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Posted on 11/13/2005 2:56:06 AM PST by mal
For many years our family had a house in southern France on the edge of the marshes of the Camargue, not far from the beautiful city of Montpellier. When we first arrived it seemed lost in time. It was bull fighting, sea fishing, farming country with hot summers, cold winters and the treacherous mistral wind — la France profonde. Then the government rapidly developed the beautiful coast for mass tourism and a lot of building went on everywhere. But our village remained much the same, with a bull ring and a church in the main square full of plane trees, a few cafes, a smart pharmacy and not much else. For years we were the only foreigners and while nobody paid us much attention, everyone was pleasant enough. By the end we were on friendly terms with quite a few people.
I say by the end, because we left. We sold the house a few years ago because the atmosphere of the village had gone sour. There was something almost frightening in the air. It is strange to me that people have been so surprised by the past few weeks of burning and rioting in French cities, including Montpellier. It has been obvious for at least 10 years, even to a foreign visitor, that something was badly wrong.
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What no one is willing, or is too afraid to admit - EUROPE HAS BEEN CONQUERED!!!!!
The article conveniently leaves out the genital mutilation of little girls that is being performed over much of Europe and is probably happening here.
Who laughing now, jacguestrap? You incompetent wad of mucus.
If they do cede territory to their resident fascists, I think we should nuke them.
Their policies were elitist and always were. Perhaps that's why our hollywood elites love France so much.
There is the age old fear of 'strangers' that prevents assimilation in many cases and the government's wish to attract immigration for cheap labor purposes that has led to the unintended consequences that we see in Europe.
There is no easy solution. This did not happen overnight and it's not going away overnight, if at all.
The Muslims and the French are both miserable people but only one wants to literally cut our throats.
Again, the same theme. Note how the author mentions irresponsible immigration policies. I cant really understand what sort of a "policy" it really was to bring the worst element from alien cultures to settle in ones country. If they ha imported Algerian cardiologists and neurosurgeons, ok, if they had imported the products of moroccos best technical schools, sure, maybe this wouldnt have happened. Fewer immigrants, better immigrants, immigrants who brought skills, and by selection, a certain work ethic, and values.
They would have expected their kids to study and go to college, and probably wouldnt have tolerated them hanging about street corners doing nothing. They would have held jobs that would allow them a respectability in society.
There would have been few enough of them that they would feel inclined to integrate.
They would have been an addition to the society they lived in, and been capable of appreciating te benefits it brought them.
Instead, lumpen elements from these countries are what have been imported. Illiterate, parochial, unemployable, and probably doing in France, what they did best back home: nothing. A wasted opportunity, which they never even realised they had.
US LEGAL immigration policy in that respect at least isnt a complete failure. It isnt totally blind to qualifications, and what the applicant would bring to the table when he comes to the United States. The employment based immigration guidelines consider college education, special skills etc. Which is why LEGAL immigration to America has actually ADDED to the american rubric.
Case in point, the very high per-capita incomes of immigrant minorities such as Chinese-Americans, Indian-Americans, etc. The disproportionately high representation of these minorities in the medical profession, the number of Indian and Chinese american OWNED companies in silicon valley, etc ad nauseam.
Slowly reality starts to set in...
Agreed, I'm just getting in a few good verbal kicks while jacques has his head in the sand, or a darker place...
Send FEMA.
Heh, is this for real?
Ms. Marrin also points out that some courts in Canada and Britton are allowing sharia law to take precedent over their laws. Recently in North Carolina the Koran was called to be used rather than the Holy Bible in court. In America the ACLU regularly undermines Christian and Jewish teaching but leaves Islam alone. Our children are taught that multicultural and diversity are the Politically Correct way to go; that our own history shows how intolerant we Americans are, how bad we are – NOT how far we have come and what wonderful inventions we’ve given our country and the world, how we have improved life for millions and millions. We too had better wake up and we can start by demanding fewer immigrants be allowed in and those that are must assimilate and learn to speak English before they can apply for schools or jobs. What they speak at home is one thing but how business etc. is conducted and in school it should be English Only.
LOL - he speaks well of you too.........
Habla Espanol?
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