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€uroMeinke

05-13-2008 08:46 PM

Marking the French Social Revolution of '68

I caught this on NPR this Morning - It's the 40th anniversary of the Paris 1968 Strike - some great quotes from the story:

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Campaigning for president last year, Nicholas Sarkozy blamed the legacy of 1968 for leading to intellectual and moral relativism and hedonistic individualism.

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"We experienced utopia, a moment where everyone could live a full and intense life," Weber says. "The watchword was live without pause, enjoy pleasure without restraint."

Now that's a sig line

Viva La France!

Now I'm ready to watch the Dreamers again

wendybeth

05-13-2008 08:50 PM

Didn't Sarkozy dump his wife and marry a model? Seems hedonism is working well for him.

Viva la R'evolution!:cheers:

Strangler Lewis

05-13-2008 08:51 PM

I knew there were forces beyond his control at work when Sarkozy dumped his wife and married a supermodel.

JWBear

05-13-2008 10:21 PM

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...Women couldn't wear pants to work and married ones needed a husband's permission to open a bank account.

Homosexuality was a crime. Factory workers could be fired at will. The news on the single TV channel required government approval. And the overcrowded educational system was authoritarian...

Sounds like a Republican wet dream... :evil:

tracilicious

05-13-2008 10:44 PM

Is it Bastille Day yet? I always miss that one by a day.

€uroMeinke

05-13-2008 10:55 PM

July 14

tracilicious

05-13-2008 10:57 PM

Great! I'm early!

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