Agreed. But we have to know what the enemy is writing, thinking and planning. Forewarnd is forearmed . Best, B
_____ From: osint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ssc Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:35 PM To: osint@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [osint] France, Instability and Confrontation With Islam and Third World Wow! where did you find THIS leftist hit piece? Smells like Bush stole the election, twice. Finally, we have someone in France who has a pair of balls, and the leftist doom-and-gloomers are calling it the end of civilization as we know it? Not news. Perhaps because they lost another Communist leadership? They yearn for uncontrolled importation of foreign rioting filth? No, France got tired of the socialist butt-kissing of the criminals in their midst, and elected someone who has balls. It happens, people will only take so much of state-assisted terrorism before they revolt, usually at the ballot box. Beowulf wrote: > > http://www.indolink <http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=051007013325> .com/displayArticleS.php?id=051007013325 > France, Instability and Confrontation With Islam and Third World > The recent election of Nicholas Sarkozy as the President of France is likely > to deepen divisions inside France and can also lead to a growing > confrontation with Islam and the third world. > > The fifty-two years old Hungarian-born immigrant defeated the leftist > candidate Segolene Royal by a wide margin, 53.06% to 46.96%. Sarkozy may > prove to be the most divisive president France has ever had. His election > can sharpen the internal divisions in France to a point where the violent > riots of 2005 (when the question was asked 'Is Paris Burning?') may look > like a picnic fire. > > > Royal had warned that Sarkozy's election can spark violent demonstrations. > As soon as the results were declared, violent demonstrations started. > Because the state was prepared to face the situation and there were large > numbers of police deployed, relatively few people, including policemen, got > injured. But this could be just the beginning of prolonged turbulence and > instability. > > > Sarkozy has an image of a diehard pro-American conservative. He is also > perceived by some as rabid anti-immigrant, anti-Islam and anti-third world. > He is an advocate of a very rigid anti-immigrant policy; he called the > Iranian leaders extremely dangerous and he wants to line up the western > capitalist countries against China. However, his anti-Islam and anti-third > world policies may not only prove disastrous for France, but may also > accelerate the decline of the west and hasten the end of the > western-dominated world. It is ironical that at the time of Sarkozy's > election, President Bush, who tried to champion the neo-conservative right, > has hit the lowest popularity ratings: only about 28% of Americans now > support President Bush. > > > The main cause for Sarkozy's victory can be that he was able to whip up > anti- immigrant hysteria among the white French. Now, the same strategy can > hurt him, lead to increased tensions, and destabilize France. In 2005, as a > minister for the interior, he projected an image of a tough law enforcer to > control the violent riots by the immigrants, who were mostly from North > Africa. Most of these immigrants are Muslims. > > > Besides his tough anti-immigrant stance, the other factors that helped him > win the election were the sluggish economy and high unemployment rate in > France. France's economy continues to lag behind. China surpassed France, > but when the historical rival England also surpassed France, then it really > hurt the French sentiments. He also wants to end the 35-hour workweek. The > French economic growth is one of the slowest in Europe. Last year, the > economy only grew 2.1%. He seems to feel that the 35-hour workweek is > contributing to this situation. > > > Sarkozy's economic policies are unlikely to succeed because internal > stability is a prerequisite for economic growth. If France is headed for > growing tensions and division in the society, then violence and instability > are more likely. France has seen more revolutions and turbulence than any > other major western country. Joan of Arc, a simple peasant girl, freed > France from the English occupation. In 1789, France became the first > European country to have a violent revolution in the modern age. Contrary to > popular belief, France is the first country to have a communist revolution. > The Paris Commune was established about 70 years before the Russian > revolution and both Marx and Engels wrote extensively about the Paris > Commune. In 1968, the students and workers came close to capturing the state > power. This has never happened in any other western capitalist country. For > two weeks, France was without any effective government. > > > Sarkozy's policies can precipitate a situation similar to 1968 in France. > Even a very strong leader such as Charles de Gaulle was unable to control > France at that time, and the turmoil in France led to the downfall of de > Gaulle, who resigned in 1969. Any policy that increases tensions between the > west and the third world and between the west and Islam is bound to fail. > Sarkozy may find out real soon that his anti-immigrant, anti-third world and > anti-Islamic policies may only prove to be a prescription for disaster. What > the world needs is not more divisions and confrontations, but more unity and > harmony. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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