France, Europe: More fucked up than you might think

The shit going down in France right now seems to be based on fundamental problems, meaning that it is only a precursor to more intense events in the future. Dig this quote, chico:

Though France has a policy of officially ignoring ethnic differences in favor of French identity, its people have been slow to open their arms to newcomers who are told that they should enjoy the same rights.

"On paper we're all the same, but if your name is Mohamed, even with a good education, you can only find a job as a porter at the airport," said Kader, 23, who works at the airport. He complained that the immigrant suburbs had been neglected by the current government.

That's from the NYT article today. In addition to the obvious racism, it seems that France has other problems: their demand that goverment provide everyone with jobs. While seemingly only sort of bad by itself, this demand becomes more volatile when people feel they are being discriminated against. Suddenly, it is not employers who aren't hiring people but the government who is depriving them of their rights. Germany would seemingly also have this problem brewing, if it hasn't begun already. Of course, they always copy the french so look for turks going nuts in berlin in a week or so. there's NO TURNING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!