Posted on 11/08/2005 9:57:22 AM PST by areafiftyone
France's Horrendous Balance Sheet
At the New York Sun, the editor of Paris journal Valeurs Actuelles reveals that when rioters are shopping for a car that will look nice in flames, they’re sparing vehicles belonging to Muslims: France Facing ‘Horrendous’ Balance Sheet. (Hat tip: NC.)
How ethnic is the present violence in France? Liberal commentators, both in France and abroad, tend to say that poverty and unemployment, rather than race or religion, are the driving force behind the riots. Mr. Villepin himself tends to share this view, at least in part. He said yesterday on TV that he is earmarking enormous credits for housing rehabilitation, education, and state-supported jobs in the areas where the unrest has developed. But the fact remains that only ethnic youths are rioting, that most of them explicitly pledge allegiance to Islam and such Muslim heroes as Osama bin Laden, that the Islamic motto - Allahu Akbar - is usually their war cry, and that they submit only to archconservative or radical imams.
The fact also remains, according to many witnesses, that the rioters torch only “white” cars, meaning white owned cars, and spare “Islamic” or “black” ones. One way to discriminate between them is to look for ethnic signs like a sticker with Koranic verses or a picture of the Kaaba in Mekka or a stylized map of Africa. Further evidence of the animating influence in the riots lies with the French rap music to which the perpetrators listen. Such music obsessively describes White France as a sexual prey.
Sooner or later one of these cars is going to explode in a fireball and take a lot of people with it.
LGF! Very good point! If this isn't a message from the universe in general, then I don't know what is.
Shoot as far as I am concerned, Islam is Satan's revenge on God for his fall and for Christ.
How can they tell, you ask!!!?
It's the Kerry/Edwards or Hillary Clinton Bumper Stickers!
But I was taught in school that only white people are racist.
Sorry, no Bumber Stickers in fwance.
"a sticker with Koranic verses or a picture of the Kaaba in Mekka or a stylized map of Africa."
That's bull.
They just know whose car's whose.
Oh stop it. Do you believe that if you gave them jobs tomorrow that this jihad would end? Get a life.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO???? I haven't posted anything.
Sorry. It was not aimed at you but at the author of the article posted. You are OK in my book.
Sorry, not aimed at you. I was objecting to the assertion that this is economic. You didn't do it. Then my eyes crossed and I posted my apology to the wrong guy, who is also OK. Hope this is right.
That's the NY Sun. They are usually pretty conservative in their views.
LOL Thats okay.
Sorry! I meant to post to LFG. I hae a bad head cold. Not thinking real straight. Gotta love decongestants.
LOL Hope you feel better! :-)
Never mind, I am all messed up. Sorry Area51. again. I better step away from the keyboard before I really mess up.
You have no standing here to say this to areafiftyone. He didn't post anything anyway dunderhead. Maybe you should lurk for awhile until you get the hang of this forum, newbie.
Of course, they want to return France tot he good old days of pack mules, so naturally only French will have cars.
Thats okay Thank you for your support and sticking up for me, but Rapscallion apologized and explained. Rapscallion actually was targeting the Author of the article in the NY Sun. But Thanks again!
I think it's far more likely an exaggerated adolescent male point of view of life, the universe, & everything.
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