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Originally Posted by UNDERBYTE
The economy is only one piece of the equation, you do have the radical element that is inciting things. What these people want are enclaves that are governed only by Arab rule - no French or French laws allowed. Imagine a separate Arab state within the French borders......
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I disagree with you on this point. From the interviews I have seen most of the young people feel as though they are treated like second class citizens. Most of them are second generation but feel like they are treated as foreigners. I don’t reject the notion that the young French Arabs and French African kids point to decimation and there prime motivation. However I personally think it is only the surface of a much large problem.
This is a lot like the problems we (the US) had with civil rights in the 60's and 70's. I keep pointing at economics because in the US the major race riots only happened in the poorest urban areas where the perpetrators where poor. Middle class and wealth AA were not setting buildings on fire in 1965.
From my perspective the parallels are very clear. This has more to do with economic inequality than any other factor…why do you think they burn cars?