>Frankly, I think there's more potential here for true freedom than in France
>(especially given its recent history). If you want to live in a country
>where you can be prosecuted and jailed for disagreeing with the state's
>concept of historical "truth," I'm sure there's a flight leaving Columbus
>tonight.
DP, you are not only a cultural bigot ('true freedom' always = America, typical mericun), but you are a lot dumber than I thought. Do you seriously mean that, given the chance to learn the language, fund to emigrate, etc., you would not live in France, but in the USA? You are nuts!
And if "recent history" is the last 50 years, France is certainly a freer country than the USA. Absolutely.
>Jews in Nazi Germany had minority opinions. Did they fear and distrust the
>German masses? Did this make them anti-democratic elitists (or
>"cosmopolitians" as they were dubbed by the German state)?
Talk about soft"balls". And it was Stalin who resorted to the "cosmopolitans" label - the Nazis called them much worse. You are a pretty lousy anticommunist.
> > I try to pass flyers in opposition to the death penalty,
> > for instance. Inevitably, some of them say, "Get a job!"
>
>I think that's a fine suggestion -- unless you consider passing out fliers
>to be heavy-lifting.
What supremely insulting arrogance.
-Brad Mayer Oakland, CA