I’ve also lived in SF and believe me, the problem is entirely different. It’s just a different scale. We’re not talking about having « diverse neighborhoods »

I’ve also lived in SF and believe me, the problem is entirely different. It’s just a different scale. We’re not talking about having « diverse neighborhoods » or « sketchy neighborhoods » ( it’s part of the fun of living in a big city). Actually i’ve lived a huge part of my life in those neighborhoods, and criminality isn’t such a big problem (although things are very very different if you’re a girl). The most pressing matter for the country is the cultural gap between very large parts of the whole french population (not just a district or a city). The country is currently facing an identity crisis and the fact that overtly racists political parties are close to winning every election should be a sign that something’s going really bad there. Unfortunately the debate is completely crippled by people who refuse to address the issue like grown ups ( either by calling everyone a racist, or by actually being racist)