Posted on 02/22/2011 11:45:49 AM PST by Nachum
We've heard a lot about Geert Wilders, the Dutch parliamentarian whose warnings about Muslim influence in his nation place him in the crosshairs of the powers-that-be. But while the tow-headed modern-day Templar has thus far dodged the hangman on Truth-speech charges, another intrepid defender of Western civilization has not been so lucky. And we haven't heard much about him.
He is French journalist Eric Zemmour, and he was just convicted this week of "inciting racism." Writes The New American's R. Cort Kirkwood:
Zemmour's "controversial" remarks included his observation that most drug dealers in France were black or Arab, and that employers "have the right" to deny employment to those two groups of people.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
“most drug dealers in France were black or Arab” -probably true.
“employers “have the right” to deny employment to those two groups of people” -probably not.
Nothing to fine or jail him over, though.
If you were a business owner, would you hire a drug dealer? Most likely not, though as you say, the law will not support the rights of businessmen to choose. It blows my mind how prescient Orwell was.
“It blows my mind how prescient Orwell was.”
He gets more prescient with every month’s news!
No, I wouldn’t hire a drug dealer, but I couldn’t legally refuse to interview a black or brown man because a higher portion of black and brown men deal drugs, could I?
I think he LIKES being controversial. In any event, the $14K fine he had to pay was probably cheap for all the publicity it got him and his viewpoints.
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