France vs. Big Cheese

From the Indpendent:

France, allegedly a nation of "cheese-eating surrender monkeys", is slowly surrendering its authentic tradition of making cheese. Yesterday, "real" cheese-lovers and producers struck back.

In an attempt to alert the nation to the gradual disappearance of its splendid and varied cheese heritage, hundreds of events were held across France to celebrate National Cheese Day.

"In the past 30 years, more than 50 varieties of French cheese have disappeared for ever. Other types are down to their last two or three traditional producers," said Véronique Richez-Lerouge, head of the association which promotes traditional French cheeses. "The share of the market taken by industrial, pasteurised cheeses, which are actually fake cheeses, with a fraction of the true taste and character, is growing all the time."

I actually feel for France...they're losing their national heritage as cheese eating surrender monkeys...they'll always be surrender monkeys, but will they continue to eat cheese if it isn't made in France?