The Price Of Order
French enthusiasm for the fund launched to support the policeman who shot young Nahel is not a sign to be taken lightly.
French enthusiasm for the fund launched to support the policeman who shot young Nahel is not a sign to be taken lightly.
As rioters use social media apps like Snapchat and TikTok to coordinate their violent activity, President Macron’s threat to block the sites has led to accusations of “authoritarianism.”
President Macron received a delegation of 220 mayors at the Élysée Palace, from communities hard hit by the violence of recent days or having themselves been direct victims of the violence.
In six nights, the rioters have already caused over €1 billion worth of damage.
Due to the urgency of the national situation, Emmanuel Macron was forced to cancel a long-awaited trip to Berlin. Once more, France’s diplomatic policy is affected by social unrest.
Advanced notice was able to nip violence in the bud in Brussels, but the rioting, inspired by events in France, has also spread to Switzerland and French Guiana.
After six nights of rioting, it would appear that the movement is ebbing slightly. But this apparent return to calm should in no way be seen as a victory because, as in 2005, the fundamental problem still remains.
Liberal opposition leader Donald Tusk took to denouncing Islamic immigration in the aftermath of this week’s turmoil in France while Poland’s PiS used the carnage as political ammunition during EU asylum talks.
“Last night a milestone was reached in horror and disgrace,” the mayor tweeted, vowing his “determination to protect and serve the Republic is greater than ever,” and that he would “not back down.”
The vandalized monument honors the 200,000 people who were sent from Vichy France to German concentration camps during World War II.
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