The French know how to do culture wars properly, and how to protest: witness this delicious story about the cultural and literary fightback against Nicolas Sarkozy from The Guardian.
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“Nicolas Sarkozy is the man who awarded Tina Arena the Ordre national du Mérite. I rest my case, your honour”.
Gotta love those French. They know how to do a protest with panache.
Thank you Mark. That cheered me up. Mind you, I can’t see the same situation happening in Australia. No politician would publicly dis Shakespeare. Would they?
No. But imagine what might happen if some one put shit on Tom Collins’ Such is Life.