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No sarcasm here. And no historical negative contrasts with other French events. This just itself on its own, an epic showing of unity and brotherhood (for now, whatever). Complete with participant-passersby in tri-corner hats and blue-white-red streamers in the wind. And American under-participation. In Vietnam when my ship pulled-in to the Army base down the river, we were allowed Liberty at the Army bar until 7 P.M. It was a race between us Americans and whatever Australians were in from their own land front: Whoever got there first won control of the bar:: If us Americans, everybody had separate tables of 2s and 3s in separate conversations. If the Australians, they pushed all of the tables together into one long banquet table, soon everybody (them, not us) singing something like "Waltzing Matilda" and swinging their drinks in the air in time. Something about joining together instead of holding apart. We never learned, if we "won" we always kept the tables separate.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Appreciate your post
BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)and a great day for adults in general.
ann---
(1,933 posts)Always did. Visited twice and studied their language for six years.
americannightmare
(322 posts)Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!
Especially, fraternité...
vssmith
(1,224 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)after just a day or two after the terrorist murders. This photo makes me wonder what it would take to get a million Americans to assemble in one place on such short notice - without an appearance by a Kardashian.
Let's us 'merkins see if we can politely accept a spot at the world table along with the rest of our fellow humans.
It will feel nice to finally come home. To Earth.