Nowhere is safe from such behaviour from politicians ? Politicians aren't like us and I wouldn't take their prejudices as indicative of the national psyche. Wherever you are, the elite leadership classes will be more pious, more self-aggrandizing and more authoritarian than the general public.
Just like every country in the owrld, France is a wonderful country with a wonderful people, all of which is utterly despoiled by their political classes. keep to the Fen Causeway
You can't compare Hanson which is a marginal person ( made by those in power to spice up a little bit) and Sarcozy who is PM. All tho I have no doubt Howard would agree with Sarcozy or even with that one proposing this law he wouldn't dare to expose himself. I am just worrying when majority Italians do not care about Berlusconi's policies as long as they are doing OK or for that matter French being OK with Sarkozies choice of publicly acceptable religioions as long as they are not picked. People are always wonderfull...at least most of them...at least 50 % of Serbs did not support Milosevic and his war policies...but when they decided to go and vote that 1 % above 50 % and put him in power they opened Pandora's box.And then they were exposed through media and all propaganda to a hellish pushing to hatered. It's very easy once it is anlished...That's why I wouldn't want to experiance it again. I am not there in France and I am not specific suporter of Islam in any way shape or form but I can feel hatered building toward Islam people in France, Switzerland...They are in Europe to stay...they may not be Europeans the way France politicans want them to be...
