I never said that what the French are doing isn't bad, I'm just saying things like that are happening all over the world. Just trying to give a little perspective.

In any event, one must remember that France is the most socialist of European countries. In addition to that they are primarily Christian, Roman Catholic to be specific. Does that make them right? Of course not. Does it make it much easier to understand why the action was taken? That it does. No country is perfect.

When they start banning the wearing of religious symbols and what not, then they start banning ur freedom to practice/exercise ur religion. I feel sorry for the mulisms in France. But they can take some comfort in the fact that that'll never happen in the US on my watch.
Unfortunately the US is moving in that direction already. Better get cracking my friend.

And a final note. I'm going to come right out and say that I've been consitently annoyed with most of the anti-French idealogy and the "OMG LOOK WHAT FRANCE DID!!!!!!!!!!111" threads and thought patterns. I have relatives in France and who are French, I have some French in me myself. So I do apologize if I appear sarcastic or whatever, the American attacks on France have been grating on my nerves since it started in earnest about three years ago.