French thinker Georges Gusdorf, in his superb comparative history of the French and American revolutions, circa 1988:
The Constitution of the United States is a gentlemen's agreement between a number of the nation's representatives, devising quietly a text meant to ensure the good management of the federal State's commons. The document would pass into law only after approval by [...] each of the States, and ratification by at least 9 States over the 13. An opinion campaign thus ran for a few months, in 1787-1788, where both partisans and adversaries of a strong central government confronted their views. (...) the writings of the polemicists stemmed from good common sense and a quality of views that contrasts with the hateful and apocalyptic violence of the French revolutionary pamphleteers. In particular [...] The Federalist, an exegesis and a profound justification of the new law, remains after 200 years a classic of the United States constitutional law and political science, whereas the collection of Pêre Duchêne and that of l'Ami du Peuple [The ghastly Marat's1 "The People's Friend"2 newspaperish filth—DF] belong to the museum of the horrors of rhetoric—or that of the rhetoric of horrors.
(...)
The Constitution of the United States is a work of reason, negotiated by an elite of well-wishing men, caring for the common good, whereas the French revolutionary constitutions are the products of exalted passions. Hence the resilience of the first, and the extreme fragility of the latter, doomed as they were under the pressure of the street, in an End of the World atmosphere.
(...)
America's insurgents took arms to ensure a freedom they already owned. Whatever the emotions of the various crisises, the violence of the popular revolts and the valor of the fighters, liberty, in the United States predates 1776-1777, 1783 or 1787; it is not conquered over the "tyrant" of London; it does not preside to the instauration of a new order of things [...] if the colons revolted, it is because they felt they were in risk of being deprived from prerogatives that had always been theirs. Here, without a doubt, lies a fundamental difference between [the revolutions] of America and that of France.
(...)
Upon the ratification of the Constitution, the state of Massachusetts, who fears the excessive use of power by the central government, only agrees under the condition that a series of amendments securing the citizens' fundamental liberties (religion, press, assembly, petition, the right to bear arms, trial by jury, etc.) would be added to the federal law. Voted in December 1791, these ten amendments, that compose the Americans' Bill of Rights, enounce rights they were already enjoying for a long time; they went without saying and that is why they were not explicitly written into the Constitution; indeed it goes even better saying it, yet they were not a conquest but merely an acknowledgment of a legal and actual situation that wasn't threatened.
(...)
Teaching in a US university, I asked my students (...) to establish a list of the major events that marked out, in their own opinion, the history of the West. Two of them cited as the initial date the year 1492: Columbus' discovery of America. One could argue that the question had not been properly understood, but these answers are characteristic of a state of mind; for these young Americans, the invention of their continent marks a new beginning in the history of the world.
Translated by yours truly from "Les révolutions de France et d'Amérique: la violence et la sagesse" ("The Revolutions of France and America: violence and wisdom") by Georges Gusdorf—putting to rest a few of the most vicious French revolution falsities, thoroughly debunking any notion that the American revolution owed anything to French Enlightenment thinkers (the official Party line in France, incidentally) and that, as Jefferson quickly figured out, far from being similar in nature and spirit the French revolution was and remains America's war of Independence evil and totalitarian twin, and a true antithesis of the Great Experiment.
4th of July, birthday of a new beginning. Happy birthday.
Barack Hussein Obama loves the sound of Islam in the evening. Sounds like victory?
Well, it's all a matter of
personal taste, I suppose:
"[it's] one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset."
Thus spoke Barack
Hussein Obama, right after reciting the Islamic call to prayer in Arabic—with a "first-rate accent"—for New York Times' Nicholas Kristof.
No wonder Hamas terrorists love the guy.
Jihad Jerk Approved!
More at
ExposeObama.
Well, there's a tad more to it than just that:
"are the French literally mentally challenged? Bardot “incited racial hatred” by commenting upon sheep sacrifice? Really?"
Allow me to sum up this here rant once again: while it is definitely wrong for la Bardot to be put on trial for expressing her opinion publicly, there's a bit more to her and this affair than simply "commenting upon sheep sacrifice".
In no specific order, despite the ordered listing below:
- She's not just a former uberbabe turned nice little old lady who cares for the poor little sheep, but basically France's PeTA all by herself. No, I'm not kidding.
- Beyond her multiple expressions of disgust for many nasty Muhammadan habits, she is also an old xenophobic hag, in bed (politically and literally as a matter of fact) with France's Le Pen National Front.
