France mutilates its children to stifle social protest

Caught between the methodical repression of its own youth and the shock of a global geopolitical shift that marginalizes it, Emmanuel Macron’s France sees the republican myth collapse under the combined effect of its internal cynicism and a historic strategic defeat abroad.

This ethical divide shatters the minimal trust between the government and the citizens, and reveals an authoritarian drift disguised as a defense of public order. At its core, a regime that represses its youth is preparing its own downfall.

The great divide in discourse

For a long time now, one of the functional characteristics of declining regimes is that: the more their external influence diminishes, the more theatrical their internal firmness becomes.

Today, the European diplomatic architecture is disintegrating under the effect of energy realities and realignments of alliances, while the management of national social protests, particularly in France (the country at the epicenter of the movement), Belgium (Brussels and Wallonia), Italy (Rome), Germany and Greece, illustrates a major ethical and political impasse.

The diptych of cynicism

The Élysée Palace’s stance offers a striking contrast, and Macron’s political inconsistency reaches unprecedented heights. Regarding the riots in Iran, the president’s pronouncements are unambiguous and express strong enthusiasm for the youth protests abroad. While the riots were still raging in Tehran, he emphatically declared: “I would like to express my admiration for these young people who are fighting…” This emphasis contrasts sharply with his absolute inflexibility on........

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