In fanning vicious anti-immigrant passions for short-term political gain, he will have dishonor first and then defeat. For, although a majority of French today may be inclined to sympathize with Sarkozy’s immigrant-bashing rhetoric, there is no guarantee that they will re-elect him in 2012.
发自巴黎——“英国和法国必须在战争与耻辱之间做出选择。他们选择了耻辱，因此战争必将降临。”丘吉尔曾用这句名言来谴责英法两国在二战前夕的绥靖政策，到如今，这句话也会在法国总统萨科齐身上应验。为了短期的政治利益，他大肆推动残酷的反移民政策，这将首先令其蒙羞，并将最终遭到挫败。虽然如今大多数法国人可能会倾向支持萨科齐的反移民论调，但这并不保证他就能在2012年继续获得人民的支持。