Life in Colorful France

[Michael Hardner]

I can't speak about the video in the OP (and you are right to note that there is no context) but in the broader sense, there is a problem in France. Among people I know, most explain that there are areas near most cities where they and the police simply don't go.

If there are problems then let's discuss them the way that we do - with reason, curiosity and to advance our knowledge of things.

I don't like to prop up his lousy threads by adding a good argument after a bad one.

[Moonlight Graham]

I love seeing people grasp for straws to try to remind everyone that every race does this equally everywhere and at all times...

You try to blame everything on "race", and that's your problem. You do not understand or separate the difference between "race" and "culture". You have no understanding of psychology or sociology.

At one time, my race, whities of European origin, used to routinely torture criminals by horrifying means, such as the infamous "rack". Used to take on slaves, but no more. It was not long ago in Canada that the law said that a man could legally rape a woman if they were married.

In the nature vs nurture debate, you haven't a clue. You are a twisted racist who tries to rationalize these warped thoughts of yours with pseudo-intellectualism.

Edited June 10, 2010 by Moonlight Graham

[Shwa]

You are a twisted racist who tries to rationalize these warped thoughts of yours with pseudo-intellectualism.

I think labelling someone as a 'racist' is iffy, and clearly this is the case with Lictard.

Racism implies, and may even require, a measure - even small - of power of something; whether that is institutional power, social power, intellectual power, etc. Things Lictard simply does not possess. Since posters here have expended considerable energy on careful and correct arguments that clearly make his/her position untenable at best, and he refuses to acknowledge such rational sanction, the best he can aspire to is simple-minded bigotry. Or boogey-man syndrome since his beliefs are likely grounded in fear than anything else.

His beliefs have no rationale, they make no sense, they carry no weight, thus - even as a wanna-be racist - his ideas are rather impotent and limp and lean towards obstinancy and intolerance, the hallmarks of a mere frustrated bigot. The interesting part is that his bigotry is likely a reaction against his lack of personal power - for example, note the thread where he was "dragged out" to see the movie "Sex in the City 2.' The use of his language betrays his position - being "dragged out" used as an excuse for publically admitting his easy submission to someone else, likely a woman.

Lictard continually tries to erect some political perspective, but either can't get it up enough to aspire to bona fide racism or he quickly blathers on from the onset to completely unsatisfactory results. Hence the submissive act to the woman, who likely is unaware of his views such as the woman who is unaware that her hubbie us secretly beating off while watching porn on the Internet.

But racist? Nah. No power whatsoever, except over his own private club of one; which is a small membership no matter how you look at it.