But there are objective reasons for that. The anti-French propaganda's goal is to hide, and worse, destroy, these objective facts.

(Disclaimer: I talk about France, not the French. You know the joke about God creating France, a perfect balance, great climate ,lush lands, diverse landscapes, beautiful views... so to compensate for that he created the French. I usually add that Russia is the opposite)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes