Don't buy french crap
jmbagley
providing the most comprehensive list of our former ally's products to
boycott. So far, I've managed to put together a passable site (still
unpublished), but it needs a certain...je ne sais quoi.
What I'm asking for is a proud American or sane frenchman to donate a
couple hours of his/her time to make this thing look good so it can be
up soon and be taken seriously. It'll be a very simple site; both in
terms of structure and
design.
Your work will be fully credited, of course. After all, only the
French would blatantly snub their benefactors following great
sacrifice.
There is a little more that I may be able to offer, but contact me
first and then we can discuss it.
Thanks!
N'achetez pas la merde francaise!!
ps: I'm also considering building a site dedicated to France's many
glorious military victories. Don't worry...I can handle that job. In
fact, I'll do it right now:
<html>
<body>
<p>nothing</p>
</body>
</html>
TronconneuseDansTonAnus
"jmbagley" <jmba...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Faust
> news:cf924cee.03031...@posting.google.com...
>> I've registered the domain dontbuyfrenchcrap.com with the goal of
>> providing the most comprehensive list of our former ally's products to
>> boycott.
I would very much rather boycott american made rubbish.
Buy German cars, french wine, italian suits , japanese electronics
and everything else from good old Australia and New Zealand !
Boycott the baby killing Yanks !
me
jack mehoff
> unpublished), but it needs a certain...je ne sais quoi.
Shame dont you have an American term to descibe your crap.
jack mehoff
"TronconneuseDansTonAnus" <trap...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:5Sbca.2720$6L3....@wagner.videotron.net...
> the site does not work!
Neither does his brain
toto
jmbagley wrote:
>
> ps: I'm also considering building a site dedicated to France's many
> glorious military victories. Don't worry...I can handle that job. In
> fact, I'll do it right now:
>
> <html>
> <body>
> <p>nothing</p>
Why do you think that USA is not called Great Britain ???
Selective or short memory ???
JEFFBIE
:cf924cee.03031...@posting.google.com,
jmbagley <jmba...@yahoo.com> s'est soulagé en baratinant ceci :
> I've registered the domain dontbuyfrenchcrap.com with the goal of
> providing the most comprehensive list of our former ally's products to
> boycott. So far, I've managed to put together a passable site (still
> unpublished), but it needs a certain...je ne sais quoi.
>
> What I'm asking for is a proud American or sane frenchman to donate a
> couple hours of his/her time to make this thing look good so it can be
> up soon and be taken seriously. It'll be a very simple site; both in
> terms of structure and
> design.
United States of America ... THE country of freedom ...
Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
Your conception of freedom only works if your friends always agree with
you !!! Your friends ARE NOT free to disobey your orders !!! And Iraqis
are just free to give you their petrol ...
I've been boycotting US products for long !!! No McDo, no Coca-Cola, no
KFC, no Ford, nothing ! And all my american softwares are cracked !!!
I sincerely hope Iraq will be your next Vietnam. Once more, don't forget
to send your natives and blacks on the front line ... in the name of
equality, of course.
--
Le SPAM est illégal !
Collectif Anti-Spam :
http://www.caspam.org/
Jacques Guy
> United States of America ... THE country of freedom ...
> Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
France, THE country of freedom...
The country of Robespierre, the country of Carrier,
le bourreau de Nantes, the country of relegation
(not that you would know what it means), the
country with a president who ought to be serving
time. The country of François Mitterrand the filthy
collabo swine, who ruled it for 21 years.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
Silver Surfer
"jmbagley" <jmba...@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
cf924cee.03031...@posting.google.com...
pH
>
> France, THE country of freedom...
Vu l'heure, votre machine est configurée avec les pieds. Avant de donner
des leçons, on balaye devant son paillasson.
dandelion
Nice to see the morons having that much fun. But ummm...
One questio. Can you come up with somethng *other* than regurgiposts? This
barrage of mindless copying is not doing the public image of USians a lot
of good.
I allready have trouble convincing people that not *every* americn is an
inbred hilbilliy devoid of cerebral activity.
You are making it *hard* for me.
--
I doubt, therefore I might be.
dandelion
Which country is the agressor?
Which country is thretenoing it's allies?
Which country declared itself 'hegemon'?
Time to show the yanks they are not alone in this world.
