tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post113351083615638548..comments2024-03-22T19:12:22.089+11:00Comments on One Salient Oversight: The danger of nationalistic-coloured glassesNeil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-1133692390134984532005-12-04T21:33:00.000+11:002005-12-04T21:33:00.000+11:00What race are the French? I'm not too sure what th...What race are the French? I'm not too sure what that question means. I'm assuming that, racially, they are very similar to most white people who live in Western Europe.<BR/><BR/>As far as racism is concerned - I have been reading that most of the rioters were actually 2nd or 3rd generation French-born citizens, not migrants who have been in the country for ten years or less.<BR/><BR/>It is true that France does not allow Muslim women to wear their headscarfs in school. The reason they give is that school is an entirely secular institution. Strangely enough, Turkey - a mainly Muslim nation - also has a ban on headscarfs for the same reason.<BR/><BR/>Does racism exist in France? Absolutely. Does it exist to the same extent as we have in America / Australia? I don't know, but I would gather that the problems are less pronounced. The reason why racial minorities are not officially recognised is because they are considered to be "French". In the same way, African-Americans and Native Americans are regarded as "Americans".<BR/><BR/>Look... I'm not going to present France as the paragon of all virtue etc etc. There are serious problems in the country that need to be dealt with and their politicians appear to be either too self-absorbed or too gutless to do anything about it. Yet, when you look at certain measureable social statistics, France has a lot of good things going for it - much better than our own countries.Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-1133638364450931512005-12-04T06:32:00.000+11:002005-12-04T06:32:00.000+11:00Good point regarding the progressive policies, how...Good point regarding the progressive policies, however....<BR/><BR/>1) What race are the French?<BR/><BR/>2) Is it really true that the mainstream press is entirely ignoring the fact that the French have opressed Muslims in ways that would be blatantly unconstitutional in America, such as forbidding ethnic garb in any work or school environment? I'm not saying that America doesn't have any huge problems (the income gap is a seriously damning evil), but I'm not sure I'm convinced about the superiority of France when it comes to the racism card.Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.com