tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post885007549211554380..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Leftist thoughtsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85877842674827963222010-03-16T20:57:59.910+01:002010-03-16T20:57:59.910+01:00@Diogenes
French politicians do not stand for peop...@Diogenes<br />French politicians do not stand for people. In reality, the gap is growing between them and the population. That is one of the reason why the abstention rate has been so high.<br /><br />@Ken<br />Honestly, what politician could not be categorized as socialist in France? From Besancenot to LePen, nobody will ever question the welfare state, our "acquis sociaux que le monde entier nous envie". Even if Sarkozy has been categorized as a right-wing guy, one might wonder about "l'ouverture" or about this other singer who married him...<br /><br />Anyway, keep up the good work, your blog is very interesting!bbphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-75711050942170172732010-03-14T20:14:29.180+01:002010-03-14T20:14:29.180+01:00Hi Nadège, yes the abstention rate was very high -...Hi Nadège, yes the abstention rate was very high -- in other words, turnout was at record low levels. Sarkozy's party finished lower than it ever has in regional elections. The second round of voting will be interesting. The result will depend on which side can get out more votes.<br /><br />Hi Judy, I think it might be illegal NOT to drink on election day in France! And yes, my trip is coming up. Good for you on the brownies.<br /><br />Hello Diogenes, the <i>chanson engagée</i> is a major feature in French culture, and political songs are often very big hits.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68089212641140870182010-03-14T19:54:06.652+01:002010-03-14T19:54:06.652+01:00I've heard of all those guys (we purchased a C...I've heard of all those guys (we purchased a CD which has all of them and a few more), but not Ferrat.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85540904986124098242010-03-14T16:22:12.763+01:002010-03-14T16:22:12.763+01:00Really interesting post. I did not know French so...Really interesting post. I did not know French songs could be so political, yet commercially viable at the same time. I guess the only real political singer we've had in the States was Bob Dylan; perhaps Joan Baez, too.<br /><br />Yes, I was disillusioned by all those events in US politics as well. At least French politics stand for people and not corporations (at least that is my perception from afar). To top it off my family lived in Iran before the Revolution of 1979, and we heard from Iranian friends that the Shah had been put in place by the CIA. Interesting to find out it was true so many years later.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63864499545050839582010-03-14T16:04:43.257+01:002010-03-14T16:04:43.257+01:00Is it legal to drink on election day in France? It...Is it legal to drink on election day in France? It's not, here in the U.S. (well, by that I mean that bars and restaurants can't sell alcohol on election day... at least not on presidential election day). <br /><br />I must admit that I had not ever heard of Jean Ferrat, but I've been seeing the news about his death on the Internet quite a bit (of course, only on French-language sites). I wondered, this morning, if you would write about him, and voilà! <br /><br />Almost time for your <i>voyage</i>, eh?<br /><br />Oh, I made Brownies yesterday, from scratch, and thought of you. The result was quite good. I'm glad that I learned, this year (in my Julia Child readings about how best to make pound cake) about the value of beating your whole eggs over warm water, and about how much more volume you get when they are slightly warm... I had a voluminous batch of eggs when I finished beating!<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72273278502516844252010-03-14T14:28:33.859+01:002010-03-14T14:28:33.859+01:00It seems like a lot of people decided not to vote ...It seems like a lot of people decided not to vote today according to aol France (abstention<br />en hausse a mi-journee).Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.com