The French riots and polygamy

The Financial Times reports:

France’s employment minister on Tuesday fingered polygamy as one reason for the rioting in the country. Gérard Larcher said multiple marriages among immigrants was one reason for the racial discrimination which ethnic minorities faced in the job market. Overly large polygamous families sometimes led to anti-social behaviour among youths who lacked a father figure, making employers wary of hiring ethnic minorities, he explained.

The minister, speaking to a group of foreign journalists as the government stepped up efforts to improve its image with the foreign media, said: “Since part of society displays this anti-social behaviour, it is not surprising that some of them have difficulties finding work ... Efforts must be made by both sides. If people are not employable, they will not be employed.” -- Via Daniel Larison's Eunomia

It's good to see there's one official left in the French government who can still use the French language as it was meant to be used: to express logical ideas with clarity: "If people are not employable, they will not be employed."

Another problem with polygamy is that it often leaves lots of younger men without women to calm them down, so they go out and raise hell.

Also, it's common for a Muslim father in Europe to arrange for his daughter to marry his nephew (her cousin) so he can bring another member of the extended family into Europe. This could cause a girl shortage for young Muslim males in Europe, especially if they come from broken families where the father won't arrange a marriage for his son to a female cousin from the old country.

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