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[edit] Jacques Chirac
Thank you for your reverts of the ultra-nationalistic American vandalism on Jacques Chirac. Just a note: the Guignols really do display Chirac as a liar who pilfers public money. I remember for instance Guignols shows in which Chirac was portrayed taking a bath in banknotes, or saying "who cares? it doesn't cost me anything, it's free money", and even one sketch that finished by a list of corruption-related felonies that Chirac was accused of. David.Monniaux 14:54, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, I noticed such scenes also. But they tend to disappear nowadays, depicting M. Chirac as "just" incompetent. I also thought that we should mention the fact but not give too much importance to the "guignols", which is just a show, after all.
Peco 16:33, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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- Yes, it's just a show. But I think that the Guignols shape, to a sizeable extent, the perception of politicians by young people and others who are not normally interested in politics. See for instance how à l'insu de son plein gré is now used in allusion to Virenque's character. I think it's quite important to note, for the overall picture, that there are editorialists (the Guignols are editorialists, after all) and a sizeable proportion of the population who think that Chirac is a thief and a liar. David.Monniaux 18:21, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
About the "lifelong enemy of America": it was an error on my part, when copying text around etc., I by accident used the old copy. Sorry. David.Monniaux 18:21, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
