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Chirac lashes out against US cultural domination
Thu Oct 07 2004 21:37:42 ET
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash5.htm
French President Jacques Chirac warned Thursday of a "catastrophe" for global diversity if the United States' cultural hegemony goes unchallenged.

Speaking at a French cultural center in Hanoi ahead of Friday's opening of a summit of European and Asian leaders, Chirac said France was right to stand up for cultural and linguistic diversity.

The outspoken French president warned that the world's different cultures could be "choked" by US values.

This, he said, would lead to a "general world sub-culture" based around the English language, which would be "a real ecological catastrophe".

Citing Hollywood's stranglehold over the film industry as an example, Chirac stressed that only with government assistance could countries maintain their cultural heritage.

Vietnam is a former French colony, but only around 375,000 of its 81 million people speak French. English is considered by most people a far more valuable and practical second language, particularly among businessmen.

when will kerry figure out that france is anti american ,and that it doesn't make any difference who is president ,france is not going to help in iraq ,and with out france ,there is no hope for help from the un in iraq ,because iraq will veto any action for america to get help

and john and john say bush is in denial ? i think it is about time for john and john to wake up to find out who is really in denial