tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post975567480009194416..comments2024-03-15T00:12:57.489-07:00Comments on Covenant Zone: Remembering the Canadian victory at Vimytruepeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401984575637492845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-2059762484305547342007-04-10T09:34:00.000-07:002007-04-10T09:34:00.000-07:00Charles Henry, Today is the 10th, and TF1(a TV c...Charles Henry,<BR/> Today is the 10th, and TF1(a TV channel) broadcast some images that I found moving : yesterday, at the end of the commemoration ceremonies, it was night, and a line of volunteers from our three countries formed a procession, carrying torches all along the front line of 90 years ago ; it was beautiful, both grand and simple.<BR/> What you tell me of the prevailing opinion about France in Canada (I am quite aware that it is the same in the U.S.) makes me sad of course, but it does not surprise me! We (my family, friends and I) have tried to protest, to act and react ; there have been too few of us unfortunately, not only in France but also in the U.K. and all over Europe, with the exception of some ex-communist countries such as Poland ; Once I wrote that shouting in the wilderness makes you hoarse, that is probably why you hear only whispers just now ; that might change and turn really nasty after the elections ; as a matter of fact, many of us are not even afraid of a civil war : if it must come, let it come ; sometimes, you can rebuild on ruins, can't you ?<BR/> To conclude for today, may I warn all North Americans that the pest that is poisoning Europe is also attacking you ? That is why I appreciated so much Hérouxville's attitude !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-20674059509752183702007-04-09T16:02:00.000-07:002007-04-09T16:02:00.000-07:00Zazie, what a wonderful, nice gesture. Merci! It i...Zazie, what a wonderful, nice gesture. Merci! It is people like yourself that leave no doubt that our nation's sacrifice was worth it. <BR/><BR/>You know, I was indirectly reminded of France's Good people this weekend, as my wife and I watched a tv documentary on biblical history. A program offered some tantalizing archeological evidence for the existence of Sodom and Gomorrah. <BR/>And it reminded me of how many in North America hold the entire nation of France to a higher standard, it seems, than the Almighty once did for a single city. At least He offered to spare Sodom if it could be established that there lived within it ten good people..! <BR/>It seems that my fellow conservatives insist that there are even fewer than that number in the whole of France today! And proceed to turn their backs on the nation, refusing to treat its many good citizens as worthy of help, and sympathy. <BR/>This is why voices like yours carry such weight, it forces people on our side of the Atlantic to recognize just how many decent, kind and worthy people still inhabit France, in its "Heartland"; their "cri-de-coeur" is well worth answering, no matter how many Chiracs and Royals the majority keep worshipping.Charles Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168475254263681673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624602.post-68159594364364355732007-04-08T10:56:00.000-07:002007-04-08T10:56:00.000-07:00Charles Henry, wanted to send you a mail, to...Charles Henry,<BR/> wanted to send you a mail, to say I thought of our Canadian friends on this day before the anniversary of the battle of Vimy.<BR/> Well you have written first ! Thank you !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com