FACED WITH “BAILOUT FOR THE RICH”
THE FRENCH FIGHT BACK WHILE AMERICANS WHIMPER
By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER
France’s answer to “Bush the Lesser” is their president Nicholas Sardozy. This is the one with the ex-model/rockstar wife and Russian sounding last name who came to power on almost the same platform former Vichy leader Pierre Laval.
Laval was the genius who thought sending French workers to Nazi Germany was a good idea. That few survived to return damned Laval but not his spirit. Sardozy, like Laval, stresses “French” patriotism and promises to keep France safe, no matter how many American soldiers die in the process.
Idiots, wanting to be safe, elected him and now they are sorry. They aren’t so safe and are finding the minor things like life, food, housing and shelter, perhaps jobs too, seem to take second place to promoting the Sardozy’s wife’s singing career.
HOW DO AMERICANS DEAL WITH THEIR BAILOUT?
This week, here at home, Republicans are working to stop the Obama stimulus because it does too much to protect home owners, job holders and probably won’t pay for many million dollar “office remodels” or corporate outings. In Washington, unless money goes to the people who fill the tables of the best restaurants or who pay the top lobbyists, any money spent is an “entitlement” or “Socialism.”
“Stimulus” means stimulating people to buy race horses, yachts and villas in foreign hot spots even though the businesses they ran or worked in went belly up because of their mismanagement. When making “a list,” leave room for the names of more than a couple of Democrats along with the usual GOP suspects, the traditional puppets of “big theft.”
Americans will know nothing of the Obama bill. The news won’t report it. Even if they did, Americans now believe that any sort of civil protest is a form of terrorism. In ways, they are right. Any American protesting anything can be jailed forever without trial. In fact, our normal Constitutional rights to assemble were voted away by Congress years ago. Where were you when that happened?
WHAT IS A “GENERAL STRIKE?”
Unlike America, the citizens of France aren’t waiting for an election to speak their minds. Thursday, the French will be telling Mr. Sardozy and his trophy wife how they feel about his ideas. France will stop.
What do I mean by “stop?” I mean no planes will fly. I mean no trains will run. I mean the highways will be blocked by trucks. I mean the ports will be closed. I mean public transportation will stop. I mean factories will close. I mean you better buy whatever you want to eat Wednesday because Thursday France will stop.
They call it a “general strike.” This is what can happen in a democracy when the big money boys buy enough politicians and think they can do anything they want. Last time I saw a “general strike” in France was when the government was going to restructure their Social Security system, kind of a “privatization” thing. Folks in France tend to be a bit more suspicious of their government than we are and shut the country down. I was impressed.
“COUCH POTATO” PROTEST
Since the protests of the Vietnam War, Americans have become more and more complacent. Though you can get Americans to vote, you have to either run a “Negro” candidate to get the southern boys and Okies out from under their rocks or collapse the economy before anyone begins to notice.
Even then, suspending the Constitution and stealing every loose cent in the country barely gets a yawn around here.
Perhaps, if every time the government tried to rewrite the constitution or give a few billion or trillion dollars to their rich buddies or even send out a few aircraft carriers to help out an oil company with negotiations, people took notice, like the French do, maybe we might not be where we are now. You know where that is. You know the name of the creek and the paddle was lost or sold long ago.
Are the French, who pay attention, and put their bodies on the line to protect their freedoms more patriotic than Americans who sacrifice their sons, sometimes to defend their country and sometimes, perhaps too often, for no reason at all? Is it better to defend democracy where it can really be lost, close to home?
Gordon Duff is a Marine Vietnam veteran and regular contributor on political and social issues.
Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.
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