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Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
Fri Nov 27, 2015, 06:52 AM Nov 2015

A truly international outrage: 19 nationalities among 130 victims honored today.

The names of the 130 victims of the Paris atrocity were read out today during the national ceremony of remembrance at Les Invalides.

Paris is a multicultural, multinational magnet and melting pot, as evidenced by the 19 different nationalities represented.

Besides the many French victims, there were American, British, Spanish, Mexican, Belgian, Chilean, German, Swedish, etc. etc. victims.

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A truly international outrage: 19 nationalities among 130 victims honored today. (Original Post) Surya Gayatri Nov 2015 OP
"Paris is a multicultural, multinational magnet and melting pot..." A wonderful thing. pampango Nov 2015 #1

pampango

(24,692 posts)
1. "Paris is a multicultural, multinational magnet and melting pot..." A wonderful thing.
Fri Nov 27, 2015, 08:34 AM
Nov 2015

It is one of the things that the National Front hates about modern France. Their slogan is "France for the French" meaning, of course, native-born, white citizens. Immigration and multiculturalism are not parts of their view of their country. Sounds a lot like our republican base.

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