25 retired and active French generals have signed an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron warning that the country is heading towards civil war if he does not act on radical Islam. AFP. The generals also warned that the military may have to intervene if Macron fails to act. Defense Minister Parly said that the active duty generals will be punished for violating their political neutrality. The statement comes as the election season is begining in France where centrist Macron will face right wing Marine Le Pen. Le Pen praised the letter and invited the generals to join her campaign for the presidency. France has suffered massive terror attacks from radical Muslims, crime and unchecked immigration. Macron himself has reacted to these issues, including the notable decapitation of a French teacher.
The full text of the letter, which was also signed by 1000 lower ranked officers, can be seen here in French. (Google translate is helpful here...)
My Comment:
Fairly interesting development from France. From what I understand most of these generals are retired and some of them have gotten in trouble for speaking their minds in the first place. It's not every day that you see people threatening civil war in any country, let alone a western one like France.
If you read the translated document though it's clear that radical Islam isn't the only thing these generals are upset by. Indeed, it seems that American style "wokism" has infected France as well. They pretty clearly condemn things like tearing down statues and racism masquerading as anti-racism.
Perhaps sensing this attack coming Macron himself has condemned the woke as well. It's clear that France has little apatite for the nonsense we are seeing here in the United States. No matter who wins in 2022 it's clear that neither side will be supporting the woke/BLM/antifa.
Speaking of antifa, the generals also condemned their attempted hijacking of the Yellow Vest movement, which was/is a major demonstration against the leftist polices that Macron pushed in terms of taxes and environmentalism. That movement largely succeeded in their goals but there was a danger that the far left was going to take over the entire movement.
But the elephant in the room is Islamic terrorism and migration. France is notorious for not having assimilated their Muslim population and there are many parts of the country that are under de facto Muslim rule. And the number of massive and horrible terror attacks in France probably outpaces any other European country. The Charlie Hebdo attacks, the Paris massacres, the Nice ramming attacks, several decapitations and countless other minor attacks. It has been terrible in France for a long time.
And it's not just terror attacks either. France has dealt with major crime waves and the Islamic immigrants take a ton of money in benefits. There are parts of the country where the cops don't go and crime is out of control.
Do I think a civil war in France is possible? Or some kind of military coup? Probably not. I think this is more about pressuring Macron to move further to the right so even if he wins the country will shift to a more right wing/anti immigrant position. I think that a war is possible but it's much more likely that this is just a power move to influence policy.
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