From Nidra Poller for Pajamas Media:
The most troubling episode of the French presidential campaign has come and gone without attracting serious attention even in France: Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal willingly participated in ‘a dhimmitude allegiance ceremony.’ This was organized by the Collective ACLEFEU at Clichy-sous-bois, which was the kickoff point of the November 2005 “incidents” (i.e.riots). Even if you don’t understand French, click on Royal’s site and watch the video of the ceremony. Don’t miss the young woman in double-decker hijab sitting to the left of the candidate.Readers will recall the three-weeks of 2005 French mayhem the media presented as the French version of Watts, the “burn-baby-burn” riots of the French dispossessed yearning to be free. Others, myself included, saw a Muslim inspired intifada-type attack against the French state and French society.
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Forgoing her hallmark coquetterie, Ségolène Royal, shapelessly dressed in a beige trench jacket over dark slacks and a nondescript shirt, solemnly placed a wreath at the foot of the monument to the martyred boys— the shahids— and went on to a public ceremony organized by the ACLEFEU guys in their black t-shirts. The Socialist candidate, who usually stands, smiles, flashes her teeth and swishes her skirts, sat demurely at a table. She assured the good people of the banlieue that they are not the problem, they are part of the solution.
But the promises Royal made in her little speech are nothing compared to the “Social Contract” she signed. She took the liberty of reminding them that they would also be asked what they can do for their country… because her intention, when elected, is to ‘mobilize energies,’ not smother them in welfare. And she told them there were some provisions she could not sign, namely certain unrealistic fiscal recommendations. The applause was no less enthusiastic.
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ACLEFEU (“assez le feu,” literally “enough with the fire”) stands for Association Collectif Liberté Egalité Fraternité Ensemble, which is already stretching the point. All French presidential candidates have been invited, or more exactly convoked, to sign the Social Contract no later than March 5th.
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The preamble sets the tone:
“These revolts were a violent, angry, exasperated response to injustice, humiliation, contempt, social grief and pain to our identity—as to our place in the nation—to two events, the tragic death of two children chased by the police and of two other people [?], a police attack against a place of worship [a teargas canister exploded near a mosque during a riot]…” Though torching was the wrong method it was a justified response to the living conditions of families abandoned by the government for thirty years, harassed by the police, stigmatized for their religion and culture. To put out the fires once and for all, citizens and residents of France should demand that presidential and, subsequently, legislative candidates sign the Social Contract.”
Grievances are treated in 9 categories: Employment, Discrimination, Housing, Justice, Education, Citizenship, Distribution of Wealth, Women, Health. For each category, an overall assessment is followed by specific recommendations. Generally speaking the aggrieved are innocent victims who should never be punished no matter what they do, and the guilty parties—rich people, government officials, society at large—should be treated with utmost severity.
This “Register of Grievances” was established by a small minority of the total French population. The overwhelming majority of the aggrieved are black and/or Muslim. With rare exceptions, they belong to a relatively recent wave of immigration initiated in 1973. Their outrageous demands for a radical transformation of the French government, society, and economic system amount to nothing more than the special pleading of a special interest group; a banlieue lobby, so to speak.
How could the presidential candidate of a major political party sign such a document? Did any of her advisors seriously read it? Did she think it was a neat way to rake in votes and show that the banlieue loves her and hates Sarkozy? If more French people understood what happened at Clichy sous bois this week, Royal’s score might dip another few points. The latest polls accredit her with 43% to Sarkozy’s 57%.
Sarkozy so far seems to have escaped signing on the pretense that he is still a minister of government, but one hopes he would have the spine to stay clear of ACLEFEU anyway. He did he get in hot water after referring to the 2005 rioters as "scum." Vive la France?
À Madame Ségolène Royal et à ensemble de Collectif Liberté Egalité Fraternité d'association :
Vos idées au sujet de qui est fautive ici sont à l'envers. L'apaisement mènera à une autre administration de Vichy. Vous oubliez ceci à votre péril : « La seule réponse au mal absolu est fraternité. »
for the rest of us:
"With Mrs Royal Ségolène and whole of Collective Freedom Equality Fraternity of association: Your ideas about which is here faulty are with back. The appeasing will carry out to another administration of Vichy. You forget this with your danger: "the only response to the absolute evil is fraternity"
...and why is this no surprise:
"The overwhelming majority of the aggrieved are black and/or Muslim."
