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(t)he Most Important Reason American Leftists Love France Is That French Elites Say Bad Things About America. French Intellectuals Call Us Racist, Stupid, Imperialistic, Simplistic, Etc. ' And That Alone Is Proof Of Their Intellectualism. So Long As You Call America “racist,” You Could Add That An Enema Is As Good As A Toothbrush And Some Professor Of “communications Theory” Would Applaud.

Dissent Is Morally Neutral. You Can Correctly Call Yourself A Dissident Because You Like To Kick Puppies, But At The End Of The Day, You're Just A Jerk Who Likes To Kick Puppies.

But You're Never Taught In Schools - We Don't Teach Anyone In Public Schools That Government Is The Problem. We Don't Teach Anyone In College That Government Is The Problem - Except Maybe A Handful Of Sort Of Unique, Conservative Schools. But Mainstream Media Never Talks As If Government Is The Problem.

Not Reassuring When Weathermen Say 'today Will Be Terrible But Don't Worry It Won't Be As Terrible As Tomorrow Or Friday.

Americans Are Very Smart About The Things They Care About, And Ignorant About The Things They Don't.