‘Othering‘ of immigrants with selective social-media forwards makes for convincing politics, but not for secure and prosperous communities. France is an example of how immigrants can make the French flag fly high, as well as of the need to repose collateral responsibility onto immigrants to respect and uphold the ways of the adopted land. Rioting and violence cannot be justified, as one wrong cannot justify another. Sadly, both ‘natives‘ and immigrants have failed in equal measure