© Agence France-PresseFrench president Francois Hollande
French president Francois Hollande has admitted the country 'has a problem with Islam' and warned France's national symbol will one day be a woman in a burka.
Hollande also
branded ethnic minority football stars as 'guys from the estates, without references, without values, who leave France too early', it emerged today
. The words were all part of a more general attack on people from Muslim backgrounds whom the Socialist Mr
Hollande views as a major difficulty for his country.French president Francois Hollande has admitted the country 'has a problem with Islam' and
warned France's national symbol will one day by a woman in a burka. He claims France 'has a problem with Islam' and warns that the national symbol of his country could one day be a woman in a veil.
In explosive revelations made by investigative journalists,
the Socialist Mr Hollande emerges as every bit as right wing as his hated opponents from the National Front and Republican parties.
But it is his obvious disdain for outstanding sportsmen - many of whom move to Britain - that is currently causing the most controversy.
In a private conversation contained in a new book called
A President Should Not Say That... Mr
Hollande says footballers are all part of a serious identity crisis. He told journalists that there was a 'fragmentation, an ethnicisation' in the France international team and that the 'facts were terrible'. Mr Hollande made his comments soon after his election in 2012, where he said, "There is no attachment in this France team."
'They are guys from the estates, with no references, no values, who leave for France too soon'.
He said all were poorly educated and not 'psychologically prepared to know the difference between good and evil.'© Gtty imagesParis-born Muslims such as Paul Pogba (pictured) of France and Manchester United are among the most successful players in the world today
In fact, Paris-born Muslims such as Paul Pogba of France and Manchester United are among the most successful players in the world today. Not only did Pogba score for his country in a victory against Holland this week, but he is known for his exemplary off-field behaviour. So is the clean-living Riyad Mahrez, of Leicester and Algeria, who as well as being a Paris Muslim was the Premiership player of the year in England last season.
During his election campaign, Mr Holland was regularly on the estates, claiming he was at one with poor communities. But his hypocrisy has now been exposed by authors Gerard Davet and Fabrice L'homme,
Le Monde journalists
who base their book on 61 interviews carried out with Mr Hollande over the last four years.He reveals that he no longer supports mass immigration, saying 'I think there are too many arrivals,' and says:
'It's true there's a problem with Islam, it's true. It's not in doubt.'Mr Hollande says of Marianne, the mythical female symbol of the French Republic: 'The veiled woman of today will be the Marianne tomorrow.'
The president is likely to stand for re-election next year, and his opponents currently include the diminutive right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy, whom he describes as a 'Little Napoleon' and a 'Duracell Bunny'.
In the tell-all book, Hollande also attacks Sarkozy's 'vulgarity, meanness and cynicism' and criticises the rival he defeated in 2012 for his fascination for money and his legal entanglements.
Comment: Contrast Hollande's inept ratcheting up of up ethnic tensions, with the society Putin has been building:
Public opinion poll shows ethnic tensions in Russia at all-time low
The share of the Russian population which claims to feel ethnic tensions in the areas where they live is now 18 percent - the lowest since 2005, when researchers first addressed the issue, reports the independent public opinion center Levada.
Their research reveals that 79 percent of the respondents saw no, or very little, signs of ethnic tensions in the areas where they reside, with four percent saying the question was too complicated for a simple, direct answer.
It's no surprise that France's 'socialist' (i.e. 'inclusive') leader is in fact anything but. Similar comments were revealed by US 'democrat' Hillary Clinton in recent leaks. They don't 'care' about ordinary people - they fear them, and they especially fear 'the other', which today is 'the Muslim' because of the US 'global war on terror' (which is of course really a war for imperial conquest).
France is fully behind this global crusade, and only complains about it when it isn't receiving its fair share of the spoils. The real clash of civilizations, as ever, is between the ensconced elites in Western countries, and everyone else.
"warned France's national symbol will one day be a woman in a burka", that is so ridiculous, it's funny. While France has the largest number of Muslims in Europe - 5 to 10 percent of the national population is Muslim (according to Wiki) - only a small minority among them actually wear/endorse the burka. The rest either wears a hijab or nothing at all to cover their hair (except for maybe a hat in wintertime). Burka does not equal or symbolize Islam. If we look at Wahhabism however...
Also, if he thinks there are 'too many arrivals', and he's probably right, why not help Russia and Syria along with getting rid of ISIS?