Re: French Secularism, suburbia and Burning Beds

Excellent reply, Jim, but it wasn't my post you're responding to.
tina

>
>Yes, Tina, I do. In this case sadism and totalitarianism is expressed by
>the imposition of a bland secularism upon an entire populace whether they
>believe in it or not. I really don't see how we can walk in another
>person's shoes when we don't allow them to wear their own shoes to begin
>with. Why can't Muslim girls wear their head scarves? Why is that so
>threatening? Who do they hurt?
>
>Honestly, a lot of the French are sounding just as narrow and intolerant as
>a lot of good old redneck boys do over here in 'merika.
>
>I did mediate my opinion in my next post, though -- I'd really like to read
>the full text of Chirac's speech.
>
>I'll further qualify what I said right now: I don't think that Chirac as a
>person is sadistic and totalitarian, but that Enlightenment Liberalism is
>inherently sadistic and totalitarian, especially when it comes to religious
>faith or anything else that doesn't fit in with straight capitalism, free
>market, money is all we need to have in common ideals...
>
>Check out this interview with another guy with a French sounding name,
>Alain Boudiou, who I think has some interesting insights:
>
>http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/5/alainbadiou.php
>
>Jim
>
>PS So what, Chirac gets beat up a bit :). Bush gets it all the time.
>
>
>Valérie Aron wrote:
>>I thought I was going to have a nice evening, and all, when I opened my
>>mail
>>box and had the stupid curiosity to take a look at the article about
>>Chirac,
>>and , the best!, at the comments coming from subscribers. My feelings were
>>shared between sadness, rage, and consternation. And pity.
>>Hmm, I'm gonna try to save the next hours from total despair ....
>>Oh, Jim, are you sure you know what 'sadistic" and 'totalitarian" mean?
>>Valérie
>
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