[extropy-chat] Re: riots in france

Damien Sullivan phoenix at ugcs.caltech.edu
Mon Nov 7 06:46:28 UTC 2005


On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 08:48:11PM -0500, Joseph Bloch wrote:
> Jack Parkinson wrote:
> 
> > PEOPLE (of any race or creed) live in ghettos in any part of the 
> >world where they feel the need to support each other against  a 
> >hostile environment. 
> 
> Then why do they move into a hostile environment in the first place? And 
> then stay?

The young ones burning cars were probably *born* in France.

I'm no expert on France, but I know large labor strikes are more common and
disruptive than here.  Not that this is the same, but I wonder if in fact they
haven't assimilated somewhat.  "Large public disturbances R us!"

-xx- Damien X-) 



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