France is actually a pretty embarrassing country, and they live a very awkward life.
They feel that they are a major power in the world and the one that determines the destiny of the world, but in fact, they often do not receive what they consider to be 'corresponding' treatment in the international arena.
They believe that as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, France's international status is unparalleled.
However, in sharp contrast to France's lofty international status, France's international image has been difficult to describe for decades. To this day, "milk method" jokes are still flying all over the Internet, telling the world all the time: France's
Face has never existed.
For a big country, this is undoubtedly an incredible result. We must know that "the economic base determines the superstructure" and comprehensive national strength determines international status and face. However, France's international status has always been out of touch with its international face for a long time, although everyone on the earth knows that
France's comprehensive national strength is outstanding and its international status is of great importance, but when it comes to France, people still can't help but look down upon it.
France is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, one of the "Two Giants" of the European Union, a member of the G7 and a member of NATO. It stands to reason that a country with so many "titles" should be a country with huge influence. However, in reality,
In the world, although France has some influence, it lacks "leadership". Especially at key moments of historical transition, France often gives people the feeling of "lack of responsibility". There is only one reason for this, and that is
I still can't find my "right position".
Since modern times, France has always been a traditional power in Europe and even the world. Before World War II, France and Britain were known as the two major colonial empires; after World War II, France was one of the five permanent members representing the post-war governance system, and it was also the European Union
One of the "leaders" in France; economically, it is a member of the G7, and its total GDP has long remained among the top seven in the world; France is a manufacturing powerhouse and has an independent scientific and technological research and development system. Militarily, France is the "nuclear bomb club"
members" and has a complete military industry system.
From the perspective of soft and hard power, there is no doubt that France is a world power. However, its role in international affairs is obviously not consistent with its strength. The fundamental reason is that during major historical and critical periods, France often
Will "fall off the chain", that is, lack the courage to "take responsibility".
After World War I, the appeasement of France and Britain led to the inevitable World War II. In World War II, France, which claimed to have the largest army on the European continent, collapsed at first contact with the Nazi army. It only lasted for more than 40 days before raising its hands to Hitler.
.Fortunately it was Dai
General Gaulle did not give up resistance, which gave France, which had a "lofty ambition", an opportunity to "turn around". Otherwise, France would probably have become "mediocre" after World War II. After World War II, with the support of Churchill,
, France barely won as a victor.
The permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council has finally preserved the dignity of the French nation and the right to participate in world affairs. Of course, "strategist" Churchill also had strategic selfishness in supporting France, which was to check and balance other countries in the European continent.
The two powers are Germany and Russia. However, France, which was "tangled" in its heart, has since embarked on another path. After a lot of twists and turns, France is still "wandering" and has not found a "position" that suits itself.
To put it bluntly, it's "very embarrassing".
The French nation is romantic and arrogant at the same time. When romance and arrogance are organically combined, France will burst out with amazing creativity. However, more often than not, romance and arrogance are opposites, or they are
The consequences of each presentation are "entanglement" and "taken for granted". And this "entanglement" and "taken for granted" distort the "soul" of the French nation.
France suffered heavy losses in World War I, and its fear and selfishness led to its appeasement policy. To put it bluntly, it lost its "bloodiness." This mentality was the reason why World War II was close to "surrendering without a fight." At the same time, "without fighting"
The experience of "surrendering in battle" made the proud French nation feel "humiliated". In other words, "romantic" made France choose to surrender, and arrogance made them "sad", which also led to the "entanglement" of the French.
The proud French nation wants to restore its reputation, and is very anxious. However, proving itself requires strength. However, France, which was "insufficient in strength" after the war, naturally found it difficult to gain respect in Europe and the world. So, the romantic French began to "
"Take shortcuts", that is, find other ways to make yourself noticed and have a sense of existence.
It has to be said that General de Gaulle really wanted to save France and regain France's status as a great power and its dignity. Therefore, after establishing the Fifth Republic, General de Gaulle proposed the geopolitical strategy of "Europe is a Europe for Europeans". And in
In international affairs, General de Gaulle pursued an "independent" diplomatic policy. In terms of military affairs, France withdrew from the NATO military integrated command system. It is obvious that General de Gaulle wanted France to become the "third pole of the world" during the Cold War.
Objectively speaking, during the Cold War, France had a period of "glory". For example, the United States and Britain were unwilling to give up and could not give up on France, while the Soviet camp used winning over France as a "political weapon" to attack the West. Therefore,
During that period in the 1960s, France felt quite "flattered". However, "the ideal is full, but the reality is cruel." The French soon discovered that it was "nothing", or that
, it was only during the cold war
It was just a "chip" used by the two camps in the contest. In other words, France at that time only earned the reputation of a "world power", but in fact, France's influence was constantly being undermined by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Weakening. For example, with the tacit "tacit" cooperation of the two emerging superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, France's colonial interests in the Middle East and Africa were continuously "eroded" by the United States and the Soviet Union. Another example is, "Leading the European Continent"
’s strategy was crushed and shattered by the United States.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In proposing the slogan and strategy of "Europe is a Europe for Europeans" and withdrawing from NATO military integration, France has only one purpose, and that is to take advantage of Germany because of World War II
The "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity that was limited by the defeat of the war allowed France to become the true leader of the European continent. However, things went counterproductive. Under the respective strategic needs of the United States and the Soviet Union, France's dream of being the "biggest" in Europe was also shattered. France wanted to become the "European leader".