--
One Page Principle:
A specification that will not fit on one page of 8.5x11 inch
paper cannot be understood.
-- Mark Ardis
JEFFBIE
pH <varan.t...@alussinan.org> s'est soulagé en baratinant ceci :
Pépère a trafiqué son horloge pour nous faire croire qu'il écrivait
vraiment d'Australie ... Tu sais, l'Australie ? Le pays pas raciste du
tout, où tout le monde peut émigrer s'il est blanc ! Très blanc, même :
anglais. Ca veut tout dire, non ? rotfl
Luke Kaven
>Dans son message original
>jmbagley <jmba...@yahoo.com> s'est soulagé en baratinant ceci :
>> I've registered the domain dontbuyfrenchcrap.com[...]
>United States of America ... THE country of freedom ...
>Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
>Your conception of freedom only works if your friends always agree with
>you !!! Your friends ARE NOT free to disobey your orders !!! And Iraqis
>are just free to give you their petrol ...
Many Americans are critical of the right-wing in America. Many also
believe that the French taught us much about the concept of Freedom.
Many Americans do not intend to participate in any such boycott, and
will boycott American-owned businesses who succumb to hysteria, or who
use derogatory terms to refer to the French. Criticize the US
government, but don't treat all American citizens as though they
believe the lies of the American government.
>I've been boycotting US products for long !!! No McDo, no Coca-Cola, no
>KFC, no Ford, nothing ! And all my american softwares are cracked !!!
I can understand boycotting McD, Coke, KFC, and Ford. But I can't
understand your using cracked American software. The first part of
what you said was a political statement. The second part is just
theft.
>I sincerely hope Iraq will be your next Vietnam. Once more, don't forget
>to send your natives and blacks on the front line ... in the name of
>equality, of course.
Neither we, nor the French should forget the travesty of Vietnam. We
shared in that.
Luke
Desmond Coughlan
Yes, 'rotfl' indeed, as your ignorance apparently knows no bounds.
Mitterand was elected in 1981, and left office in May 1995. Now take off
your socks, and count on fingers and toes ... 1995-1981, is ... that's
_right_, fourtenn years !!
Goooood !!
In tomorrow's lesson, we'll move onto adding more than two numbers
together. Now run along and do your homework now ...
--
Desmond Coughlan
desmond @ zeouane.org
http: // www . zeouane . org
JEFFBIE
Jacques Guy <jg...@alphalink.com.au> s'est soulagé en baratinant ceci :
> JEFFBIE wrote:
>
>> United States of America ... THE country of freedom ...
>> Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
>
> France, THE country of freedom...
Australia, THE country of freedom !!! lol
The country of ... of ... of ... oh, shit ! The country of noone ...
Only rabbits, kangaroos and australopitecs there ...
Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
And who is trying to give me a lesson ? A rabbit or a kangaroo ???
R.V. Gronoff
> "JEFFBIE" <jef...@jeffbie.gov> wrote:
>
>
>>Dans son message original
>
>
>>jmbagley <jmba...@yahoo.com> s'est soulagé en baratinant ceci :
>>
>>>I've registered the domain dontbuyfrenchcrap.com[...]
>>
>
>>United States of America ... THE country of freedom ...
>>Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
>>Your conception of freedom only works if your friends always agree with
>>you !!! Your friends ARE NOT free to disobey your orders !!! And Iraqis
>>are just free to give you their petrol ...
>
>
> Many Americans are critical of the right-wing in America. Many also
> believe that the French taught us much about the concept of Freedom.
> Many Americans do not intend to participate in any such boycott, and
> will boycott American-owned businesses who succumb to hysteria, or who
> use derogatory terms to refer to the French. Criticize the US
> government, but don't treat all American citizens as though they
> believe the lies of the American government.
>
Incidentally, boycotting American shops specialized in selling French
products will cost the US economy and send more Americans to unemployment.
I'd say it's deeplys unamerican (and gloobally unfair to hard-working
merchants and importers) to boycott your own compatriots.
Otherwise, the effect of boycotting will be simple: the unexported
products will be sold here in France at a bargain price. So, we'll have
more for less.
--
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
(Samuel Johnson)
Olivier Pasco
> JEFFBIE wrote:
>
>> United States of America ... THE country of freedom ...
>> Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
>
> France, THE country of freedom...