Again, she shouldn't be prosecuted for having an opinion—because that's what this whole affair boils down to, in effect—but the law of the land in France is for certain opinions to be deemed unacceptable, and the people expressing them to be prosecuted1. That is true for Holocaust revisionists, and that is also true—thank in no small part to the legitimacy and political weight offered on a platter to radical Islam by the Left and one Sarkozy, Nicolas, via the French Muslim Council he singlehandedly forced through2—for critics of Islam like the xenophobic hag Bardot or more sensible—or shall I say, more considered—dissenters like French writer Michel Houellebecq.
Is it wrong? Yes. Is it arbitrary? Considering the vast amounts of politically correct anti-Semitism ("anti-Zionism"), anti-Americanism, apology of each and every mass murdering Communist and Third World dictator as well as plain anti-white racism flowing with complete impunity over the air and in print in France on a daily basis, yeah, you can bet your ass—whatever its color—that it is indeed arbitrary.
Am I deeply opposed to such arbitrary laws and practices, and despite the fact that I hold nothing but contempt for the xenophobic hag, do I think that this kind of pseudo justice is one of the most repulsive aspect of French society?
Oh, you must be new around here. Welcome to my blog.
Definitely
not Britain's finest hour, courtesy of the House Lefties:
UK parliament approves EU treaty
The UK has effectively ratified the EU's reform treaty - despite the decision by Irish voters to reject it.
Britain was once the thorn in the side of every European autocrat, from Napoleon to Hitler, and a shining beacon for many a freedom craving European (on both sides of the Iron Curtain, when there was still such a thing). It seems that with the Irish, the node of resistance to continental authoritarianism moved further West, while the UK finally fell into the hands of Central Command, 1 Death Star Av., Brussels, Belgium
1
There's is a sad irony in watching the spectacle of the European "Union" renouncing and trampling upon its purported democratic values in order to keep itself afloat, but that's pretty much all the fun there is. Only one of those naive fools who keep hoping in something good out of this bureaucratic fabrication might be depressed by this carnival of rogues and rascals—but anybody endowed with a healthy dose of cynicism knows that with the EU, only the worse can be expected.
Still, the shame this time is on this 21st century British Parliament, for ultimately surrendering to the French and Germans.
I shall spit in their general direction, and curse them as only a French can curse
2.
Like President Bush, The Arizona rifleman is travelling Europe, and he has a question:
"Singapore had a contingent of guards at the [Buckingham—DF] palace (...) The Singaporean troops were carrying chrome- or nickel-plated M16A1s, which struck me as a bit weird. Does anyone know if these rifles could be functional if so plated, or if they’re only suitable for parades and whatnot?"
I can't think of any reason why a chrome-plated barrel would disable the gun. I'm quite sure however that it would make it quite unpractical for anything that requires event the slightest degree of "discretion" and camouflage. And, oh boy, cleaning the piece must be something else.
The Guard at Buckingham is, with all due respect, quite a spectacle indeed--so much so that it's easy to overlook the fact that these guys are nevertheless the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's guards. I'm fairly certain that they're not selected and tasked there just because they can stand to attention looking pretty.
Considering how Europe's monarchs, all over the ages, made it an habit to pick up elite troops as their close guard, I'd also risk the guess that glittery M16A1s or not, it would be a most unfortunate idea to try anything funny at those Singaporeans guards.
As we wish the Arizona shooter an instructive, and even possibly pleasant trip around Europe, let's conclude with an amusing historical fact in that respect. When the Allied powers of the time first managed to defeat the proto-fascist Napoleon (so-called "great Emperor of France and General of Europe"), he was granted a personal guard of several hundreds men to join him in his exile on Elba. Ironically enough, the man who is still worshiped by most French (including high profile ones, like the infamous de Villepin and the frantic space-wasting gnome Sarkozy) picked up a squad of Polish Uhlans (light cavalry) as his personal bodyguards—Men made of the same steel as the 87 that charged 9,000 Spaniards and 16 guns dug in at Somosierra Pass. Apparently, even the "Emperor of all the French" wouldn't trust his own kin when his personal safety was at stakes.
After the abdication of the "great Emperor of France", the last and short-lived old school monarch Louis-Philippe, King of the French, created another elite unit: the Foreign Legion that still lives and fights on to this day, at the tip of France's spear.
Don't tell me you can't see a pattern here.
Nope, no matter how hard I try, I can't think of a better way to start the week-end than with the news that
Sarkozy's nasty little coup de super-état has been squashed by the Irish people. Sure, it won't stop the ugly pan-European technocrats on their course to build up their western version of the Soviet Union—and probably hardly slow them at all—but any pan thrown in the process is a cause for celebration.
