The CFMLers. Sounds ominous.

\me resists urge to be uncharitable

proud of you adam

\me is secretly hoping the things people will now imagine I was thinking of saying were way worse than what I was actually gonna say

The Associated Press are meth heads. Er, Synthetic narcotic alternative chemical dependent individuals.

Refer to Python, Monty for accurate information on the French.

Is "the French people" bad? Maybe they were just trying to stay under the short format tweet length limit (or they had bad parents).

Well: depends on context 😉. It's easier to see when considering the other way around: it's easier to say "I hate the French", than "I hate French people", as the latter is slightly more personal. It's just a micro-improvement, and is a harmless suggestion. It's good at showing up ppl who are pricks though, when they rail against something so inconsequential.