Post by Dirk Thornclaw on Nov 11, 2005 2:41:11 GMT -5
You know, all that rioting in France, especially Paris? You better know. If you don't, you've been living in a hole for the past two weeks.
For this unsure of the details, riots in France have been ongoing for 14 straight nights (or is it 15?). They started over the deaths of two teenage Muslims, who were electrocuted on a transformer after being chased by French police. Some Muslim gangs figured it was the fault of the police for their deaths, and began rioting. It quickly spread to other communities around Paris, then to other parts of France, and even to neighbouring Belgium, and possibly Germany, Denmark, Spain and Portugal.
The rioting is slowly being quelled, but it has since spread from just angry Muslims. Other minorities, even some French gangs, have participated in the rioting. Thousands of cars and buildings have been torched, hundreds injured, though only one person has died thus far, I think.
Frankly, I think the French government had it coming. They're very class minded, and, despite freely letting many Muslims and other Africans, Turks and Arabs into France, they've purposely kept them repressed. The vast majority of immigrants live in slums and ghettos, and it's near impossible for anyone of such descent to find a decent job. A revolt has been brewing for some time now.
I've always supported France, especially when they stood against America and vetoed their vote to invade Iraq. But this seems very undemocratic of them. They purposely aren't trying to assimilate the two cultures (French, Islamic), keeping them seperate by class.
Any thoughts? Or do none of you care?
For this unsure of the details, riots in France have been ongoing for 14 straight nights (or is it 15?). They started over the deaths of two teenage Muslims, who were electrocuted on a transformer after being chased by French police. Some Muslim gangs figured it was the fault of the police for their deaths, and began rioting. It quickly spread to other communities around Paris, then to other parts of France, and even to neighbouring Belgium, and possibly Germany, Denmark, Spain and Portugal.
The rioting is slowly being quelled, but it has since spread from just angry Muslims. Other minorities, even some French gangs, have participated in the rioting. Thousands of cars and buildings have been torched, hundreds injured, though only one person has died thus far, I think.
Frankly, I think the French government had it coming. They're very class minded, and, despite freely letting many Muslims and other Africans, Turks and Arabs into France, they've purposely kept them repressed. The vast majority of immigrants live in slums and ghettos, and it's near impossible for anyone of such descent to find a decent job. A revolt has been brewing for some time now.
I've always supported France, especially when they stood against America and vetoed their vote to invade Iraq. But this seems very undemocratic of them. They purposely aren't trying to assimilate the two cultures (French, Islamic), keeping them seperate by class.
Any thoughts? Or do none of you care?
