tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post8788323804676823101..comments2024-03-14T23:42:44.959+01:00Comments on AFRO-EUROPE: Report: Congolese Diaspora Waves the Flemish Flag in ProtestAfro-Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824302981015575893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-61973340876576681042012-01-09T12:28:44.854+01:002012-01-09T12:28:44.854+01:00There's also the probability of Rwandan "...There's also the probability of Rwandan "Intore Youth" and hired thugs infiltrating the protests, to derail and discredit the legitimate grieves of the Congolese - who suffer a Western-backed genocide in their mother land! My mother is White and has protested alongside Congolese and certainly did not return with the impression that "the Congolese community" is violent.Bazomporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526010950254255163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-21401312832584451812011-12-20T14:44:41.855+01:002011-12-20T14:44:41.855+01:00I agree with what you write Jeroen. But this story...I agree with what you write Jeroen. But this story is a look on the other side, not the whole truth. Jurnalism always fails to tell the whole truth, journalists are way too close to the facts they report so to have a certain objectifying distance to it.<br />But anyway, in the (Belgian) media it seems that the protesting Congolese are actually a mob of violent thugs. Which is not true. It is enough to have a tiny minority of looters to turn the whole thing in caos. There are Congolese street gangs in Brussels who are abusing the situation but there are misunderstandings between police force and protesters. The report above is just a report, not an objective analysis of what is 'really' going on. I just thought it was important to show another prespective for a situation that is for many hard to understand. I hope I didn't give the impression that I understand and excuse the violence. <br />And then another point: If as you state the majority of the N-VA voters dislikes immigrants (by definition), it's very likely that most Vlaams Belang hate immigrants. That means that at least 1 out of 2 Flemish people dislikes immigrants ... I may be naive but I think that's very blunt to say. <br />But anyways, thanks for your comment Jeroen.Sibo Kanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269664665171033560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-72226210746873040012011-12-20T11:29:34.076+01:002011-12-20T11:29:34.076+01:00While I know the reputation of the Police force in...While I know the reputation of the Police force in Belgium ( and have experienced it myself as a student once, peacefully demonstrating and being attacked by policemen with maces), I still feel that only pointing out the case of police brutality, and otherwise only mentioning briefly that "there were young thugs who mixed into the protest" falls a bit short of telling the truth. I have seen images of burning cars, destroyed property, looting of shops. And I have heard of increased aggression against Rwandans, also a large community in Brussels ( this animosity is not new, but seems to be on the rise again). If the Congolese community cannot control their own people, not only will they fail to make their point, but they also risk to lose the sympathy of the people who believe their cause is just. At any rate, looting and destroying will not be beneficial to their reputation, nor of any other immigrants ( by extension, people tend to generalize when it comes to the subject of immigrants), which are already so much disliked by the majority of the voters of the same N-VA they seem to like so much... I don`t think this love is mutual...Jeroen Matthyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346189755259216479noreply@blogger.com