France don't claim to be the country of freedom. Wich is a big difference
with the USA.
artiemorty
Then we wouldn't have to read the bigotted crap you post from an American
computer, using American Chips, written with American software and posted on
the net, invented by American.
You really are a fucking tool.
"Faust" <urf...@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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domi
>
> The country of ... of ... of ... oh, shit ! The country of noone ...
> Only rabbits, kangaroos and australopitecs there ...
> Hahahahahahahahahahaha !!! rotfl
> And who is trying to give me a lesson ? A rabbit or a kangaroo ???
>
australopitecs in australia ???? that the biggest discovery in
anthropologia history.
domi
LDL
"artiemorty" <artie...@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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Compaq User
> Which country is thretenoing it's allies?
> Which country declared itself 'hegemon'?
>
> Time to show the yanks they are not alone in this world.
Don't sell the frogs anything. Who gives a shit about the sewer rats?
dandelion
I might even get a lot of support in the right places. Lemmesee. It will
boost India's software industry, whilst driving the US off the market,
we'll finally get rid of second rate Hollywood productions and in terms of
industrial power we'll loose...
Ummm...
Oh well. We don't loose much. Maybe a few cars, some computer equipment,
Harley bikes... who cares. We can produce those elsewhere.
Nah.. we won't miss much.
--
Newton's Little-Known Seventh Law:
A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.
JEFFBIE
domi <do...@aol.com> s'est soulagé en baratinant ceci :
> australopitecs in australia ???? that the biggest discovery in
> anthropologia history.
> domi
Australo-pitec is not the proper name for the new Australia inhabitants
?????????????
Times ago, there were aborigens but I guess australopitecs have
"nativeamericanized" them ...
pH
I think we can begin to count the BI.
What is the exact rule today for the big 8 ?
joe blow
wrote:
How about starting by throwing your computer in the trash!
jmbagley
How about this...I'll start by suggesting that you go take a class in
le economique...post haste!
> > Many Americans are critical of the right-wing in America.
I would refer to to the November elections, which demonstrated how
much more Americans seem to prefer the political Right. Seriously...go
look at the numbers.
> > Many also
> > believe that the French taught us much about the concept of Freedom.
Friend...the Concept of Freedom came from the Founding Fathers as
outlined in the Declaration of Independence -- written while France
was ruled by a bunch of silly, wig-headed aristocrats (many of which
later became silly, no-headed aristocrats, and _not_ because they
believed in freedom to excess.
> > Many Americans do not intend to participate in any such boycott, and
> > will boycott American-owned businesses who succumb to hysteria, or who
> > use derogatory terms to refer to the French.
I am shocked by how out of touch you are. In fact, I'm officially
claiming at this moment that you are not, in fact, American. Your
anglais is ok, but not good enough.
> Incidentally, boycotting American shops specialized in selling French
> products will cost the US economy and send more Americans to unemployment.
Now for the lesson du l'economique...
You assume that if one chooses to boycott la merde francaise that
their money will instantly burn up, never to be used again. C'est beau
coup estupid. The consumer still has money and will spend it to
satisfy wants. If one wants a bottle of wine, one buys Napa Valley,
not France. That makes American vintners rich and French ones tres
pauvre.
American businesses are smart enough to quick buying le vin francaise
and instead buy le vin americain.
> Otherwise, the effect of boycotting will be simple: the unexported
> products will be sold here in France at a bargain price. So, we'll have
> more for less.
Good grief you are very thick in le tete. And you've also revealed
yourself as a lying non-American.
Unexported french products may mean short-term increased supply with
constant demand and thus lower prices, but it also means greatly
slashed margins for producers, which will mean layoffs, which will
mean recession and all the other problems that go along with
unemployment.
Meanwhile, more dollars stay right here where they belong and we all
benefit.
I love it.
As one of your fellow socialists once said: "We will bury you!"
Get ready, because it's coming.
Adieu!
R.V. Gronoff
> Hmmmm. Where do I start?
>
By responding to the appropriate poster, knobhead.
Luke Kaven
>Hmmmm. Where do I start?
You mistook who you were responding to, and addressed Gronhoff as me.
>How about this...I'll start by suggesting that you go take a class in
>le economique...post haste!
Which one of us?
>> > Many Americans are critical of the right-wing in America.
