I agree that the racist label is applied too frequently. I've been the victim of this witch hunt myself, it is absolutely absurd! The definition of racism has been made so broad by misguided academics that it has become overworn and largely useless. You can't have diversity without recognizing differences...yet in so doing, your view can be labeled as racist. It is a catch 22.

DA is right to some extent from what I see. The problem is not with French willingness to absorb the immigrant Muslim population. It is the intolerant zeal that some Muslim's are bringing with them. Notice I say "some." It is important not to paint with too broad a brush. In the reports I've heard/read, Jews were leaving France at an alarming rate because of a rise in anti-semitism--something that appears rampant looking at comments of Europeans from across the pond. And no, I'm not Jewish. I think as little of radical Imam based education as I do of the extreme Christian schools. Neither are conducive to a tolerant society. A religious based school need not be extremist, militant, or intolerant. When one is found to be so, it should be closed.

Unfortunately, too much of the Arab world has embraced religious education, and too often it has been extremist. Often it was in response to or applied as a salve for authoritarian regimes. The focus has been on finding external enemies, rather than dealing with the "devils" at home. There is some shift apparent, but it is going to take some time for this to work out, and it will undoubtedly be bumpy as nations adapt.

Where I disagree with DA the most is on comments about being poor, etc. And DA is pretty far off with his assessment of immigrants from Mexico--some of the hardest workers I've met. (The funny thing about that is that the far right conservative business men are the most likely to employ the illegals--in my experience--all to save a few bucks.) Contrary to popular belief, being poor does not make one a criminal. Nor does being wealthy make one better--just look at all those wealthy business leaders on trial for their unrelenting greed in ripping off MILLIONS of investors (care to ask me which one I find more dangerous--hint, it's not the guy holding up the mini-market.) Right/wrong/good/evil don't have a net worth limitation, nor particular relgious affiliations, nor do they have color, or specific educational levels. Quite a few of the most dangerous terrorists have had some sort of engineering background and/or have had wealthy families and good educations. People such as these are far more dangerous than the poor fellow digging ditches and picking crops.