Charles Matthews wrote:
There is tendentious 'current affairs' stuff posted, it seems, more or less constantly. It probably doesn't get deleted at VfD, since there will be a 'public interest' defence. It might get tweaked into some sort of rational argument; my feeling is that this is about the best that can be hoped for - e.g. showing that prejudices are irrational. I rarely go near such things myself, since it is hard to believe it is work of permanent value.
I think it's of some cultural interest---the US and France have had a stormy relationship for quite some time (which isn't yet fully documented in that article), and even Mark Twain in the 19th century was known to make some anti-French cracks. The US perception towards France is important both culturally (the perception of French as snooty and aristocratic, and Parisians as promiscuous), and, in the 20th century, politically.
Of course, the article could almost certainly be improved.
-Mark