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Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 19). Stop pretending the French riots are anything but an attack on civilization. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/opinion/the-french-riots-are-an-attack-on-civilization-dont-deny-it/
Post Editorial Board. “Stop pretending the French riots are anything but an attack on civilization.” New York Post, 19 Oct. 2026, https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/opinion/the-french-riots-are-an-attack-on-civilization-dont-deny-it/.
Post Editorial Board. “Stop pretending the French riots are anything but an attack on civilization.” New York Post, October 19, 2026. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/opinion/the-french-riots-are-an-attack-on-civilization-dont-deny-it/.
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On October 17, 2026, tens of thousands of protesters across France rallied against high prices and poor school conditions, with the initial protests by students over teacher shortages and dilapidated facilities evolving into a broader movement. By October 18-19, the demonstrations turned violent in several cities, leading to widespread unrest and looting. In Paris, one protester suffered a cardiac arrest and died during the riots, while nearly 2,400 people were arrested nationwide and almost 1,000 police officers were injured. The protests targeted various locations including city halls and commercial areas, with significant damage reported in cities like Limoges where the 19th-century City Hall was severely damaged by fire. President Emmanuel Macron vowed to hold accountable those who caused destruction and disrupt public order, blaming the violence on radical far-left groups and criminals.
France is seeing its worst riots in decades — violence clearly aimed not simply at the ruling party, but at France itself
That’s true not just of President Emmanuel Macron, but of global media that claim it’s mainly about student grievances over budget cuts — at least one BBC article actually used the phrase “mostly peaceful protests.” This is nonsense:
The street mobs haven’t been just (or even mostly) kids for weeks now, and the vandalism began in the first days; it was last month that “protesters” set a teacher on fire.
Foreign flags (Morocco, Algeria, “Palestine”) came out at the start; the crowds are mostly blacks and Arabs — overwhelmingly from Muslim immigrant communities, in other words.
Burning down historic town halls; smashing a statue of Marianne, the symbol of the French Republic. Synagogues ransacked and other targeting of Jews.
Liberty isn’t leading these people, but a hatred for Western civilization itself.
