life in the Kasbah

Submitted by Michael S (United States), Jan 23, 2015 at 22:44

Hi, Udont

I was reacting to your username, which seemed to be a put-down of "Charlie Hebdo" (and perhaps, by extension, of Americans in general). I'm glad you gave this further post, which is enlightening.

What you seem to be saying, is that these largely African & Muslim suburban quarters are like "kasbahs" orun by drug lords. While that might decouple the problem from Muslim vs Secular religious politics, it certainly doesn't paint a good picture of France -- it looks more like Mexico, or colonial Algeria, than the US.

BTW, I don't watch Fox News; usually it's PBS or the BBC, as well as the Internet. How did you ever come to such a conclusion???

Unlike Charlie, I usually don't have many thoughts about France, either for or against. In my book, Europe is a big nest of atheist, anti-Christian and anti-Jewish people who are best left to themselves. I am much more concerned about Americans who seem to be picking up on their world-view. Even at that, I don't lose sleep over the matter. No personal offense met here, but the Euries seem to be leading the charge of the lemmings, and there's not much anyone can do to stop them. There will be a world war in not too many years as a result of it... so...

So, what? I need to get my paperwork in order, so I can pay my taxes. LIfe goes on..

I hope the best for you, and for your fellow Europeans. Enjoy life while you can; we all will eventually lie in our graves, and then comes the Judgment.

-- Michael

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