I thought the freedom fries was kind of stupid, but then I read this, and changed my mind... We are a sophisticated country!
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Speaking of embarrassment, a lot of people are embarrassed by the renaming of French fries "freedom fries" and so on. I have commented on this before — quite recently. But let me have another whack at it, because I was with some friends last night who were clucking over the "stupidity" of such actions.
To me, they're harmless — they're an innocuous venting of steam, by people who are not unjustified in their steam. And what do they do in Europe when they want to get something off their chest? Oh, I don't know: beat some Jews with bars; carve a Star of David into some girl's wrist; burn a few synagogues; deface a Statue of Liberty copy; defile a 9/11 memorial.
You read the papers, don't you?
If they'd simply rename foodstuffs, I wouldn't utter a peep. In fact, it would be a relief.
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