On Nov 3, 4:27*am, ComandanteBanana wrote:
On Nov 2, 9:21*pm, Andre Jute wrote:





On Nov 3, 2:07*am, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

Per ComandanteBanana:

"They are often being vandalized in a socially divided Paris by
resentful, angry or anarchic youth, the police and sociologists say."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/wo...html?_r=2&page...

I'm not the least bit religious, but I've got say that the sages
had a pretty good working hypothesis with Original Sin.
--
PeteCresswell

I wondered how a bunch of pimply teenage vandals were suddenly
elevated to the doubtful dignity of "terrorists" even in Banana's
distorted worldview.

I classify rebels in two classes: WITHOUT A CAUSE (as glorified by
Hollywood) and WITH A CAUSE.

I'm not a fan of either. I'm a reformer.

But I don't like neither one when they seem to hate society and
destroy things.

We're still in agreement. I've never met a revo who knew what he would
put in place of whatever he was hot to destroy that week.

I'm sure you are a fan of James Dean,

He was a fine actor, but unlike idiots like you, I don't confuse the
man with the actor's roles.

but I like peace and safety in
the jungle.

I'm a counter-revolutionary in that I think the entire point of
government is to extend, cultivate and protect the middle classes.
This is wealth distribution by pulling the poor into the mainstream,
not the socialist ideal of pulling everyone down to the same level of
misery.

Andre Jute
Oldfashioned liberal