Changes in looking at France?

Roger L. Simon, author of The Big Fix and other novels (he is also a movie director/writer) has made a few points about how the current unrest/disorder may change the way some look at France. Frankly (pun intended) I had not considered this in the same way he has. I assumed there would be two basic views - The "F$%&'ing French. Ha ha, got what's coming to them..." or the CNN (if you saw this morning's particularly nauseating C. Amanpour preformance, you will recognize this...) "the poor, disaffected youth of France, there must be something done for them."

Beyond this post, Roger's blog is usually a very intersting read. Check him out.