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I think the French are exceptional in that, by and large, they do have reason to trust their government.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 10th, 2007 at 06:31:40 AM EST
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The French do seem to do infrastructure better than most.....
by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Tue Jul 10th, 2007 at 08:33:07 AM EST
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Or, maybe, they have even less reason to trust their government, which is just more effective in cover-up?

Remember that the French state, fearing bad public opinion for the nuclear industry expansion at home, prevented even the measuring of Chernobyl fallout in bogs and plants and animals, not to speak of establishing meat radiation controls like those even Britain instated.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Tue Jul 10th, 2007 at 04:51:12 PM EST
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