http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2003/07/14/french-tv/ Chemically-enhanced neural rewiring, on a semi-regular basis... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2003/07/14/french-tv/#comment-19 David Rafoni Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2003/07/14/french-tv/#comment-19 Sorry Dave, but I do not like that show. It just plain populism. There are highly demagogic, and in a way fascist with their attack of politics. Their motto could be "All corrupts!". It is not true. Only a small minority in politic are rotten. About the "show mocking the French president's wife fascination for old ladies' purses by showing her masturbating to a handbag infomercial tape... " it was perfectly digusting, cowardly and stupid to attack that lady. Maybe they help for the election of Chirac, but they also greatly help that 50% of the French don't vote anymore, and Le Pen in the secound round. Just talk to the youngers in France about politic and you will see what I mean. I prefer to be represented by a guy that people can choose and vote for (hail democracy) that to be represented by Bill Gates and consorts. J"ai dit! Sorry Dave, but I do not like that show. It just plain populism. There are highly demagogic, and in a way fascist with their attack of politics. Their motto could be “All corrupts!”. It is not true. Only a small minority in politic are rotten.
About the “show mocking the French president’s wife fascination for old ladies’ purses by showing her masturbating to a handbag infomercial tape…
” it was perfectly digusting, cowardly and stupid to attack that lady. Maybe they help for the election of Chirac, but they also greatly help that 50% of the French don’t vote anymore, and Le Pen in the secound round. Just talk to the youngers in France about politic and you will see what I mean.
I prefer to be represented by a guy that people can choose and vote for (hail democracy) that to be represented by Bill Gates and consorts.
J”ai dit!

]]> http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2003/07/14/french-tv/#comment-20 dr Dave Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2003/07/14/french-tv/#comment-20 He he... I knew that'd wake up some people... I did mention that this show is more than a little populist and often beyond good-taste boundaries (the episode with Chirac's wife was an example)... I do not however think that they are entirely non-constructive. The fact that their satire is extremely corrosive and directed at people from all parties does not equate saying "everybody's corrupt". Even though they tend to overuse most of their topics, the grounds are usually very much real (scandals, trials, corruption etc.) On a more serious side, the whole aspect of French people getting disinterested of politics has, imho, many other reasons than this show. Politics themselves are not entirely free of responsibility for the overall impression of corruption that has been put upon their class. I am NOT saying "all rotten", but thinking there are only a few far apart, rare cases of illegitimate business going on is plain ridiculous: this is a very seriously spread problems in politics (not only in France) and it has been for quite a while now (think Roman empire). But we all know you are an idealist and I am a cynic :o) He he…
I knew that’d wake up some people…
I did mention that this show is more than a little populist and often beyond good-taste boundaries (the episode with Chirac’s wife was an example)…
I do not however think that they are entirely non-constructive. The fact that their satire is extremely corrosive and directed at people from all parties does not equate saying “everybody’s corrupt”. Even though they tend to overuse most of their topics, the grounds are usually very much real (scandals, trials, corruption etc.)
On a more serious side, the whole aspect of French people getting disinterested of politics has, imho, many other reasons than this show. Politics themselves are not entirely free of responsibility for the overall impression of corruption that has been put upon their class. I am NOT saying “all rotten”, but thinking there are only a few far apart, rare cases of illegitimate business going on is plain ridiculous: this is a very seriously spread problems in politics (not only in France) and it has been for quite a while now (think Roman empire).
But we all know you are an idealist and I am a cynic :o)

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