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Sunday, March 18, 2012

186. Rabble


From, “Nicolas Sarkozy says France has too many foreigners,” 3/7/12, BBC News:

He [Sarkozy] has often made controversial comments on race and immigration issues, sharply dividing opinion in France.
In 2005, just before the Paris riots, he described young delinquents in the Paris suburbs as "racaille", meaning rabble.

Rabble:  i) a disorderly crowd; a mob. ii) ordinary people; the masses
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