Does France have a racial discrimination problem?
It’s obvious that there is an identity problem in France. France does not look at itself, so it has an extraordinary multicultural dimension. It does know how to put up with its very diverse waves of immigration: Spaniards, Italians, Poles, North Africans, Africans – but it’s the latter group with which it has a problem. It’s hard to think of ‘Muhammad’ or ‘Fatimah’ as full French citizens. Political class is far from the image of French society. It’s necessary to show philosophy of the will and not fall into the game of quotas. And this combat simply must not be led solely by ‘Nadia’ and ‘Mourad’. The whole of French society must act together. This is not a community combat; it’s a combat for the national community.
