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They say that the thing that pissed offed the Post Modern philosophers like Foucault, Derrida and Lyotard wasn't American imperialism, wanting to speak truth to power or discombulating easy stories into mega meaning. The thing that pissed them off most was the popularity of American pop-culture and why no one liked the French High culture anymore (which was odd because their famous artists were fly ins from Spain, Belgium and Scandinavia) and the French are really terrible at rock and roll with the exception of Hard Resistance and Gojira.

So god speed those French Teens, way to stick it to the man.

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Sven Hassel! Hadn't thought of that author for ages - read many of the books probably about the same time as you. And what about Leo Kessler? Similar....but pulpier I thought. Still read them though! And the French love comics aka 'Bandes Desinees' so I don't see spending money on comics as being out of character.

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Sven Hassel! Awesome, my Dad read them all in Spanish and German. I slogged through a couple.

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They harrumphed here back in 2008-09 the plebs spent their eleventy-hundred dollaroonies on flat-screens, instead of [I don't know, fine scotch if it was ABolt, polish for the Roller if it was Alan Jones].

I read somewhere else that in France, comics actually are treated as literature-ish. I don't know either way. The fact is that snobbery, or reverse-snobbery, never gets old and never dies. Yeah, it'd be nice if people would spend money on local live music, theatre, art and dance. Me included. But hating on someone because they didn't spend their money the way that I think they should is just plain arseholery.

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