Bien Sur!

This is hilarious! A prominent French magistrate has implied that the only thing holding France back is that the Frrench think too much. Are you kidding me? Like any nation's problems could ever be boiled down to one little thing! Like you could ever think too much! The best part is the underlining arrogance. "Really, our problem is that we are just too intelligent for our own good!" Even their problems are a point of national pride. And you know, I love France and have only met wonderful people there, so the fact that one of their politicians can say something so... stereotypical is, in a way, charming. I'm just happy to see that the US doesn't hold a monopoly on public officials who say stupid things. Additionally, the article talks around an interesting point without really pinning it down: France is having a monent of identity crisis. According to Elaine Sciolino, the present administration is, at least superficially, anti-intellectual, there seems to be a growing sense of materialism... they're becoming America! Sacre bleu!