tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333551020996855551.post5906235162233800025..comments2023-09-26T03:09:01.520-07:00Comments on The Importance of Being Sentient: quelle difference?meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311805680215556239noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333551020996855551.post-37894662094965241292009-02-09T20:24:00.000-08:002009-02-09T20:24:00.000-08:00I think your view of socialism is somewhat simplis...I think your view of socialism is somewhat simplistic. Free healthcare and free education definitely represent a democratic socialism, where the economic priorities are government-driven, not market-driven. It attempts to deliver expanded services, with much higher taxes. There are degrees of socialism, and France isn't at the Scandinavian end of the spectrum. Yet. And America isn't at the French level. Yet.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the French and Americans are different. Very different. We'd be a lot happier with them if they didn't think their different was better than our different. <BR/><BR/>I'm afraid this reads more strident than I mean it to be. I'm really enjoying the blog, enjoying seeing this experience through your well-chosen words. The blog was a great idea, and it's become part of my daily routine!Robin Chalkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286182130971865644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333551020996855551.post-32091499362725748422009-02-09T06:22:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:22:00.000-08:00Hmm, I think I'd like to strike now, please. But f...Hmm, I think I'd like to strike now, please. But for the lazy reason. And the Monday reason. )-%<BR/><BR/>SidCynthia S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03981710116944220227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333551020996855551.post-17638770087078742402009-02-06T06:27:00.000-08:002009-02-06T06:27:00.000-08:00"no one likes a mad French person." Ha! So true. I..."no one likes a mad French person." Ha! So true. <BR/><BR/>I think you hit it when you quoted your professor: there are different ways to communicate. This is the way the French do it (and have done it for a long time, long before "socialism" existed as a political affiliation). C'est la vie.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621216725935523487noreply@blogger.com