But "Failure of the left"???? Right wing parties coalitions have been in power in France for at least thirty five out of the last fifty years.
But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a good story line; the most important point is: "blame it on these damn lefties". Good one, buddy. Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
But really, I have been hearing about the trobles in the banlieu since I started learning French almost 15 years ago, so I don't think there's an easy fix.
The first step must be an honest assessment of what's wornd with the banlieu so that a policy can be designed to try and fix what's broken. The French Eurotribbers are now trying to provide us with a picture of what they think is wrong.
Saying "it's just because they're muslim" and throwing police at them is not going to be a solution as it may (and only may) address the symptoms but not the disease. Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
