A view of the French opinion re: the signing of the HC law

[MindandSoul]

I try to stay in touch with the thoughts in other countries. But since I only speak French and English, I am limited to reading (on the web) newspaper articles from France, Belgium, and Britain.

Here is an interesting comment from a blogger in the newspaper "Le Monde."

I will post it in French first, then translate it to the best of my ability.

Christine Moran
23.03.10 | 17h50
C'est une petite victoire. Le combat à venir c'est de convaincre les Américains de la classe moyenne de cesser de se haïr les uns les autres et de comprendre que avec la solidarité, l'état c'est eux.Prendre en charge le faible, le malade, c'est cela être humain. Le contraire est monstrueux


It is a small victory. The fight to come is to convince middle class Americams to stop hating each other and to understand that, with solidarity, THEY are the State. To take in charge the weak, the sick, that is being human. The contrary (not doing it) is monstruous.

[gateley]

1. Great message from our French friend (and I've no doubt a flawless translation!)

"... convince middle class Americans to stop hating each other..." :sad:

[Posteritatis]

2. I like that comment (and your ability is just fine). (nt)

[Webster Green]

3. Excellent!

Very true indeed.

[DrToast]

4. That's a message we need to drive home

All these people who think that the government is somehow separate from them need to realize that we are the government.

[Kablooie]

5. Check out: Watching America .com

http://watchingamerica.com/News/

Fantastic website that has current news from all over the world translated into English.

[Ysabel]

10. thanks for this link too... :)

[dmr]

15. Thank you for that link! I'll be visiting it often. n/t

[MindandSoul]

17. Thank you so much for that link! It will make it so much easier to

read news from around the world that involve America!
Priceless link for what I'm concerned!

[Clio the Leo]

6. I wondered about what other countries thought....

.... here we are, this great country, making such a BIG deal over what to them is commonplace.

They were already convinced that Barack Obama is one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known ... we're a bit slow on the uptake.

[Grand Taurean]

7. k/r

[lbrtbell]

8. Sadly, this person misses the point

It's not just middle class Americans. The uber-wealthy and the poor who vote against their best interests are also forces of hate.

And there will never be solidarity, because these people hate the weak and the sick. It's monstrous because they are monsters.

[grantcart]

14. I think most of the uber-wealthy like Gates et al in fact vote Democratic

and not against their interests.

It is more the first tier wealth with assets less than $ 100 million that shoot themselves by voting Republican.

[Ysabel]

9. thanks / nt... :)

[avaistheone1]

11. We have a long way to go.

Too many Americans are left behind with this bill.

[truedelphi]

12. Ah but the contrary is plus necessaire pour l'Etat

Corporate!

For without the divisive middle class hating one another, the Corporate State would be immediately crippled, and over a short time would become so weak that an entirely new form of government would take place. This would be a government of moderates, of politicians who answered to the needs of the people, and not to the greeds (and payoffs) of the Upper One Percent.

[grantcart]

13. monstruous well they usually use the word barbaric

[Blue_Tires]

16. thanks for the insight

kick

[SpartanDem]

18. This is so true

the biggest roadblock to changes like is that too many in this country are very selfish and shortsighted if I mine right now then screw you