2013-12-02 NY Times: ‘Anti-Racism’ of the Left Reaps Scorn in France

[sivullinen.]

Poimin muutaman kiinnostavan lauseen kolumnista.

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So what exactly does that mean? Some years ago, Mr. Finkielkraut elaborated by saying that "anti-racism was the communism of the 21st century," suggesting that only brave free-thinking dissidents could raise their voices against the reigning ideology.

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"One can observe a very clear hardening of French public opinion on the question of immigration," said Jérôme Fourquet, a director at the polling company Ifop, commenting on poll results published in the magazine Valeurs Actuelles that showed the percentage of French people who think immigration to be a good thing for the country dropping to 37 percent in 2013, from 49 percent in 2007.

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Inside, the magazine circled back to anti-racism, in an article titled "Omerta." "Anyone who dares to question the credo (that immigration is a bonus for France), repeated in chorus by most of the French media, is thought to be a racist," the article concluded.

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He called the Minute cover "a stupidity" that the current Socialist government turned into a "national event." At a time of high unemployment and record low popularity ratings, "the Socialists have nothing else to rally around," he added.

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Amerikkalaiset uutisoivat Ranskan tilanteesta. Siellä pahapaha rasisti sana alkaa menettää tehoaan. Rotukissa potee fobiaa ja juoksee Mustia pakoon. Sosialistien lehdet ulisevat rasismia. Liika on liikaa tuumii jo ranskatarkin.