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May 31, 2005 I always liked Paris, been there four times: not since the invasion of Iraq though, but prior to it. My wife doesn’t care for Paris, she has a hard time separating the people from the city, “If only,” she says, “If only we could put the nice folks of London in Paris,” yup, you guessed it, she likes London to Paris. The statement is new but the attitude is old. For myself, I adjust, and act like French people. They have a hard time with the mimicking, but they just say, ‘Another arrogant American.’ So you see its all in how much weight you give to such people. I give very little; and expect very little, and like everyone else, get very little [that is the French way]. I mean, if we wait for the Londoners to invade Paris, I’d have never gone to Paris, and I wanted to dearly. Not for Paris per se, or even the French, but because Norte Dame is there, and the Hunchback climbed its walls; I love Victor Hugo. And Picasso has his painting museum there as does Dali—and I like them Spanish painters. And I like eating at the Café de Flores, and the Lipp’s; Hemmingway’s hang-outs. And I like going in the old bookstore “Shakespeare And Company,” James Joyce’s handout. But the French I’ve heard, since we took their contracts away when we invaded Iraq, are pissing red vinegar, so I’ve avoided them like rotten eggs. That leads me into what I really want to talk about. The French voting the “No,” vote on the constitution; it might be the only smart thing I’ve seen them do in the past 20-years; sorry, let me retract that, the second smartest thing, not allowing the Turkish-Islamic crowed into the EU was the first, this constitution thing is the second. “Why do you say that…” you maybe asking; I shall answer my own question. In a moment, I think. Chirac like Saddam, are like two peas in a pod, and somewhere down the road, you got to go, like chum buddy to Saddam. I mean, the French sold out to Saddam in the “Oil for Food,” project, lest we shove that under the rug also; like the Russians. But what did we all think they’d do? They didn’t mind building a few more palaces over yonder for Saddem, for a few billion in contracts; as Annan the Cannon went along with it also; our dear and saintly United Nations representative. Chirac like Annan is the worse French President the French has ever hand in my life time. Like Annan is the worse Chief United Nations Representative I’ve ever seen; both impious prisoners of their own superegos. But had they accepted the constitution, the way it was, then what? They’d be calling plumbers from Poland, and that is not acceptable in the glorious surroundings of Pairs. French plumbers get more money; and the Polish, whom are suppose to be equal in the eyes of God, in the eyes of the French, are less than a French-fry. Greedy-greedy little French-fries, are they not, these French Egotists. Oh well, they’ve upset the European apple cart to say the least. They are doing what we should have done a long time ago with China, the wicked little devils over there want us to buy their knickknacks for a few pennies, as they count them, build more nuclear bombs to threaten Japan, Taiwan and the whole of South East Asia, and invade the Japanese Sea area, all the way to the Philippines, if not Australia. Life has been sweet for them, since they jointed the WTO [World Trade Organization], that the United States helped provide entrance into, for the thieves. But back to the constitution; once signed by the French, like our United States, French policy would change at the federal level, which is in Brussels I would guess. And who wants the Belgium’s and Polish and such third world countries having equal say with the mighty French; surely not the French. And I can understand that. Makes sense to me. Power is power, and once given, it is hard to give away. So what is their solution? I am no politician, I only write what I see and feel; thus, a reporter I could not be, for he needs to write the moment, and what he sees without feeling, I can’t do that. We really can’t expect the French to bow to such lesser countries, now can we? It would be like Minnesota bowing to Alabama. I love Alabama, but it is quite poor compared to Minnesota. And it is a little like the Mexicans coming over to Minnesota and stealing the high paying labor jobs away from the construction companies. I’d not mind, you get a $5000, roof job done for $2000, who can beat that, and the family of the house is happy, and the family of the Mexican’s is happy. Who’s not happy are the 40-workers who got to feed 75-kids tomorrow breakfast. But my kids are grown up, what the hick do I care. But build the roof I’d say, and if the union members come along, hide. Matter of fact, in Minnesota that is exactly what they do; they do it in a 2 ½ day project, the reason being, it is done on the weekend, as not to disturbance the balance of checks and balances here in our great Midwestern state; and no one sees, and by Monday they are gone—who knows where, eating tamales I suppose some place. There is to my ancient understanding, in America that is, the Great Compromise. Believe it or not, we Americans had the same dilemma Paris is going through. That is why we gave congress two houses to do business with. The House of Representatives [by population] and the Senate [equal representation]. In any case, it works for us. Perhaps someone can say, “Look, I got a great idea, lets created two huts, one for the pious the other for the meek. If you tell them it’s an American idea, they’d not take it. ------------ About the author: Mr. Siluk is a world traveler, a lover of the mysteries around the world, and has visit many World Heritage Sites, his most recent being Easter Island, the Galapagos and Mesa Verde. His books can be seen on/at Barns and Noble.com, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, Abe.com Alibis, Boarders and several other sites and book stores. Many of his books can be purchased through the English Bookdealers. He spends his time between Lima, Peru and St. Paul, Minnesota, and has just finished working on two new books: "The Macabre Poems,” and “Perhaps it’s Love,” and continues to work on "Curse of the Abyss Worm,” a suspenseful mystery, and “Cold Kindness,” a tragic love affair. Visit http://dennissiluk.tripod.com Email: dlsiluk@msn.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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