Because Sarkozy is finally doing that which the majority of the French desires, he is now showing his “ugly side,” according to WELT. The president of the neighboring republic has dared to consider withdrawing citizenship from criminal immigrants. Author Dominique Moisi would of course immediately open his house for criminals who will rob and murder him.

Thus, the Harvard professor writes in the WELT:

“Great Britain and France had the choice between war and shame. The chose shame and will get war.” Winston Churchill’s famous criticism of the British and French tactics of delay on the eve of World War II should be a warning to the French president Nicolas Sarkozy. For this malicious fueling of emotions against immigrants in order to gain short-term poltical capital, he will first reap shame and then defeat. Sarkozy intends to take away the citizenship of native citizens in France if they are convicted of attempted murder of police, polygamy or “circumcision” of women.

Even though nowadays a majority of French side with Sarkozy, most French don’t reject Sarkozy’s leadership so much as they do his manner. In times of increasing unemployment and fear of the future, the French need a calming father or mother figure, and not a nervous and manipulative head of state who is prepared to throw ethical interests and the proud French tradition of equal treatment for all citizens by the law overboard. Being sympathetic to the rhetoric of slandering immigrants is no guarantee that they will reelect him in 2012.

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But a pure “Law and Order” reaction to these problems will not magically repair the damage from the policies and neglect that have gone for years. Too much State is not the answer for failure by the State on a local level. Successful educational and integration policies need their time in order to be effective, and therefore, there will be no clear results in the next elections. To stigmatize the immigrants, above all Muslims, or to destroy the camp of Roma is much less difficult. This is where the truly opportunistic and amoral side of Sarkozy and his circles come to light.

(Hat Tip: Leser / Translation: Anders Denken)

Because Sarkozy is finally doing that which the majority of the French desires, he is now showing his \"ugly side,\" according to WELT. The president of the neighboring republic has dared to consider withdrawing citizenship from criminal immigrants. Author Dominique Moisi would of course immediately open his house for criminals who will rob and ...

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