>
>I would refer to to the November elections, which demonstrated how
>much more Americans seem to prefer the political Right. Seriously...go
>look at the numbers.
You haven't refuted the claim. As far as your feelings about the
American right, you know as well as I do that the pendulum swings to
and fro.
>> > Many also
>> > believe that the French taught us much about the concept of Freedom.
>
>Friend...the Concept of Freedom came from the Founding Fathers as
>outlined in the Declaration of Independence -- written while France
>was ruled by a bunch of silly, wig-headed aristocrats (many of which
>later became silly, no-headed aristocrats, and _not_ because they
>believed in freedom to excess.
The concept of freedom comes more from John Locke, who was widely read
by the French and credited by the authors of the Declaration of
Independence. You are correct that we were an influence on the French
Revolution, along with the aforementioned philosophers. But the
French gave us many things along the way. They are our kin, and they
always will be. They exemplify freedom in one sense, and we can and
should be learning from one another. In other respects, both of our
countries have made egregious mistakes in foreign policy over the
years. It is a sign of the hysteria of the times that you are so
filled with hate, and unable to recognize the balancing of virtues and
distribution of blame.
>> > Many Americans do not intend to participate in any such boycott, and
>> > will boycott American-owned businesses who succumb to hysteria, or who
>> > use derogatory terms to refer to the French.
>
>I am shocked by how out of touch you are. In fact, I'm officially
>claiming at this moment that you are not, in fact, American. Your
>anglais is ok, but not good enough.
That is an attempt by you to make a straw man out of your opponent by
marginalizing him. I was born and raised American. If my writing is
good enough for doctoral study in philosophy at an ivy league
university, it is good enough.
>> Incidentally, boycotting American shops specialized in selling French
>> products will cost the US economy and send more Americans to unemployment.
>
>Now for the lesson du l'economique...
Please redirect your comments at the author of these remarks, and not
to me please.
>You assume that if one chooses to boycott la merde francaise that
>their money will instantly burn up, never to be used again. C'est beau
>coup estupid. The consumer still has money and will spend it to
>satisfy wants. If one wants a bottle of wine, one buys Napa Valley,
>not France. That makes American vintners rich and French ones tres
>pauvre.
>
>American businesses are smart enough to quick buying le vin francaise
>and instead buy le vin americain.
>
>> Otherwise, the effect of boycotting will be simple: the unexported
>> products will be sold here in France at a bargain price. So, we'll have
>> more for less.
>
>Good grief you are very thick in le tete. And you've also revealed
>yourself as a lying non-American.
Me or Gronhoff?
>Unexported french products may mean short-term increased supply with
>constant demand and thus lower prices, but it also means greatly
>slashed margins for producers, which will mean layoffs, which will
>mean recession and all the other problems that go along with
>unemployment.
>
>Meanwhile, more dollars stay right here where they belong and we all
>benefit.
>
>I love it.
>
>As one of your fellow socialists once said: "We will bury you!"
Very confusing not knowing who you are addressing, and the "your
fellow socialists" phrase was a nice trick of rhetoric, as though I
were one. But anyway, I am not against buying American, and never
suggested that I was. If I want something French, however, I will not
boycott. And I will not go to American-owned businesses that support
any boycott of French merchandise, or any restaurant that serves
Repression Fries (a Belgian product) or Repression Toast.
>Get ready, because it's coming.
I know it is coming, and I'll do everything in my power to stop it.
jmbagley
> jmba...@yahoo.com (jmbagley) wrote:
>
> >Hmmmm. Where do I start?
>
> You mistook who you were responding to, and addressed Gronhoff as me.
>
Ooops...Looking back I see that I was intermitently responsing to one
of you or the other, not recognizing the patchwork. My bad. That would
explain why I was under the impression the poster was claiming to be
American and french at the same time. That also explains why the
quality of writing and reasoning vacilated so wildly. I guess I can
rule out schizophrenia.
Well Misieur Luc, while I remain in disagreement with both you and
Gronhoff, I will acknowledge you as having 90% of the pair's brains.
Thanks for being civil.
TNSAF
> Di it Faust - boycott the lot.
>
> Then we wouldn't have to read the bigotted crap you post from an
> American computer, using American Chips, written with American
> software and posted on the net, invented by American.
Which originally needed the telephone to work - which was invented by a
Canadian. LOL
Rob McCulloch
Or a Russian...
