February 4, 2015
THUS, THE THRIVING NORTH, THE ROTTING SOUTH:
France's unaccountable, incestuous, sexually exploitive political culture (Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, February 4, 2015, The Week)
France's lack of accountability. The French language literally does not have a word for "accountability." The word is usually translated as "responsabilité," which also carries the meaning of "liability," "competence," and "responsibility." The idea of accountability, as such -- that one should face social consequences for reprehensible actions regardless of mitigating circumstances -- has much less truck in Latin cultures than in Anglo ones.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 4, 2015 5:34 PM
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