> As always, the country known for its human rights (or so they advertise themselves as)
As someone who wasn't aware of this association, I'm curious where do they advertise themselves for human rights?
As someone who wasn't aware of this association, I'm curious where do they advertise themselves for human rights?
Hence the idea that France is the home of the human rights, which is deeply rooted in the representation of many French of themselves as a country.
Obviously, there is a huge gap with reality - but that can be opposed to any idealistic set of principles.
I wouldn't say that, I've never experiences it that way, neither in school nor in day to day life, it's more of an historical factoid.
Kind of the same with America's "land of the free", sounds good on paper but not many people take it seriously.