Comments on: European Intifada Getting Uglier

By: adrian the ant

adrian the ant — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:44:21 +0000

It’s not quite that simple, The French suburbs aren’t actually a Muslim problem. It’s a problem of unemployement and ghetto building. Many people there are French, please don’t let you mislead by stereotypes.

Maybe the distance from Europe is distorting perceptions.

By: C. Meng

C. Meng — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:38:55 +0000

When Muslims are throwing molotov cocktails and screaming “Allah Akbar,” we know that this is about more than poverty and discrimination. When Muslims reach a certain percentage of the population, you can expect them to make demands on their host governments. Britain will be next – but I don’t think they’ll try too much here in the U.S., since they know what to expect from a population that still has the right to bear arms.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:21:02 +0000

David, it obviously didn’t occur to you that the insurgents we’re fighting in Iraq are the same muslim radicals engaging in violence in France right now.

Try stepping back for a minute to take a look at the overall picture. Should be as simple as those connect the dots pictures from kindergarten.

By: mcconnell

mcconnell — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:58:31 +0000

Here comes the terrorist French Fries.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 07:00:38 +0000

Only thing is, the Iraqis will get a democratic country out of the whole process, aren’t being ruled by a dictator who made it a regular habit to just execute them by the hundreds of thousands or just throw them in jail for whatever reason for who knows long.

Meanwhile the French can expect another civil uprising more severe than this one if something isn’t done to halt immigration/control

By: David Mathews

David Mathews — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 05:08:47 +0000

Let’s compare the dangers of Muslims in France to Americans in Iraq:

Muslims in France: 12 days of rioting (so far), approximately 5,000 cars destroyed and one unfortunate fatality

Americans in Iraq: Three years (so far), approximately 25,000 dead Iraqis and the utter devestation of major cities such as Baghdad and Fallujah

The French Muslims are really a lot less dangerous than the Americans.