Champagne is merely the piss of a Parisian prostitute, and I don't drink that stuff, but I do break the Jameson and take my hat off. Cheers to the Irish! I spent some of the best times of my life (so far) in Ireland (far too) many moons ago, and I'm glad to see that the Irish live up to my memories.
Profuse apologies for the absenteeism but I have quite a bit on my plate at the moment—including, I hope, stuff that might be of interest to you (nah, it's not all work and no play for Jack).
Posting will resume shortly, and if you tried to contact me do not despair, I
will answer.
I beg for your forgiveness, and offer you in exchange in couple of pictures of what I believe is one of the (very) few truly great things about France:
dogs.
Particularly the awesome variety of hunting breeds one can find in this country—that is to say faithful friends of ours, hated by both Muslims (despite their primary occupations, we regard these dogs as more than mere hunting auxiliaries, which makes them "Haraam" for the followers of the religion of hatred) and Brigitte Bardot (who lobbies to ban hunting, take the few guns left in French law abiding civilian hands away from their owners, and put all these dogs out of commission.)
Bless the dogs, for the Eternal Hunting grounds are theirs. And protect them from Brigitte Bardot and Islam.
Man in the pack. A 15,000 years old bond.
Brigitte Bardot can go screw a Mollah, this week-end I'm off to the center of France where I'll be hanging around with some
1,500 hunting dogs of all shapes, colors and forms.
Look for the frog among the dogs.
31,000 scientists agree
"There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate,"
Moreover:
"[...] there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth."
Unlike Al Gore the witch-doctor, these scientists are genuinely worried, and for a good reason:
Robinson said the dire warnings about "global warming" have gone far beyond semantics or scientific discussion now to the point they are actually endangering people.
"The campaign to severely ration hydrocarbon energy technology has now been markedly expanded," he said.
"In the course of this campaign, many scientifically invalid claims about impending climate emergencies are being made. Simultaneously, proposed political actions to severely reduce hydrocarbon use now threaten the prosperity of Americans and the very existence of hundreds of millions of people in poorer countries," he said.
Emphasis mine. There's much more, do yourself a favor and
go read it all.
Emergences at the BBC:
Phone calls database considered.
Ministers are to consider plans for a database of electronic information holding details of every phone call and e-mail sent in the UK, it has emerged.
That will quickly make one big fat database, nearly impossible to manage but that fine example of government setting audacious efficiency goals is beyond the point.
Worry ye not though, for "civil liberty groups and some political figures" are on the ball...
Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne called the proposals "an Orwellian step too far".
He said ministers had "taken leave of their senses if they think that this proposal is compatible with a free country and a free people".
Good, essential points made and taken. Too bad you didn't stop your clapper right there Mr Huhne. Because this...
"Given the appalling track record of data loss, this state is simply not to be trusted with such private information," said Mr Huhne.
... Is frankly a stupid thing to say. Even if this state was it shouldn't be, and that's the whole point Mr Huhne. I would actually argue that this is the only positive aspect of this sad story: the fact that real life Big Brothers are usually not very good at Big Brothering. Hell hath no fury like an efficient functionnaire.
The loony Left
1 in the USA blows a lot of hot air over so-called "illegal" wiretapping, but they couldn't recognize a police state if it bit them in the bottom. Let's have a quick comparative study:
In the USA, they might eavesdrop on Ahmed when he happens to call Ali in Abroadistan, and Ali happens to be quite famous among the Intelligence community for his skills at planning mass murder in the name of Allah.
In Europe
2, Britain in this case, they plan to record Rupert's call to Mommy in Somewhereshire on Mother's Day and Linda's email to Rupert's younger brother John that reads: "I think he suspects something. Do come in tomorrow, he's going to visit Mother. XOXO Linda". Plus just about everybody else's including, thanks to sheer luck and probability curves, a few potential mass murder plotters if they happen to be stupid enough to use their real names and plot through their own fixed phones
3.
For all its ills, at least the Bush Administration goes after the enemies of the People. For every State monkey in Europe however, the enemy
is the People.
The Obama campaign offers
several logos for many kinds of activists ("Latinos for Obama", "Americans abroad for Obama", "Women for Obama", "African Americans for Obama",
"Bitter White Country Folks for Obama"
1) but some of his most high profile supporters were missing.
No problemo. I'll help.
Hamas and Hezbollah Jihadists can download their "Hamas (et al) for Obama" wallpaper here:
Regular:
1600x1200 |
1280x960 — Wide:
1680x1050 |
1920x1200
Hillary is
a tough adversary. Methinks Barack
Hussein Obama will need all the support he can get.
