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Mark Steyn’s World Meets Reality | 92 comments (92 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

What seems to be an issue is whether self-identification is meaningful in France.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 09:40:14 AM EST
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Re: As a reminder (none / 0)

Why in France? I think its value is very relative anywhere.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 09:48:29 AM EST
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Re: As a reminder (none / 0)

Jérôme didn't say "there are no Muslims anywhere". Specifically, he didn't say "there are no Muslims in the Netherlands" in reaction to the Dutch statistics in the diary.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 09:50:13 AM EST
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Re: As a reminder (none / 0)

So we're back to Jérôme being provocative.

I still think religious self-identification is extremely relative.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 10:00:50 AM EST
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Re: As a reminder (none / 0)

Whereas state-assigned/sanctioned identifications are absolute.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 10:03:15 AM EST
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Re: As a reminder (none / 0)

I'm a bit tired of not being able to discuss this kind of thing with you and Nomad without being taken for an official representative of French attitudes that you find ridiculous.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 10:11:38 AM EST
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I'm not provocative (none / 0)

but I'm surprised that you don't see the double standard.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 10:25:28 AM EST
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Re: I'm not provocative (none / 0)

Agreed, you're an ideologue.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 10:39:50 AM EST
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I'll be as silly as you: (none / 0)

No, you are.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 5th, 2009 at 11:11:51 AM EST
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