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There is a cultural aspect to this. American often try to be pro-stuff. French are always anti-stuff (pro life in the US, anti abortion in France, etc)
by straffs 5y ago
There is a cultural aspect to this. American often try to be pro-stuff. French are always anti-stuff (pro life in the US, anti abortion in France, etc)
- bigDinosaur 5y agoDoes that actually result in any meaningful differences between these countries in the debate?
- blitzar 5y agoIts not an election issue in one of those countries, and in the other it is ... I doubt you even need to take a public stand on exactly what your position is on the issue to run for office.
- straffs 5y agoIt used to be, but the public debate moved away once legislation changed.
- straffs 5y agoUsualy being against something is associate with being aginst change, and the other way around.
- makapuf 5y agoOn this specific topic, things are absolutely not similar otherwise, so it's difficult to compare. More generally, French people can tell you immediately that's not possible because... which sounds fatalistic but it s not, we're just saying here are the roadblocks I see, please convince me they can be alleviated and I'm totally in.
- hackerfromthefu 5y agoI've had French people have tell me about this, that French people are whingers and complainers, and it's hard to get anything done because of it.