In many parts of America, there is a very strong anti-French sentiment
that is for the most part based on error and misconception. This essay
seeks to correct those mistakes.

The French thought formed the basis of American democracy. American
Revolution and its founding principles was the expression of French
18th century thought known as “French Enlightenment,” and the French
saw America as the embodiment of their ideals, whereas the English saw
America as a province of ungrateful traitors. The French provided
crucial assistance to American Revolution, and without their help -
both informing the Independence and assisting the Revolution - America
would not have existed as what it is and likely would not have existed
at all. So before Americans speak about “saving French’s ass,” it
behoves them to look back to what, and who, made it possible for
America to exist as a country - and what, and who, sustained America
through its darkest times.

There are many who call the French cowards and sneer at their supposed
military weakness. Lest we forget, France had Napoleon over a century
before Germany had Hitler, and Napoleon conquered a comparable...

On May 5, 7:59 pm, Ilya the Bat hotmail.com> wrote:

Who's afraid of Generalissimo Francisco Franco? He's dead, you know.

rone

On May 6, 3:59 am, Ilya the Bat hotmail.com> wrote:

You forget that Britain was the "pearl of freethought", provinding
David Hume and Thomas Paine and other great thinkers that laid the
foundation for Liberty in Europe such as Boswell and Burke. England...

No cluons were harmed when rone wrote:

Still? You'd think by now...

Mark Edwards

On Mon, 05 May 2008 19:59:03 -0700, Ilya the Bat wrote:

It is time.

Hitler is no longer the benchmark for destruction nor for crimes against
humankind nor is Napoleon the superlative for power gone mad.

No cluons were harmed when ZerkonX wrote:

Dammit, you promised not to out me until NEXT year. The Mad Scientists
Guild will be receiving my formal complaint.

Mark Edwards

Europeans stole _our_ freedom!

Bret Cahill

freedom begins between the ears.
if it leaks out it deserves to be stolen

On May 6, 11:04 pm, "^@%%>---*=#" hotmail.com> wrote:

Nice point `@%%> ....except the idea of "deserves"....seems a bit
vindictive...
for what? Being indoctrinated as a child?

Anyhoo, the "American Revolution", good idea or not was only supported
by a third
of the *colonial* populace, another third remained loyal to the crown,
and a third were undecided.