French rioting spurs British haughtiness, introspection - Yahoo! News
What will it take for the world to really deal with racism and the cancer of white supremacy? Many talk of crimes committed by those who feel marginalized and discriminated against, but will the world ever honestly talk about the what causes such responses? It's easy to think that non-whites are just "programmed" that way. The episodes of rioting in France, mother nature shining a spotlight on race relations/issues here in the United States, it all brings to mind an audio clip of Dick Gregory I heard in one of Meshell Ndegeocello's songs. It says "Understand young folks, when you put property rights ahead of human rights - understand you're tampering with nature. Hmm. That's right. You see, property rights is controlled by man, and human rights, is controlled by nature." ~ ("Human Rights & Property Rights")
French rioting spurs British haughtiness, introspection - Yahoo! News: "'There is no love lost for the French,' acknowledges Dominic Butler, 23, an account manager for a print service in London.
Matthew Stevens, 26, Butler's co-worker, notes that Britain has had its own struggles to integrate disaffected Islamic youths, something revealed by the London transit bombings in July.
The two men say the French riots and London bombings have highlighted differences between attitudes toward race and economic opportunity in Britain and France. In France, it's rare to see someone of North African heritage in a position of power in business or public life. In London, Stevens and Butler say, they see Middle Easterners or Pakistanis in management.
Bob Nani, 21, a clothing salesman in London, says he knows the difference between the French and English systems firsthand. Nani, who is of Algerian heritage, spent a year in France before coming to London several years ago.
'There are no jobs there (for North Africans),' Nani says of France, where he has family members. 'If you apply for a job and deserve it, you won't get it. They give it to white men. If you deserve something here, you get it.'"
French rioting spurs British haughtiness, introspection - Yahoo! News: "'There is no love lost for the French,' acknowledges Dominic Butler, 23, an account manager for a print service in London.
Matthew Stevens, 26, Butler's co-worker, notes that Britain has had its own struggles to integrate disaffected Islamic youths, something revealed by the London transit bombings in July.
The two men say the French riots and London bombings have highlighted differences between attitudes toward race and economic opportunity in Britain and France. In France, it's rare to see someone of North African heritage in a position of power in business or public life. In London, Stevens and Butler say, they see Middle Easterners or Pakistanis in management.
Bob Nani, 21, a clothing salesman in London, says he knows the difference between the French and English systems firsthand. Nani, who is of Algerian heritage, spent a year in France before coming to London several years ago.
'There are no jobs there (for North Africans),' Nani says of France, where he has family members. 'If you apply for a job and deserve it, you won't get it. They give it to white men. If you deserve something here, you get it.'"
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