[extropy-chat] riots in france

[spike]

scerir:

> in California (remember Marcuse? and Angela Davis?), etc.

Well, actually no, but I am not the most historically
savvy guy you ever met.  Thanks scerir, this gives me 
a starting point for googling myself up to speed.

spike




> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org [mailto:extropy-chat-
> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of scerir
> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:33 AM
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> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] riots in france
> 
> From: "spike"
> 
> > Specific question: they keep saying these
> > are the worst riots since the 1968 student
> > uprisings.  What were they rioting about
> > in 1968?
> 
> In 1968 French students (and workers) were rioting
> against the old politics (Gaullism), the 'establishment',
> the old culture, and all that. But the same happened
> in Italy, in Germany, in California (remember Marcuse? and
> Angela Davis?), etc.
> 
> Now *immigrants* (not just the old 'Pieds-Noirs', but also
> arabs and people coming from east) are rioting, around Paris,
> because they cannot get a job, because of money. The economy
> in France (but the same thing in Germany, and in Italy, etc.)
> is in bad condition. Our growth is < 1%. Your (US) growth is
> well > 3%.
> 
> s.