The French, Coming Apart - A social thinker illuminates his country’s populist divide.

[roberth]

Very interesting, long but a good read.

In France, a real-estate expert has done something almost as improbable. Christophe Guilluy calls himself a geographer. But he has spent decades as a housing consultant in various rapidly changing neighborhoods north of Paris, studying gentrification, among other things. And he has crafted a convincing narrative tying together France’s various social problems—immigration tensions, inequality, deindustrialization, economic decline, ethnic conflict, and the rise of populist parties. Such an analysis had previously eluded the Parisian caste of philosophers, political scientists, literary journalists, government-funded researchers, and party ideologues.

https://www.city-journal.org/html/fr...art-15125.html

[Irving]

Very well written. Not at all dumbed down and worth the read.

[Bailey Guns]

Very well written. Not at all dumbed down and worth the read.

Agreed. As a matter of fact, I had to read several parts a few times, and look up a few things, to get the proper meaning or perspective.

On the other hand, it seems to me the entire article can be summed up by saying the far left fucks up everything they touch and "multiculturalism" is a disaster.

[Irving]

Agreed. As a matter of fact, I had to read several parts a few times, and look up a few things, to get the proper meaning or perspective.

On the other hand, it seems to me the entire article can be summed up by saying the far left fucks up everything they touch and "multiculturalism" is a disaster.

Same here for the first part, I just didn't want to say it out loud.

I'm not sure I agree the second sentence is the problem so simply. That's certainly there, but it seems to extend beyond "the left" and closer to "the government."

EDIT: Actually, I take this back. The article very clearly points out as "Left" government specifically as being a major problem.

[wctriumph]

That was an interesting read. It will take me awhile to digest all of that.

[MrAK]

+1.

Good read and thanks for the share.

"we may have done nothing for the poor, but we did appoint the first disabled lesbian parking commissioner"
That quote made me think of Boulder County for some reason...

[def90]

+1.

Good read and thanks for the share.

"we may have done nothing for the poor, but we did appoint the first disabled lesbian parking commissioner"
That quote made me think of Boulder County for some reason...

lol..

great article!

[68Charger]

+1.

Good read and thanks for the share.

"we may have done nothing for the poor, but we did appoint the first disabled lesbian parking commissioner"
That quote made me think of Boulder County for some reason...

You'd have to add "illegal immigrant" (or undocumented citizen if you ask them) to qualify for office in Boulder

[Gman]

Very interesting read. I totally agree that "political correctness" (you can lump "hate crime" in there as well) is the enemy of free speech. It attempts to control the discussion by tipping the balance. The "thought police" are attempting to control the socio-political dialogue.

We live in interesting times.

The way I read it, it was a damnation of the left and right for their attempts at collusion to maintain control when their standard gameplan no longer works.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Excellent article. You could replace Paris with New York or Chicago or Los Angeles and it would work here.

As Paris has become not just the richest city in France but the richest city in the history of France, its residents have come to describe their politics as “on the left”—a judgment that tomorrow’s historians might dispute. Most often, Parisians mean what Guilluy calls la gauche hashtag, or what we might call the “glass-ceiling Left,” preoccupied with redistribution among, not from, elites: we may have done nothing for the poor, but we did appoint the first disabled lesbian parking commissioner.

LOL @ appointing the first disabled lesbian parking commissioner but that really is the attitude of the elitists.