Monday, August 21, 2023

mon., 21 aug., 2023: french civic engagement, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language,  &  meant to give offense . Which is the whole  &  compleat  &  total  &  entire point of insult  &  invective,  obscenity  &  blasphemy,  &  other political speech.]

NORWEGIAN:  Faen også. 

FRENCH: Mort aux vaches…    

FRENCH: Mort aux flics…      ‡‡

FRENCH: Baise les flics    ‡‡‡

FRENCH: Baise les cochons …     ‡‡‡‡

   

      )  Lit., “Death to [the] cows…” —  i.e.,  &  e.g.,  but not ibid.,   Death to pigs…”,   Death to cops...”

    ‡‡)  “Death to cops.”

  ‡‡‡)  “Baise les cochons” — i.e., & e.g., but not ibid., “Death to pigs”, “Death to cops.”

‡‡‡‡)  “Fuck the pigs…” — i.e., & e.g., but not ibid., “Fuck the police…”

Note:  After decades of harassment  &  profiling,  &  even extrajudicial street execution,  these sentiments are the prevalent sentiment amongst French youth,  & esp. French youth of colour.

         

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