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"Being born the son of a dark skinned immigrant in Europe is - in spite of all the politically correct mumblings - not the same as being born 'white'" So do no
by plinkplonk 17y ago
"Being born the son of a dark skinned immigrant in Europe is - in spite of all the politically correct mumblings - not the same as being born 'white'"
So do non-white non-muslims participate in these riots?
Motivation for question ==
(1)if the riots are a protest against racial discrimination dark skinned people of all religions would riot, as happens in the USA occasionally
(2) if the riots are a protest against religious discrimination one would imagine muslims/non christians riot, dark skinned or not
or (3) is it the case that if you are darkskinned and muslim you get discriminated against (but, not say, if you are darkskinned and christian), in which case non-white muslims riot?
- jacquesm 17y agoI think it is neither, it just so happens that the majority of the disillusioned youths in France have a few things in common, most are 'coloured', most are muslims. This makes it very easy for politicians to tap in to the fear factor present in the older and the not so well educated portions of their respective societies because these people are different and do bad things. If it were religious I think the attacks would not be against property the way it is now, if it would be racial there would be other overtones. That does not mean that the risk that it will become that way isn't present though. I think it is mostly an expression of frustration by the 'have nots and probably never will haves' vs the people that can afford the goodies, such as cars. Interesting aside, the current French Prime Minister Nicholas Sarkozy rode to his current position on his 'tough' stance during all this.
- plinkplonk 17y agoInteresting. Thanks. Sounds more like class warfare than religious/racial protests.