Well, it didn't go quite as far as I would have liked, but French President
Jacques Chirac's
speech today was pretty much along the lines of what
I proposed last week. Again, I apologize if you can't speak French - I can't find his speech in English. Essentially, Chirac has defended his government's actions to date, noting that everyone should obey the rules and that the rule of law must be enforced, but also that a united France is a stronger France, and that as a nation they must stop discrimination. It doesn't go so far as to open a national debate on the question of French identity as I'd suggested, but it's certainly a step.
Well, it didn't go quite as far as I would have liked, but French President Jacques Chirac's speech today was pretty much along the lines of what I proposed last week. Again, I apologize if you can't speak French - I can't find his speech in English. Essentially, Chirac has defended his government's actions to date, noting that everyone should obey the rules and that the rule of law must be enforced, but also that a united France is a stronger France, and that as a nation they must stop discrimination. It doesn't go so far as to open a national debate on the question of French identity as I'd suggested, but it's certainly a step.
