The article discusses various news items in France, notably a trivial spat in France-US relations, where a French politician suggested reclaiming the Statue of Liberty, triggering a juvenile response from the White House. This exchange epitomizes a broader trend where serious historical events, particularly World War II, are diminished into simplistic arguments. Additionally, the article mentions discussions on French earthquake risks, ETA scams, and innovative water generation in southwest France. It encapsulates the discontent with how modern politics trivializes essential historical narratives.
In fact, it seems that this is the main function of that great global conflict in modern discourse. The defining fight of the 20th century...now reduced to a punchline for idiots.
This week in France-US relations we moved to the level of the very childish - a French centre-left politician saying that France should demand the Statue of Liberty back.
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