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"Mugged by la Réalité: The unreported race riot in France": Olivier Guitta writing in the Weekly Standard (thanks to Ted Robertson):
Fredric Encel, Professor of international relations at the prestigious Ecole Nationale d'Administration in Paris and a man not known for crying wolf, recently stated that France is becoming a new Lebanon. The implication, far-fetched though it may seem, was that civil upheaval might be no more than a few years off, sparked by growing ethnic and religious polarization. In recent weeks, a series of events has underlined this ominous trend.On March 8, tens of thousands of high school students marched through central Paris to protest education reforms announced by the government. Repeatedly, peaceful demonstrators were attacked by bands of black and Arab youths--about 1,000 in all, according to police estimates. The eyewitness accounts of victims, teachers, and most interestingly the attackers themselves gathered by the left-wing daily Le Monde confirm the motivation: racism.
Some of the attackers openly expressed their hatred of "little French people." One 18-year-old named Heikel, a dual citizen of France and Tunisia, was proud of his actions. He explained that he had joined in just to "beat people up," especially "little Frenchmen who look like victims." He added with a satisfied smile that he had "a pleasant memory" of repeatedly kicking a student, already defenseless on the ground.
Another attacker explained the violence by saying that "little whites" don't know how to fight and "are afraid because they are cowards." Rachid, an Arab attacker, added that even an Arab can be considered a "little white" if he "has a French mindset." The general sentiment was a desire to "take revenge on whites."
Sometimes petty theft appeared to be the initial motivation. One or two bullies would approach a student and ask for money or a cell phone. Even if the victim complied right away, they would start beating him or her. A striking account was provided by Luc Colpart, a history and geography teacher and member of the far-left union SUD. Colpart said the scenes of violence were so disturbing that he could not sleep for days. He saw students being beaten or pulled by the hair. He stressed that assailants who stole cell phones smashed them in front of their victims: "It was a game. Hatred and fun."...
Posted by Robert at April 8, 2005 1:36 AM
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Of course it was nothing to do with the fact that the Qu'ran teaches Muslims to hate non-Muslims.
In France I can tell you that the main-stream press showed it on the news TF1 for example when it happened, but did not go into it in any detail. Though I did see it mentioned again a week later, though for about 20 seconds.
Reading the second page of this article is interesting, what nationality? Wake up call, is anyone listening, do any of our leaders have a clue what to do, no, maybe appeal to the Muslim vote, ho hum.
What is interesting is that a professor at the ENA is getting concerned, so perhaps the next batch of French leaders might have their collective juices moulded to address it, one can always hope...
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at April 8, 2005 5:38 AM
The use of the term "Gaul" for the non Jewish, non Moslem, white French is interesting. The name Wales cames from the same root, I believe, Gaulish - Gwallish - Wallish - Wales and is pre Roman. The term WASP, although an accurate description of my background (white anglo saxon protestant) always felt like an insult. Does anyone know what "feel" the term Gauloise has?
Posted by: Granny Weatherwax at April 8, 2005 7:29 AM
Sometimes petty theft appeared to be the initial motivation. One or two bullies would approach a student and ask for money or a cell phone. Even if the victim complied right away, they would start beating him or her. A striking account was provided by Luc Colpart, a history and geography teacher and member of the far-left union SUD. Colpart said the scenes of violence were so disturbing that he could not sleep for days. He saw students being beaten or pulled by the hair. He stressed that assailants who stole cell phones smashed them in front of their victims: "It was a game. Hatred and fun."...
TRY THAT IN THE UK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
The French have always sadly been last to Arms when they needed to,
I,d be shocked if they got away with those Tactics here
Its almost like people are waiting for some misdeamenor to happen, tthen the shit will hit the Fan
at April 8, 2005 7:36 AM
Its because the French teach in their schools that their population originated from the Gauls, to give the French people their national identity, rather amusing teaching that to a hijab. After the fall of the Roman Empire the Franks became masters of a large population of Gauls, some even turning up in full Roman armour in the early period...
Its similar to steaming in the UK, I saw the television pictures and I helped someone in the UK once who was steamed.
Actually the French have at least recognised that they need to do something to defend the secular constitution against religious extremism, I don't think that has sunk home in good old blighty yet...
Posted by: Daffersd at April 8, 2005 8:31 AM
That's it, France...keep on importing Muslims.
Posted by: DCWatson at April 8, 2005 8:58 AM
France is a bit stronger in defending the Secular status and the state. The politicians seem to have that understanding about the issue, while in the UK I just see sucking up for the Muslim vote.
Chirac is shameless in whatever he says and can not be taken on what the French really do, note that the are masters at saying one thing and doing something different..
The French police and intelligence service can do what they want with terrorists, and do. Rather perversely I have more faith in France in this aspect then in Britain and how often can I say that!!!
Posted by: Daffersd at April 8, 2005 9:08 AM
"Chirac is shameless..." -- from a posting above.
Chirac is, or was (it hardly matters) on the take. Google "Kniphausen Hawk" and "jihadwatch" and "Posted by Hugh" for a sample of the kind of gifts that have been bestowed by Arab admirers. For services rendered. For a good attitude. For Most Improvement.
Posted by: Hugh at April 8, 2005 10:22 AM
Guys,
With the greatest of Respect, That was not the subject of the question, I know as a Brit that our Government is sucking up for the Islamic Vote, But we are talking about a peaceful rally on the streeets of Paris (so lets say London) being attacked by basically Islamic Militants
I,ve never heard or seen that happen here and what i am saying is the British PEOPLE (not the Government) would NEVER accept that
Think about it, The BNP would have a field day and their would be terrible retributions
We ain,t French, and we won,t accept attacks on our People
at April 8, 2005 10:48 AM
Those eyebrows really move when he is trying to be sincere, it gets me giggling all the time...