Update
Attention, attention: this endorsement is now officially part of a special
Right Wing Conspiracy!
Well, I'm not holding my breath waiting for France 2 and their abject scumbag of a "reporter" Charles Enderlin to "admit to the(ir) fraudulent report, publicly clear the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces of any fault and publish an official apology to the families of the hundreds of terror victims who were killed and/or injured as a result of their fraudulent report." re the al-Dura affair, but it would be a good thing indeed if these (French state owned and ran) mouthpieces of Palestinian terrorism were barred from making up their stories from within Israel.
Press release below, note the, well,
important note (indeed) on the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, enabled by Charles Enderlin and France 2's fraudulent report:
HIGH COURT TO HEAR SHURAT HADIN'S PETITION TO REVOKE FRENCH 2 TV'S PRESS CREDENTIALS
WHO: Attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Director, Shurat HaDin Charles Enderlin, France 2 TV, Israel Government Press Office (GPO)
WHAT: Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center v. France 2, Charles Enderlin, & Israel Government Press Office
WHERE: Israel's Supreme Court Building, Jerusalem, Israel
WHEN: Monday, May 12, 2008 - 09:00 AM
NEWS ITEM: Israel's Supreme Court will hear arguments against France 2 and reporter Charles Enderlin on the demand that their press credentials in Israel be revoked as a result of their fraudulent news report in regards to the death of 12-year-old Mohammad al-Dura on September 30, 2000.
The Plaintiff, Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center, is demanding that France 2, and its reporter Charles Enderlin no longer be permitted to practice journalism in Israel until such time as they admit to the fraudulent report, publicly clear the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces of any fault and publish an official apology to the families of the hundreds of terror victims who were killed and/or injured as a result of their fraudulent report.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Among the many murders committed by terrorists to "avenge" the death of al-Dura was the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. His murderers clearly cited the death of al-Dura as one of the reasons he was murdered. This is but one of the many cases in which the fraud perpetrated by Charles Enderlin and France 2 caused harm to an innocent individual - in this case the death of a fellow journalist.
For More Information or to schedule an interview please contact: Nitsana Darshan-Leitner America (011). Europe 00 972.52.383.7020 or Mike Cohen (011).(00) 972.54.499.6453
Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center is a Jewish human rights institute based in Israel and staffed by some of the country's leading activist attorneys.
Shurat HaDin is dedicated to providing legal representation and resources for the numerous courtroom struggles, which are being waged in the Israeli, American and European courts on behalf of the Jewish State and serves as a central clearinghouse and litigation base for the multifarious legal battles that have been thrust upon Israel's citizens during recent years.
Kick them out, and dry the swamp. One journalist at a time.
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Larry's a poet. But he works for an advertising agency.
On display in Paris, one of the latest ads for the Eurostar is symptomatic of everything that's wrong with France in particular, and the Eurozone in general.
On
le jour 359 de Sarko, Damian the last survivor of what was probably the most cleverly named blog ever ("Pave France, the British need more parking")
brilliantly deconstructs the absurdity. Indeed, only in France could one devise an ad sporting a
Communist sociopath as the Lord and Savior just to promote a leisure trip to an English pub—and these people, remember, fancy themselves as highly cultured and sophisticated.
With Cuba in a sort of post-Communist dictatorship limbo and China moving steadily towards Nationalism and Militarism hidden behind a gross caricature of Capitalism, my money is on France to remain the last of the genuine Communist country—spiritually, if not practically—after all have vanished in the cesspool of History.
Visible à Paris, l'une des dernières pubs pour l'Eurostar est symptomatique de tout ce qui ne va pas avec la France en particulier et l'Eurozone en générale.
En ce
jour 359 de Sarko, Damian, le dernier survivant de ce qui fut sans doute le blog le plus astucieusement nommé ("Pave France, the British need more parking")
déconstruit brillamment l'absurdité. Il n'y a qu'en France, en effet, que l'on pouvait concevoir une annonce représentant un
sociopathe Communiste comme le Christ Sauveur, juste pour la promotion d'un voyage d'agrément vers un pub britannique—et ces gens là, ne l'oublions pas, aiment à se décrire comme hautement cultivés et sophistiqués.
Avec Cuba dans les limbes d'une sorte de post-dictature Communiste et la Chine avançant inexorablement vers nationalisme et militarisme sous le couvert d'une caricature grossière du Capitalisme, je parie sur la France pour rester le dernier pays communiste—dans l'esprit, sinon dans la lettre—lorsque tous auront disparu dans la fosse d'aisance de l'Histoire.
