VLVL II: "What is Fascism?" (fwd)

[Paul Mackin]

On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 11:05, Ghetta Life wrote:
> >From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
> >To put things a little simplistically, France is up against a problem the 
> >U.S. is less plagued by. The French State under the guidance of Chirac 
> >feels under quite a bit of pressure to guard against dilution of French 
> >culture and loss of national cohesion. This is what's largely behind the 
> >headscarf business.
> >
> >From: Richard Fiero <rfiero at pophost.com>
> >http://wais.stanford.edu/France/france_muslimunwillingnesstobeassimilated51103.html
> >" . . . Like the US, France thought of itself as a melting pot, but the 
> >Muslims there seem determined to remain a foreign element in the body 
> >politic. For women, the headscarf has become the symbol of this 
> >determination. . ."
> 
> The French desire to "guard against dilution of French culture" is pathetic 
> IMHO.

It might be a little bit sad. Life is not fair.

>   What we're really talking about is subjugation of a minority out of a 
> fear of loss of personal identity, actually the manifestation of an 
> inferiority complex, which we've seen manifestations of in Quebec, Canada 
> too.  This is the opposite of the concept of a "melting pot," which infers 
> the INCLUSION of ethnic characteristics.

My prediction is that France will profit from American experience and
learn without too much undue delay that the melting pot idea doesn't
work.




> 
> Ghetta
> 
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