I don't believe anybody has voiced their political opinions! What's your problem? Thank you for your 300 jumps!
Joachim > [Original Message] > From: isaac milton <rousedab...@yahoo.com> > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 11/14/2005 9:37:54 PM > Subject: Re: KR> Civil unrest in France > > Hi guys, > > I'm building in Boise Idaho, am African American by > ethniticy, and was Army Special Forces for nearly 10 > years... wounded in Panama in 89, relatively new > pilot, but have taken off 300 more times than I've > landed, so I feel comfortable with you guys. I enjoy > the threads, it's helped me a lot, and I spend most of > my evenings soaking it up. I'd appreciate, > respectfully, if you leave the political opinions > elsewhere, as any position has it's counter, and here > is not the place. Don't you agree? > > Isaac Milton > KR-2 ROUSEDABOUT > Boise Idaho, USA > > > --- Serge VIDAL <serge.vi...@sagem.com> wrote: > > > Hi, Phil, and all. > > > > Yep, I'm OK, the "civil unrest" is definitely not in > > my street. Pity, > > though, 'cause it would be a rare opportunity at > > taking potshots at the > > rioters! ;-) > > > > More seriously, the situation in France is quite > > simple: around all large > > cities, we have suburbs full of young Arabs and > > Africans, whose fathers > > came to France long ago when jobs were aplenty. > > There are also lots of > > illegal immigrants there, too. These guys probably > > represent more than 10% > > of the population now, although nobody knows for > > sure, because the law > > forbids to make statistics on an ethnic basis. > > > > In general, these populations failed to succeed, > > despite the faboulous > > help you get from the state (education is free, and > > of good quality; > > parents get monthly child education grants; > > unemployed people get generous > > pensions, and when these dry out, you get a "minimum > > income" grant which > > is about two thirds of minimum wages; public > > transports are heavily > > subsidised; and so on; the list is endless, as is > > the list of taxes to > > finance all that). > > > > These guys are simply not interested in becoming > > "normal" citizens, and > > blame everybody else for their failure. You don't > > let them do whatever > > they want? You're a racist, period! > > > > When France went under attack by Algerian > > terrorists, each time the police > > arrested or killed one, these guys would riot, in > > support. For the past > > ten years or so, they have celebrated on New Year's > > Eve by burning cars > > (about 500 a year). This time, the unrest has been > > triggered by the fact > > that two robbers ran away the police, hid inside an > > electrical converter > > post, and killed themselves. > > > > Make no mistake. France is not an ethnically based > > nation. We believe in > > equal citizenship and common values, and our model > > puts the state well > > above communities. Religion and race are considered > > private matters, and > > don't get special statuses. We have always had lots > > of migrants here. Just > > look at me: father was half Spanish, half Moroccan; > > mother is Swiss. The > > guy sitting in front of me at the office is from > > Italian origin. My > > assistant is from South East Asia. > > > > But smooth integration does not seem to work with > > these guys. > > > > In short, France now houses a large hostile and > > useless population, and no > > government will have the balls to deal with the > > issue, for fear of being > > branded racists, or insensitive, or whatever. They > > will simply dump more > > money into these suburbs, and raise more taxes to > > pay for it. Their > > subsidized housing will probably be repainted and > > overhauled for the > > umptenth time, so that they can vandalize it again. > > > > I'm afraid this country is doomed, because we seem > > not to know the > > difference between being human and being stupid. > > > > Serge Vidal > > KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" > > Paris, France > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at > > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
