me to educate you on a few things:

- French Canadians have had no direct ties to France since 1763 so it’s rather pointless to compare them regarding 20th century events.
- There would be no USA without Pierre-Auguste de Beaumarchais, Lafayette, Louis XV and XVI, and many other Frenchmen.
- It’s not like the USA has only had brilliant military successes either.
- Macdonald is no French name.

There, I’m sure you’ll stand corrected :)
AP: Shooting Suspect Believed to Suffer From ‘Personality Disorder’ and Be ‘Somewhat Autistic’, Says Sibling

December 15, 2012 at 2:11am

In reply to valiant1776.

I think even though we don’t have enough facts to reach a precise conclusion, Valiant’s point is most likely very valid for the following simple reason: this used never to happen. There were lots of guns, there were mentally ill people, everything was the same, but this would not happen, and now it just keeps happening. The only thing that changed is the culture vehicled through movies, video games, music, and also the degrading family values. It doesn’t take a genius to isolate the variables here.