[In a French Accent] The French are one of few people left who still have underground nuclear testing where do they do it? In the Sahara a wasteland? No, fuck off. In Tahiti, in paradise. Why? Because we're French. 'Oh look. A Greenpeace boat coming to protest. Fuck off! I sink you.' 'I am a bad-ass motherfucker, am I not?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A satirical take on national pride and hypocrisy, suggesting a country does harmful things because they can.
- In plain terms
- Pride leads to ignoring consequences.
- What can you take from it?
- National pride can blind ethics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does pride become dangerous?
- How do countries justify harm?
Another view
Not all national pride is negative.
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