Posted by: Vivant January 11, 2015
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Vhotee,
That is a lot of emotion in your comments, some of which doesn't warrant a response, but I will say this:
Just because Muslim countries discriminate against their migrants, as deplorable as that is, that is no excuse for France to do the same. By comparing the size of the pile of trash in your backyard to someone else's, all you are proving is the existence of your own trash and reinforcing the need to clean it.
On the other hand, if France truly thinks it is a more enlightened society, the society of Voltaire, it should set an example for how a modern progressive Western society deals with the complexities of immigration and changing social structures. Marginalization is not the answer. And telling people they were treated worse where they came from is no reason to treat them badly again. You have to rise above that.
French Muslims born in the country are as French as anyone else by birth right. Many of the laws of France were written for a different society with few or no immigrants and do not take into account the aspirations of the multicultural society France has become today. People can chose to live in denial about the demographic and cultural realities for only so long. Since mass deportation is not feasible, France is going to have to accept its Muslims and some of the cultural baggage that comes with them. Trying to break their spirits and coerce them into submission hasn't worked so far and is unlikely to work again in the future.
That is a lot of emotion in your comments, some of which doesn't warrant a response, but I will say this:
Just because Muslim countries discriminate against their migrants, as deplorable as that is, that is no excuse for France to do the same. By comparing the size of the pile of trash in your backyard to someone else's, all you are proving is the existence of your own trash and reinforcing the need to clean it.
On the other hand, if France truly thinks it is a more enlightened society, the society of Voltaire, it should set an example for how a modern progressive Western society deals with the complexities of immigration and changing social structures. Marginalization is not the answer. And telling people they were treated worse where they came from is no reason to treat them badly again. You have to rise above that.
French Muslims born in the country are as French as anyone else by birth right. Many of the laws of France were written for a different society with few or no immigrants and do not take into account the aspirations of the multicultural society France has become today. People can chose to live in denial about the demographic and cultural realities for only so long. Since mass deportation is not feasible, France is going to have to accept its Muslims and some of the cultural baggage that comes with them. Trying to break their spirits and coerce them into submission hasn't worked so far and is unlikely to work again in the future.