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Date: Nov 7, 2005

Unrest in France

Date: Nov 7, 2005

Can I assume from the above posting that the end of the program in France is something you want? If so, why?

Date: Nov 7, 2005

[Pontlevoy is 25 km south of Blois.]

Le Monde, 11/6/05

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/articleinteractif/0,41-0,49-707070@45-1489,0.html

...CENTRE. Dans le Loiret, les pompiers ont effectué une quarantaine d'interventions liées à des violences urbaines, principalement à Orléans et Montargis, pour 15 feux de voitures mais aussi des attaques au cocktail molotov contre des magasins, un local pour personnes âgées et un bus. Il n'y a pas eu de blessés. A Blois, les pompiers sont intervenus une vingtaine de fois pour des incendies de véhicules - 18 ont été détruits - ou de poubelles....

[Map of affected cities.]

Le Monde, 11/7/05

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/vi/0,47-0@2-3226,54-707204@51-704172,0.html

Date: Nov 8, 2005

The muslims of France have been marginalized just like the blacks in our country. The answer is more preferences,more affirmative action and more quotas.

Date: Nov 8, 2005

Power to the People wrote:

The muslims of France have been marginalized just like the blacks in our country. The answer is more preferences,more affirmative action and more quotas.

There have been a number of posts recently by poseurs et provocateurs who espouse a position apparently inviting easy criticism. Many of these posts have a common characteristic: no single space after commas and, sometimes, periods. Odd, huh.

As I understand it, France has absolutely NO affirmative action, so it's fairly obvious how well that's working for them.

Date: Nov 8, 2005

Sinking to the bait wrote:

Power to the People wrote:
The muslims of France have been marginalized just like the blacks in our country. The answer is more preferences,more affirmative action and more quotas.

There have been a number of posts recently by poseurs et provocateurs who espouse a position apparently inviting easy criticism. Many of these posts have a common characteristic: no single space after commas and, sometimes, periods. Odd, huh.
As I understand it, France has absolutely NO affirmative action, so it's fairly obvious how well that's working for them.

Comparaison n'est pas raison

Date: Nov 8, 2005

Is there any chance of this rioting spreading to the USM faculty members? In many ways they resemble the poor and dispossessed of the French suburbs.