▁The ▁response ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁right - wing ▁and ▁Jean - Marie ▁Le ▁Pen ▁in ▁particular ▁is ▁indic ative ▁of ▁a ▁greater ▁tr end ▁of ▁anti - imm igration ▁r het or ic ▁in ▁French ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁that ▁criminal ized ▁the ▁young ▁Al ger ian ▁male . ▁Beg ag ▁hints ▁at ▁this ▁conception ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁Al ger ian ▁youth ▁as ▁a ▁s tere ot yp ed ▁ne ' er - do - well ▁through ▁the ▁reaction ▁of ▁Monsieur ▁Grand ▁after ▁he ▁is ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁M ous sa ou i ; ▁Grand ▁exc laim s , ▁" The ▁truth ▁is ▁you ' re ▁a ▁good - for - nothing ▁and ▁good - for - n oth ings ▁like ▁you ▁never ▁get ▁anywhere ▁in ▁life ," ▁Grand ▁later ▁just ifies ▁his ▁out bur st ▁by ▁using ▁Az ou z ▁as ▁his ▁model ▁Al ger ian ▁student , ▁which ▁Az ou z ▁res ents . ▁ ▁These ▁s tere ot ypes ▁were ▁infl amed ▁by ▁par ano ia ▁that ▁the ▁be ur ▁youth ▁was ▁vulner able ▁to ▁rec ruit ment ▁by ▁Islam ic ▁terror ist ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁G IA ▁and ▁F IS , ▁a ▁perspective ▁that ▁was ▁infl amed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁media . ▁The ▁in sub ord ination ▁of ▁M ous sa ou i ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁class m ates ▁is ▁Beg ag ' s ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁micro cos m ▁set ▁twenty ▁years ▁earlier ▁to ▁ill uminate ▁and ▁critic