"King of the Continent", but the Soviet Union also had this intention. Therefore, the Soviet Union firmly controlled the geopolitics of Eastern Europe with the help of the Warsaw Group. The most important thing is that the United States established the Soviet Union as a "powerful enemy in Europe" and used NATO as a military organization.
Completely "kidnapped" the Central and Western European countries. But the French, who withdrew from NATO's military integrated command system, found themselves "very embarrassed": on the ground in Europe, the two major military groups of NATO and Warsaw were fighting fiercely, and basically
There is nothing wrong with France.
As the saying goes: Great power means doing more. At that time, France was no more than a "cold bystander" in European affairs. Naturally, it lacked the right to speak. Another reason for France's embarrassment was that
We cannot abandon the West in terms of values, so we will not
There may be a real "consensus" with the Soviet camp. Therefore, France was at best an "awkward mediator" between the East and the West at that time. However, the contradiction between the two camps was obviously not something that could be resolved by mediation. Therefore, France in the Cold War
During this period, I just "made a profit".
After the end of the Cold War, France was "very embarrassed" when facing the West. The reason was that it "left the camp" during the Cold War, but the victorious party was the West. In other words, the "credit" does not belong to France, nor does Europe belong to France.
So, the romantic French came again to "Huahua"
After Sarkozy came to power, France completely abandoned Gaullism and rejoined the NATO military integration organization in 2009. But something happened after that exposed France's "utilitarianism".
This makes the United States both exploit and wary of France.
France returned to the NATO military integration organization in 2009, and in 2011, the major international event occurred when NATO bombed Libya and overthrew the Gaddafi regime. As for France's "role" in the NATO bombing of Libya, the West
It has always been taboo to mention it. But many years later, due to opposition to Macron's plan to form a European army, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg revealed the "truth" in a mocking tone about NATO's bombing of Libya and forcible intervention in the Libyan civil war.
According to Stoltenberg, it was not NATO that wanted to overthrow Gaddafi, but France and Sarkozy who really wanted to overthrow Gaddafi's regime. At that time, NATO was still "hesitant".
France took the lead in bombing Tripoli. In order to show internal unity, NATO had to attack Libya.
Obviously, Stoltenberg was not only mocking France's lack of strength, but also hinting at France's "utilitarian" behavior of "kidnapping" NATO. Since then, the United States has also begun to doubt France's motives for returning to NATO, and has carried out attacks on France.
A strategy of vigilance and suppression. Based on this, France once again had the idea of withdrawing from NATO.
Someone once commented on France that since Napoleon, especially after the Franco-Prussian War, the French's "arrogance" has "changed its flavor" and they are no longer a European leader capable of turning the tide. And at every historical juncture, romanticism will
Transformed into "utilitarianism". Of course, it is "independent" in name, but in reality it lacks responsibility. It is naturally difficult for France to become a real leader in Europe. This was true after World War I, the early days of World War II, and the same thing during the Cold War.
They always make themselves look very powerful and act very arrogant, but no one is willing to pay attention to them. They can set up some small circles in North Africa, and everyone will not see them, and that is all.
The awkwardness of the Gauls is not only reflected in international affairs, but also in daily life.
For example, the Gauls don't like Americans very much. They think they are rude and uneducated. But they are very honest and always follow the United States consciously or unconsciously.
They say they dislike the United States, but they like American culture.
Very awkward.
As for French culture... To be honest, if you go to French cinemas now, the most popular ones will always be Hollywood movies. As for French local movies... they have been completely neglected. Basically, except for literary films, that is, literary films
Already.
There are subsidies for filmmaking in France, and they are huge subsidies, so those directors are all being neglected, and they all make literary films, thinking they are cool. Then they will not make commercial films at all, and the few who can make commercial films can only
Go to Hollywood to develop.
Just like this, a group of Chinese people are still advocating, asking the government to subsidize movies, especially literary and artistic movies... Fortunately, the government has not agreed, otherwise Chinese movies will definitely be even more rubbish than they are now. A group of people who lived in the 1960s and 1970s
The old man still indulges in his self-indulgence
Yeah! (I hate the so-called Five and Six Generations very much. Basically none of them can tell stories well. They all have to show off and they can’t make movies well. That’s it. To this day, there is still a group of so-called filmmakers.
In that Cricket commercial movie, I felt that the movie was commercial
No, literary and artistic films are the real movies... But they still admire Hollywood, as if Hollywood's commercial blockbusters are not commercial films. To put it bluntly, these people are just compradors. In their view,
It's best if they make literary films and the government pays for them, then
After all, commercial films belong to Americans. To be honest, it is not easy for Chinese films to grow up to this day under the care of these grandsons... But if you want to say how many people have contributed... there is no, fuck, it is not Hollywood.
I pulled it myself, domestic movies have run out of steam!)
In short, this country as a whole is very awkward, from the people to the government.
Diana was unknown in France, but when she went to the United States... she became Wonder Woman.
Some French people feel very uncomfortable.
But other French people think that it is because France is better than the United States... In fact, this is nonsense. Other places in France may be said to be better than the United States. But Paris... Let's put it this way, the city of Paris has been special since ancient times.
It has never stopped, especially after World War II, with the influx of a large number of immigrants, public security has become even worse. The more modern times, the more this is true.
In short, the main theme is self-deception.
But now, the problem is getting bigger. The French government really has no candidates, so they can only ask for help... Of course, according to them, it is definitely not asking for help. What's more, Diana's passport clearly states that her nationality is French!
This is called recruiting!
Of course, everyone knows what the specific situation is. But they won’t say it out loud. No matter how arrogant the French government is, they won’t think that a character like Wonder Woman will obey the government’s orders... After all, this passport is