Their claim is pretty convincing.
Same as for television = Popov..
Luke Kaven
> Luke Kaven <lu...@smallsrecords.com> wrote news:<3a567vo8045giugdu...@4ax.com>...
Don't forget Montesquieu and Rousseau along with Locke. They all
preceded the American Revolution, and formulated many of its ideals.
John Smith, III
> >> I've registered the domain dontbuyfrenchcrap.com with the goal of
> >> providing the most comprehensive list of our former ally's products to
> >> boycott.
>
>
> I would very much rather boycott american made rubbish.
>
> Buy German cars, french wine, italian suits , japanese electronics
> and everything else from good old Australia and New Zealand !
>
> Boycott the baby killing Yanks !
Obviously, Australians do not belong to a civilized world. I'm not
sure about the Germans and Frenchs, they're probably similar.
Jean Marie Frissen
>>Aux USA, beaucoup de restaurants Français sont vides, AIRBUS voit
>>la
>>plupart de ses contrats s'éloigner de l'autre coté de l'atlantique.
>>Les
>>eaux minérales françaises ne se vendent plus, les fromages ont
>>quasiment
>>disparu des rayons, bref les USA boycottent les produits français
>>et
>>nous que faisons nous ?
>>
>>Et bien le midi nous allons chez McDo, nous consommons du Coca sous
>>toutes ses formes, nous allons chez ESSO remplir le carburant de
>>notre
>>Ford, nous allons au cinéma voir de grands films où le drapeau
>>américain
>>apparaît environ une dizaine de fois en à peine 60 min et où la fin
>>est
>>connue de tout le monde, oui oui c'est eux qui sauvent le monde....
>>Il serait peut être temps à nous Français et Européens de nous
>>réveiller
>>et de boycotter les produits américains.
>>
>>C'est pourquoi à partir du samedi 1er Avril et durant une semaine
>>complète, nous invitons tous ceux qui ont une conscience, qui ne
>>veulent
>>pas se faire dicter leur culture, leur mode de vie par les
>>américains, à
>>une semaine internationale de boycott des produits américains.
>>
>>C'est à vous de prendre vos responsabilités et de montrer aux
>>pouvoirs
>>publics que le peuple sait faire autre chose que de défiler dans la
>>rue,
>>il sait aussi passer à l'action.
>>
>>Tous ceux qui désirent soutenir cette semaine d'action sont priés
>>de
>>transmettre ce mail à un maximum de monde, de l'imprimer et de le
>>faxer
>>à tous ceux qui n'ont pas Internet. Bref faites savoir votre point
>>de
>>vue si >vous voulez que l'on vous respecte en tant qu'humain.
>>
>>Merci a tous.
>>
>>Association des libertés culturelles.
>>
>>
"John Smith, III" <J_Smi...@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
4fcd5525.03032...@posting.google.com...
Anonymouse
like ANYTHING with a transistor... including your computer.
or the Television.
--
"But to live outside the law, you must be honest"
Bob Dylan - Absolutely Sweet Marie - 1966
Jean Marie Frissen
"Anonymouse" <nob...@nowhere.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
3E7A2BC8...@nowhere.com...
> but first you must boycott all american technologies.
>
> like ANYTHING with a transistor... including your computer.
>
> or the Television.
No problem. What I can't boycott, I will buy. What I can, it's outlaw in
my house : Mc Donald, Banks, beverages, Motorola phones, GM, Ford, Boeing
planes for travel, vacations in the US where I spent a lot 4 times.
Finished, basta, terminé. And we are a lot, trust me.
Delila
products without hurting Europeans in the process: How about
boycotting American TV shows and movies? There seem to be way too many
of those on German TV and not enough German shows.
D.
DieInterim
Damn good idea, as long as it isn't Vivendi Universal Studios (French
Owned).
I am an American and I have been boycotting Hollywood and Television
for over 10 years. It amazes me how people would not let a scumbag in
the front door, but they have no problem with scumbags coming into
their homes through the television set.
Ever wonder why Americans are so messed up? They are just emulating
what they see on television and the silver screen.
Regards,
Blake
aqu...@widomaker.com (Delila) wrote in message news:<15324c32.03032...@posting.google.com>...
moresicofit
of ours are bad. Its beats a few French filth films tho....
