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Metaphors into Absurdity! (n/t) (none / 1)

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 10:43:19 AM EST
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Re: Metaphors into Absurdity! (n/t) (none / 1)

Maybe Cohn-Bendit should read Impostures Intellectuelles.

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by martingale on Wed Jun 10th, 2009 at 02:36:39 AM EST
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Re: Metaphors into Absurdity! (n/t) (none / 1)

Maybe he was speaking quickly and using some poorly-thought-out metaphors. Which doesn't, imo, subtract from the overall interest of what he has to say about French and European politics.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Jun 10th, 2009 at 02:57:07 AM EST
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Re: Metaphors into Absurdity! (n/t) (4.00 / 2)

He was not speaking quickly neither is the metaphor from DCB: it's a classic one from french politics, because usually none of them know how to work a computer.

I distinctly remind JP Raffarin using the same metaphor, and the PS is a usual suspect also.

A free fox in a free henhouse!

by Xavier in Paris on Wed Jun 10th, 2009 at 05:01:33 AM EST
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