Now go back to that bland statistic you hear a lot these days: about 10 per cent of Frances population is Muslim. Give or take a million here, a million there, thats broadly correct, as far as it goes. But the population spread isnt even. And when it comes to those living in France aged 20 and under, about 30 per cent are said to be Muslim and in the major urban centres about 45 per cent. If it came down to street-by-street fighting, as Michel Gurfinkiel, the editor of Valeurs Actuelles, points out, the combatant ratio in any ethnic war may thus be one to one already, right now, in 2005.
Like the Fram oil filter guy says:
You can pay me now or pay me later!
And when it comes to those living in France aged 20 and under, about 30 per cent are said to be Muslim and in the major urban centres about 45 per cent. If it came down to street-by-street fighting, as Michel Gurfinkiel, the editor of Valeurs Actuelles, points out, the combatant ratio in any ethnic war may thus be one to one already, right now, in 2005.
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Which should be stated on every newscast that discusses "youths" throwing molotov cocktails.
IT'S THE DEMOGRAPHY!