Try Russian TV and watch the Tractors perhaps ?
Wheat growth has surpassed the last 5 year plan !
"DieInterim" <t...@pobox.com> wrote in message news:a86203f2.03032...@posting.google.com...
DieInterim
I have enjoyed some films from India. Some of my favorite scenes
involve a dying man; some of these slapstick deaths take up to half
the show! ;O)
Regards,
Blake
"moresicofit" <mores...@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<ct7fa.1575$TW2.9...@news1.news.adelphia.net>...
Anonymouse
please
boycott ALL American Technology.
start with the inventions of American Telephone and Telegraph.... like
the transistor.
or Intel, AMD, and Motorola.
or television (the invention of Philo Farnsworth).
I wipe my ass with pictures of the whore golda meir
wheres that falafel stand.
Yours
Shocked and Awed
"Anonymouse" <nob...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Guenter Scholz
Anonymouse <nob...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>please
>
>boycott ALL American Technology.
>
>start with the inventions of American Telephone and Telegraph.... like
>the transistor.
>
>or Intel, AMD, and Motorola.
>
>or television (the invention of Philo Farnsworth).
Bell. The TV was invented in GERMANY by Ardenne....
don't know about the Telegraph but you are correct about the Transistor
Arnold Schiller
>
> don't know about the Telegraph but you are correct about the Transistor
Morse?
Morse-Telegrafen (1837) und der Erfindung des Telefons 1861 durch Reis.
http://www.soziologie.uni-halle.de/unger/scripts/workshop_internet/scr_history.html
Nimix
"jmbagley" <jmba...@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
cf924cee.03031...@posting.google.com...
> I've registered the domain dontbuyfrenchcrap.com with the goal of
> providing the most comprehensive list of our former ally's products to
> unpublished), but it needs a certain...je ne sais quoi.
>
> What I'm asking for is a proud American or sane frenchman to donate a
> couple hours of his/her time to make this thing look good so it can be
> up soon and be taken seriously. It'll be a very simple site; both in
> terms of structure and
> design.
>
> Your work will be fully credited, of course. After all, only the
> French would blatantly snub their benefactors following great
> sacrifice.
>
> There is a little more that I may be able to offer, but contact me
> first and then we can discuss it.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> HA! HA!
La France sera peut-etre boycottée par quelques américains stupides et
fachistes,
mais pas par le reste du monde.......mais les USA vont etre boycottée pas
le
monde entier,
Vous etes vraiment des anes...
the France will be perhaps boycotted by some americans stupid and fachists,
not by the rest of the world.....but the USA will be boycotted by the whole
world
You are really of the dunce.
« Boycott of American Goods Over Iraq War Gains
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - No more Coca-Cola or Budweiser, no Marlboro, no
American whiskey or even American Express cards -- a growing number of
restaurants in Germany are taking everything American off their menus to
protest the war in Iraq (news - web sites).
Although the protests are mainly symbolic, waiters in dozens of bars and
restaurants in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Bonn and other German cities are
telling patrons, "Sorry, Coca-Cola is not available any more due to the
current political situation."
The boycotts appear to be part of a nascent worldwide movement. One Web
site, www.consumers-against-war.de, calls for boycotts of 27 top
American firms from Microsoft to Kodak while another, www.adbusters.org,
urges the "millions of people against the war" to "Boycott Brand
America."
Consumer fury seems to be on the rise. Demonstrators in Paris smashed
the windows of a McDonald's restaurant last week, forcing police in riot
gear to move in to protect staff and customers of the American fast-food
outlet. The attackers sprayed obscenities and "boycott" on the windows.
In Indonesia, Iraq war opponents have pasted signs on McDonald's and
other American food outlets, trying to force them shut by "sealing them"
and urging Indonesians to avoid them.
In the Swiss city of Basel, 50 students recently staged a sit-down
strike in front of a McDonald's to block customers' entry, waved peace
signs and urged people to eat pretzels instead of hamburgers.
Anti-American sentiment has even reached provinces in Russia, where some
rural eateries put up signs telling Americans they were unwelcome,
according to an Izvestia newspaper report.
A German bicycle manufacturer, Riese und Mueller GmbH, canceled all
business deals with its American suppliers.
