[extropy-chat] FWD (SK) French claim Paris riots more cultured than American riots

[Alfio Puglisi]

On 11/14/05, Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
>
> On Nov 12, 2005, at 10:03 PM, Terry W. Colvin wrote:
>
> >
> >> French authorities have been reluctant to send in troops to quell
> >> the protests, insisting that a military presence will only be
> >> legitimate with UN backing. Bringing the riots under control has
> >> been dismissed as "Anglo-Saxon policing" by members of the
> >> Government. "We do not want to relinquish our proud French
> >> traditions just because they cause mass civil unrest," said Social
> >> Affairs Minister Jean-Louis Borloo. "We will not trade in racism,
> >> mass unemployment and arrogant timidity in policing for a
> >> "McCulture" of law and order."
> >>
> >
>
> This is probably one of the better clues as to why this happened in
> France.   Government that is unwilling to keep the peace hardly
> deserves the name.  I could understand if the riots had some deeper
> political significance perhaps.  But simple out of control
> destruction for no cause but mass frustration?   I would have sent in
> enough police and troops to stop this long ago.   Yes, work on fixing
> the underlying problems.  But in the meantime don't jut let the
> cities burn.

I was assuming that it was a satire? UN backing????

Alfio