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When your entire intellectual model is based on famous quotes, you eventually run out of ideas.

But besides, it’s not about a unique economic malaise. The USA has plenty of affordability problems too. The French, and in particular their students, are just very good at direct political action.

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The community of countries that are "good at direct political action" (i.e. rioting) include places like Bangladesh, where an unholy alliance of Islamists and college students recently overthrew the government. Not a group you want to be in.

If that’s a good thing, you’d think they’d have better results in their society…

This American thinks France is doing a pretty good job at being a country.

Through good planning, France weathered the supply shock around Russian natural gas better than most of Europe.

No military dares to fuck with France.

Life in France for the average person is good. Many want to move there. Many want to visit.

France functions better than I would have thought possible of a country so attracted to Leftism and 'direct political action'.

Well this didn't age well, did it?

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