"Americans only pay attention when money is on the line," director Heiko
Mueller told Reuters, whose firm buys $300,000 worth of supplies from
half a dozen American firms each year.
"We wanted to make a statement against this war and told our American
partners that unless they renounce what their government is doing we
won't do any business with them anymore."
SMALL BUT SYMBOLIC ACTS
The German restaurant boycotts of American products started small but
spread rapidly after the Iraq war began on Thursday. The conflict has
struck a raw nerve in a country that became decidedly anti-war after the
devastation of World War II, which it initiated.
"If people all around the world boycott American products it might
influence their policies," said Jean-Yves Mabileau, owner of "L'Auberge
Francaise" which joined 10 Hamburg restaurants in banning Coca Cola,
Philip Morris' Marlboro cigarettes, whiskey and other American goods.
"This started as a light-hearted reaction to Americans dumping French
wine in the gutter and renaming 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'," he
said. "But it feels good to take a stand against this war. It is just a
small gesture, but a good one."
Diners at the Osteria restaurant in Berlin are finding that "things go
better without Coke" and are ordering Germany's long overshadowed
imitation of "the real thing" -- the slightly sweeter "Afri-Cola" -- to
express their outrage.
"We wanted to do something to express our annoyance," Osteria owner
Fabio Angile told Reuters. "We want to hit America where it hurts -- in
their wallets. None of the customers have complained. On the contrary,
most thought it was a great idea."
Herve Keroureda, owner of a French restaurant in Hamburg known as "Ti
Breizh," said he was astonished by the massive media coverage of their
small-scale anti-American protest.
"It was only intended as a small gesture but has turned into a gigantic
issue," he said. "And the reaction from the patrons has been tremendous.
Most have called it a brilliant idea."
In Bonn, bartender Bruno Kessler said he was refusing to sell American
whiskey or American beer such as Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser at his
"Eifeler Stuben."
"I asked myself 'What can I possibly do to show my anger over this
barbary?'," he told Germany's N-24 television network.
STARBUCKS, BIG MACS AVOIDED
Sarah Stolz, a 22-year-old German student of American studies, was
headed for a Starbucks, coffee shop in central Berlin when her anti-war
conscience got the best of her.
"I was thinking about going into Starbucks which I love, when I realized
it was wrong," she said. "I'm backing the boycott because the war is
totally unjustified."
Rita Marschall was avoiding McDonald's and Burger King.
"I'm boycotting American products because their policy on Iraq is
totally wrong," said Marschall, 26, in front of a Berlin McDonald's.
"It's just one of many ways we can take a stand."
Some German bakeries have renamed a local cake known as "Amerikaner" --
a disk-shaped pastry with icing on top -- as "Peace-ies," bearing a
peace sign piped in chocolate sauce.
In the London suburb of Milton Keynes, the Greens party have called on
consumers to boycott 330 American products ranging from Mars bars to Gap
jeans and American films on DVD and video.
In Zurich, travel agents said some clients who usually take holidays in
the United States are changing their destinations.
"Some of the most loyal customers who have been traveling to the United
States for years have changed their plans because they don't like what
Bush is doing," Lucia Zeller, director of the Travac travel agency, told
the Tages Anzeiger newspaper. »
The France is not an ally to bombard cities and civil famished for oil
Nimix
assurancetourix
I'm somewhat tired to see the american vermin infesting some newsgroups like this.
> I've registered the domain dontbuyfrenchcrap.com with the goal of
> providing the most comprehensive list of our former ally's products to
> boycott. So far, I've managed to put together a passable site (still
> unpublished), but it needs a certain...je ne sais quoi.
>
> What I'm asking for is a proud American or sane frenchman to donate a
> couple hours of his/her time to make this thing look good so it can be
> up soon and be taken seriously. It'll be a very simple site; both in
> terms of structure and
> design.
>
> Your work will be fully credited, of course. After all, only the
> French would blatantly snub their benefactors following great
> sacrifice.
>
> There is a little more that I may be able to offer, but contact me
> first and then we can discuss it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Judd
> jmba...@yahoo.com
>
> N'achetez pas la merde francaise!!
>
> ps: I'm also considering building a site dedicated to France's many
> glorious military victories. Don't worry...I can handle that job. In
> fact, I'll do it right now:
>
> <html>
> <body>
> <p>nothing</p>
> </body>
> </html>