Fucking idiots

Michel Houellebecq, Lanzarote, pp 29-30:

In spite of everything, it seemed we were swiftly moving towards the concept of a world federation dominated by the United States, with English as its common language. Of course, the prospect of being governed by fucking idiots was somewhat disagreeable; but it wouldn't be the first time after all. From all evidence they had left of themselves, the Romans had clearly been a nation of idiots; a fact that hadn't stopped them taking over Judea and Greece. Then came the Barbarians, etc. It was oppressive, this feeling of repetition; I switched over to MTV. MTV without sound is quite bearable; actually it's quite nice, all these trendy girls wiggling around in their skimpy tops.