Olivier's weBlog

We're in for a special treat. All over the world, we have all these problems we'd rather not talk about. In France (one of old Europ dying countries, you might have heard of it in history lessons), we're going through the "usual" prerevolution riots. It happens every half century, when the odd generation of kids starts thinking independantly. This is the time for a good media scare. Not that the bird flu isn't a major catastrophy in the history of the planet. It's a wonderfull miracle for governments all arround the world. Now the news can keep people occupied with a legitimate concern. Anybody expressing another concern, (worried about unemployment in France, questionning american presence in Iraq, frightened by the way all health research is done by food consortiums) will find himself back on the politicaly correct path: the bird flu. It's not as if we could do anything about it. Meanwhile, GWB can continue his preparation for the next big media event, "War in Iran". Just one letter to change in the news. Saves a lot of time. The french government can continue plodding along without fear of exposing it's consistent incompetence. We're all busy talking about the latest non event. Oh, by the way, I don't eat swan either.