Behind the Façades in France: What expats and the mainstream media (French and American alike) fail to notice (or fail to tell you) about French attitudes, principles, values, and official positions…
Friday, August 27, 2004
What Does the Liberation of Paris Celebrate?
According to a Le Monde poll, in which 6,900 website visitors participated, almost 45% think that the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris should be an occasion to celebrate the end of the Vichy régime and the return of democracy; over 32% think it should be an occasion to celebrate the fight of the French resistance against the Germans; and less than 17% think it should be an occasion to celebrate America's assistance to France.
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