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This is a speech on Islamic separatism in France, by current President Macron (in French, obviously): https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2020/02/18/proteger
by pnako 6y ago
This is a speech on Islamic separatism in France, by current President Macron (in French, obviously):
https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2020/02/18/proteger-les-libertes-en-luttant-contre-le-separatisme-islamiste-conference-de-presse-du-president-emmanuel-macron-a-mulhouse https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2020/02/18/proteger-le...
He is using multiple times the expression "quartiers de reconquête républicaine" ("suburbs for the Republic to re-conquer").
If the President of a country considers he needs to reconquer parts of his own country, don't you think there is a bit of a problem, beyond whatever Fox News might say?
- hef19898 6y agoI think you are missing very important nuance there. But since you are so familiar with French politics, you will figure it out.
- pnako 6y agoI'm not sure what that's supposed to mean. You might think there is some nuance because the areas with risk of Islamic separatism are not _necessarily_ the same as the high-crime areas where the police cannot easily go. But in practice they definitely are. It's not a pleasant situation, but it's the situation. I can give more background if you are interested, but it is a well-studied problem with no solution in sight.