There is still time to work with, but you must ban Muslim Immigration now....
“These revolts were a violent, angry, exasperated response to injustice, humiliation, contempt, social grief and pain to our identity... Though torching was the wrong method it was a justified response
African Americans under Martin Luther King Jr. held non-violent protests and demonstrations throughout the '50s and '60s against "injustice, humiliation, contempt, social grief and pain to our identity"; the Muslim reaction to these same grievances decades later in France was to riot and burn. Violence seems to be the only way Muslims know how to protest anything, down to the most seemingly trivial issues (see the Danish Muhammed cartoons as a perfect example).
Why didn't they just use the railway carriage at Compiegne, like the last time they signed a surrender document to Nazis?
Being a dhimmi means always having to say you're sorry!
Being a Muslim means never having to say your're sorry!
Comprendez?
Being a Muslim means saying , "do I pull the cord before or after I scream Allllahhhh Akkbaaaarr!"
...I certainly hope the US does not allow the MUslims to begin to control the government as it appears in Europe....that includes local,state and federal governments...
Its worse, far worse:
http://sheikyermami.com/2007/02/26/extremely-far-right-extremist-just-like-islamophobic/
France: “Extremely Far Right Extremist”-just like “Islamophobic”
February 26th, 2007
Puzzled? Who wouldn’t be. The idiotic wordplay above is what ‘Socialists’ use to scare people away from those who make more sense then them.
In France, for example, it is the (hopefully losing) left wing tosser Ségolène Royal who keeps attacking her rival Nicolas Sarkozy bitterly. But lets take a closer look on what she considers ‘extremely far right extremist:’
“An example: twice — so it wasn’t a momentary lapse — he (Sarkozy) denounced the slaughter of sheep in baths by certain Muslims for the festival of Eid. That, it’s odious, it’s the vocabulary of the extreme Right.”
???
Did your get that? If you happen to disagree with the revolting practice of halal butchery in the bathrooms of the Banlieu’s or in Paris proper you can consider yourself an ‘Extremely Far Right Extremist”- shame on you! You must be Islamophobic!
Man, that is one ugly pantsuit. Royal really had to stoop low to drop the coutere and shop while holding her pompous nose to get that outfit. Then she sat there like a good dhimmi while the Muslims boss her around. Such a good dhimmi.
When I read the document that Nidra was referring to and compared it to the Royal manifesto called the Presidential Pact I realised that there was little difference, it looks like they were written by the same person.
The only people who intend to vote for her are die hard socialists, all the middle of the road people can't stand her and are intending to vote for Bayrou or Sarkozy.
This stunt of setting up tents next to a canal and fat middle class socialists camping out in solidarity with the homeless was so typical.
Now all the Elephants of the left are joining in, they have their eye on the Prime Minister position I would think and Ms Royal has not the wit to realise that.
Airbus, she starts blaming the French Government, however this once again shows her complete ignorance, Airbus trashed Boering, it had been a success story, but once you stand still things start crashing around you, Boering had to lay off loads of people (its OK they are American, isn't that right Ms Royal) then Boering improved its productivity and then more importantly made the right choice on its product range, unlike Airbus. To Ms Royal that is the French Governments fault, it was a management issue.
This was classic, "The Right has weakened our social security system in allowing deficits to build up, by voting through and unjust reform of the pension system etc." The Government of Jupe in 1997 after years of Socialist rule ignoring the deficits in the Pernsion funds, tried to reform the system, mass strikes and protests stopped that. The Socialists took over and then they did nothing, leaving it to the right to sort out when they got back into power.
I may eat my words but she will not make President, however I do think that the Government will be controlled by the left which is perhaps worse...
Oddly, the French seem always to confuse contempt (including self-contempt) w/sophistication. I can only praise the day that my paternal ancestors decided to leave the good cooking, etc behind, making it possible for yours truly to be born in the USA.
Good heavens but the French still love Woody Allen and despise Americans. Doesn't that sum them up?
Contrarian loathers w/great food and a highly developed esthetic sense .. go figure ...