Congress attacks France

[blinker]

http://www.salon.com/mwt/wire/2003/03/11/fries/index.html

The "freedom fries" phenomenon has spread to the House of Representatives. Ironically, if it weren't for France, we might still be calling them "chips."

I'm not sure what bothers me more, the raging xenophobia or that people have to be so stupid about it.

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[nmc.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what bothers me more, the raging xenophobia or that people have to be so stupid about it.

I'm not even sure it's xenophobia. I often get the feeling it's "Mommy, Timmy didn't let me have my way!!!!!" masquerading as xenophobia. Xenophobia makes is sound so much more mature, you see.

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

I agree. It's babyish assholism. But both the sentiment that drives the being stupid, and the being stupid bother me a lot, and I don't think one bothers me more than another.

[nmc.livejournal.com]

Ah. I prescribe to strict regimen of fatalism and hopelessness, which alleviates these symptoms.

Moving to Utah sort of required this.