In the name of the future, France has become ban happy. Not surprisingly, this ban-craze cropped-up in 2003, following France's unwillingness to go along with America's peace-keeping efforts.

In 2003, France's Culture Ministry banning the use of the term "e-mail" in all government publications, whether printed or electronic. Instead of e-mail, an Americanism, the legal term is now Courriel, a compounding of the French words courrier and electronique to mean electronic mail.

But France's isolationist banning has continued and is broadening. Earlier this month, On October 13, or as they like to say--13 October, the French Assembly unanimously voted to activate legislation banning the distribution of all plastic unless it's biodegradable, essentially eliminating America's ability to export our packaged goods unless we submit to their standards.

Thursday, October 27--France's isolatinist tactics broached the absurd as France's Culture Ministry began pressuring international publishers to "halt foreign propaganda." In response to government pressure, Wiley Press has announced Mark Joyner's The Irresistible Offer will not be available in French nor distributed in France.

Isn't this foolish? How can France expect to excel in the global business environment through tactics of isolation? Moreover, aren't they hampering their business fortitude by denying its citizens world-class business tactics?

Can intentional isolation from America be a winning business strategy?

Howard W. Campbell http://www.PokerWithoutCards.com