More on Eurabian Civil War

WaPo logs on today with a piece that bleeds sympathy for the French rioters. It's the same kind of analysis we're accustomed to: these people are neglected, disenfranchised.

But then you look more carefully at the article, and you begin to wonder: How bad off are these people? Consider:

The youths said they dodge the authorities by splitting into small groups, using their cellular telephones and text messaging to alert each other to the location of police and firefighters.

Poverty-stricken youths using cell phones and text messaging? I don't even have mobile text messaging.

"We feel rejected, compared to the kids who live in better neighborhoods," said Nasim, a chunky 16-year-old with braces and acne. "Everything here is broken down and abandoned. There's no place for the little kids to go."

So apparently the rioters are well-fed and have decent dental care.

The article also talks about an active rioter who "oversees" the "sports facilities" that many youths use. So I'm guessing these youngsters have access to recreational outlets.

Although the article says it's not a Muslim revolution, most of the rioters are Muslim:

The youths rampaging through France's poorest neighborhoods are the French-born children of African and Arab immigrants, the most neglected of the country's citizens. A large percentage are members of the Muslim community that accounts for about 10 percent of France's 60 million people.

They're rebelling against a culture that doesn't recognize them. Put another way, they're rebelling against a culture that doesn't give them what they want. I'd respectfully suggest that France can't placate them. If history is any indication, these rioters will keep demanding more and more, until European civilization is torn down.