Riots in France Now A National Insurrection

Well what do they expect after hundreds of years of French colonialism and slavery? How could they think that after hundreds of years of African exploitation that the chickens would not come home to roost. Now the French are concerned with how to keep their nation White. White nationalism is on the rise all over Europe as it continues to brown with miscegenation and immigration. At one time France was a haven for African-Americans escaping racism but the tide has obviously turned. The riots that have spread across France and into Belguim, Germany and Denmark tell a story of desperation for Afro-European youths who are themselves citizens, the children and grandchildren of immigrants from France's former Sub-Saharan African and North African colonies.

Bouna Traoré et Zied Benna (visit bouna93.skyblog.com to see their photos) were the two youths that sparked the riots, but it is now a forgone conclusion that France and the rest of Europe have been hiding a dirty little secret. It appears that the two friends were running from police and sought refuge in an electrical power station where they were electrocuted. The police claim they were not chasing the teens, but the rioters aren’t buying it and for the twelfth day, have let the whole world know just how much racial tension there is in Europe.

Despite the fact that these youths were born in France and are French citizens who vote and pay taxes, they are not considered to be fully French, in the eyes of many other French citizens. Discrimination is rampant in French society according to many of these youths. Once it is determined that they are not White, jobs are suddenly filled and apartments suddenly rented. Even those that have managed to get good jobs have been subjected to so much housing discrimination that they must continue to live in housing projects.

French unemployment is extremely high. More than 23% of the general population is unemployed but among Africans and Muslims in France the rate is more like 50%. They live in housing projects and slums much like Americans and have the same social problems—namely hopelessness. In addition to astronomical unemployment there is no political representation for people of African decent. As a young teacher in Clichy-sous-Bois remarked “it’s not like America where you have Black’s in government we don’t have anyone to speak for us here”.

More than 4,700 cars and buses are reported to have been burned in France since the rioting began and 1,200 suspects were detained at least temporarily according to French Police. There seems to be an all out war against French police. Youths have according to reports been snipering police as the rioting continues.

At the time of this report the rioting in France has spread to 300 cities and towns and has become a national insurrection. Jacque Chirac has declared a state-of-emergency and tonight a dusk to dawn curfew will be in affect in France. Chirac says that the issues of concern to the youths will be addressed but “law and order” must be restored although the Army has not yet been called in. The Guardian Newspaper in London reported that attacks have now spread outside France for the first time, with five cars torched in Belguim outside Brussels' main train station.

We will stay on top of this story as it unfolds and all of Europe holds its breath.