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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

I Think the French Invented Irony

From the Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Wall Street Journal:

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Cyril Cavali

Xavier Renou, left, is taking on capitalism by offering courses in protest techniques in France. He charges students as much as $67 a head for a weekend class.

According to the article, for their money the “students learn key techniques, such as blocking roads by lying on the ground.” Jeeze, who’d of thought?