From: "Jaclyn Rosebrook-Collignon" <jaclynr-AT-free.fr>
Subject: Re: RE: Scientists urge people to stop using English terms
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:40:21 +0200


touché
i've been debating too long with people who live in stereotypes ...
Jaclyn

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From: "Salil Tripathi" <salil61-AT-hotmail.com>
To: <postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: RE: Scientists urge people to stop using English terms


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>
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> Jaclyn,
>
> I believe Kouchener (sp.?) supported the war. He is neither a monarch, nor
a
> B-School director. He set up MSF and ran UN operations in the Balkans (and
> was criticized for being media-conscious).
>
> I do think we simply don't know how many people may be ambivalent about
the
> war, or quietly supporting it. Indeed,  I have seen the polls, and indeed,
> some of my close friends who are French, are opposed to the war. But I
> wouldn't generalize and assume that most people, except monarchs and
> B-School directors in France, oppose the war. Most French people I know
> oppose the war, yes; that's true. We can read what we want in polls -- the
> fact that some 80% of French voted for Chirac -- does it mean I should
> conclude 80% of French people support a controversial, conservative
> politician facing corruption charges and known for shoddy and shady
> accounting practices during his Paris mayorship, whose country's
businesses
> have much to lose if the oil-for-food program is stopped, and whose
> country's businesses may lose some lucrative oil concessions in Iraq
now...
> should I assume that 80% of French want him to be the leader of their
> Republic?
>
> Salil
>
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