The rules for funding political parties hardly helps matters and it is not just an issue in France. I used to think it was a trap set up by each party that was in power, I suppose I still think that.
But the French are very very aggresive when the Republic is at risk and I see signs that they have woken up to the threat.
Posted by: Daffersd at April 8, 2005 10:55 AM
Hold on, these people were the criminal element, black people and the disaffected Muslim youths that terrorize the French inner cities. They had a day out to terrorize the young French middle-class white people demonstating against cuts in education, they were soft targets.
I have seen such things in the UK from the criminal fraternity, though the aspect here is the added spice from these French Muslims youths who are a truely horrible group of people.
These are not yet the fundementalists, but they will be the foot soldiers of Islam when the time comes, but they are criminals with a in-built hatred of non-muslims.
Posted by: Daffersd at April 8, 2005 11:09 AM
I wonder if they think muhammad was weak and "little", after all he was white.
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 63:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
While we were sitting with the Prophet in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet was sitting amongst us (his companions) leaning on his arm. We replied, "This white man reclining on his arm." The an then addressed him, "O Son of 'Abdul Muttalib."
Posted by: Carolyn2 at April 8, 2005 11:52 AM
Where is Professor Ward Churchill now? Would not such behavior as described in the article above denote that "some people push back"? Is not this a manifestation of Eurabia's chickens coming home to roost? Is there no philosophical consistency whatsoever in the minds of deconstructionists?
Posted by: ted at April 8, 2005 1:12 PM
This is gonna get worse, it won´t be long before we need to organize, we can do it legally, and we could send a signal to our governments doing so.
By the way French people vote no to the EU constitution, you got more power to get the politicians think than UK and my Denmark vote no, they count on we do that.
Posted by: TBH_1 at April 8, 2005 5:15 PM
Europe is lost...period. Muslims votes and oil have bought the European politico's.
JW'ers might take note from the article that it was the "left wing" le monde that did the interviews and confirmed the motivation as anti White racism, too bad they failed to mention except in passing the Islamism of the rioters.
France is in bad shape. Acording to a Deutsche Welle documentary on European Journal. There are enclaves of muslims in France in which the police will not enter (also reported by Evan Kohlmann in Al Qaida in Europe, the Bosnian Afghan Network).
Muslim women have protested in the streets, the abuse they suffer at the hands of muslim men and the government does nothing, nothing at all. Marseille is 90% muslim or more.
There are two ways to look at the problem, religious ideology, and economic - profit.
France (and Europe) are entirely dependent on Muslim oil, France is dependent on Iranian oil.
The world is addicted to "black crack" (petroleum), and the muslims control the source of supply.
The right wing is a major contributor to the problem, because they refute and ridicule environmentalists, led by their own false prophets and pied pipers they consider any concerns about alternative energy, environmentalism, conservation part of a "leftist" agenda,and thus instinctively react, reject and ridicule efforts to save our arses.
And Europe swarms with immigrants, just as immigration is proving a problem in the US, because Europeans and Americans refuse to perform the menial chores, at low wages that immigrants will. Farm laborers, janitors, maids, waiters, waitresses, taxi drivers, low paid and unskilled factory workers - immigrants, and in Europe that translates to Muslim, in America Hispanic.
The need for oil and cheap labor are major contributors to the demise of Europe, and at the vanguard of this demise are the "free enterprise" capitalists whose only concern is the bottom line, stock prices, profit maximization.
And the problem is made worse because the suppliers of "black crack" use the money they extort from their customers (with of course the help of Exxon-Texaco, Mobil, BP-Shell) to buy up western politicians and buy up our national debt, law firms,lobbyists and major shares in our corporations.
The Saudis for instance own 7% of our national debt and as stockholders 15% of our economy, and of course The Bush/Cheney/Rove maehfil. (It was bin Laden money that enabled George Jr to get Arbusto off the ground, and the Saudi Bush connection is alive and well today).
Maehfil an Arabic word meaning union, from whence the Sicilians got the word mafia and the lucrative idea of "protection money'(jizyah).
Posted by: Giaour at April 8, 2005 5:25 PM
Giaour
We need to become aware of the role of corporations in all of this. They are the one's who wanted cheap labour without realising, or caring, the implications this would have on their respective countries.
Posted by: Voltaire at April 8, 2005 6:12 PM
DaveyE...
"Its almost like people are waiting for some misdemeanor to happen, then the s**t will hit the fan."
I'm going to mark up your paper a little with a red pen. (We are -- after all -- dealing with the French.) Lets do a rewrite. Lets try this:
"Its almost like people are waiting for some misdemeanor to happen, then the truffles will hit the fan".
Once the French realize that they will have to pour out their Chateau Lefite Rothschilds, and other good wines --if Muslims take over-- the Muslims will not stand a chance.
Forward The Colours...
Posted by: SCV at April 9, 2005 2:19 AM
Chaps there is nothing scarier then an enraged French leftie, after this episode I think they are starting to get the message, of course they should have got it from the number of Arab girls with smiley scars..., one burnt alive by her rapists near Paris, but they are slow to anger apart from when they are en greve.
As the left-wing unions control the country I guess its when they realize that the fun will start.
The French secret service is very effective and they have some apostles in their ranks...
Posted by: Daffersd at April 9, 2005 7:53 AM
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