“Castigat ridendo mores” says the Latin adage, by the poet Santeul (Paris 1630) as the motto of comedy and given to the harlequin Dominique (Bologna 1640) to put it on the canvas of his theater.
In his Preface to Tartuffe, Molière took up the ancient adage of comedy. For Molière, it is about “correcting men by entertaining them.”
The problem with President Trump is that we are not sure he understood and appreciated it: too much subtlety of mind?
Following the announcement of a French tax on digital giants (called the GAFA tax), the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, announced his intention to tax French wines in retaliation. He reiterated this threat, indicating he wanted to tax them “like never before.”
In a statement, Renaud MUSELIER, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, reacted as follows: “French winemakers and American consumers do not want to be taken hostage by President Trump. By threatening to overtax French rosé wines, he is making a serious mistake. He endangers an exceptional economic sector and attacks the French art of living. I therefore decided, this morning, to send two cases of rosé wine from our region to the White House.
The dedication from the President of the Region is very friendly: “Mr. Trump, rather than excessively taxing our rosé, you should love it with passion and taste it with moderation!”
Cheers!
