"France is spiralling out of control".
Exactly three years ago a warning of civil war was sounded by members of the French military. First a group of retired senior army officers wrote an open letter to Emmanuel Macron, outlining their fears for the country because Republican law was being so routinely flouted.
That was followed by a second letter, this one from serving soldiers, who told Macron that ‘civil war is brewing in France and you know it perfectly well’. Do something, they urged the president, before it is too late. ‘We are not talking about extending your mandates or beating opponents,’ they said. ‘We are talking about the survival of our country, the survival of your country.’
Nothing has been done. France is not yet a failed state, but with its surging debts, soaring violence and crumbling infrastructure it feels increasingly like that day might not be far off.
I believe it should now be apparent to people of even the meanest intelligence that France's attempts to turn immigrants into perfect little citoyens has failed catastrophically. We in the United States are watching a similar destiny playing out here, as well.
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Strange Spectator article, begins in France proper, then abruptly shifts to the problem over here in New Caledonia, which is about white French retirees moving in and 'colonising' the
ReplyDeleteisland. Baby Boomer retirement to cheaper places causing friction with locals, like elsewhere? That statistical bump of the baby boom scares people when we show up en masse. But hey, we won't live forever - they'll miss us one day.
My impression is that island uprisings aren't unusual here. In Australian territory we have island/s with mostly indigenous population where some incident will spark a week of riots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Palm_Island_death_in_custody
The difference with N Caledonia is it has a growing white French population and tourist industry. So the French send the troops in, like they did in Africa.
Not just any old baby boomers either:
ReplyDelete'The high cost of living in part depends on the number of top French civil servants who retire there. Like all French retirees living or settling in a French overseas territory, they could... claim the temporary retirement allowance (ITR), which increments their pension.
So it is the French territory with the most retired generals and colonels, even though they may only spend three or four months a year there.'
'the highest number of Porsche Cayennes per head in the world, and there is a long waiting list at the dealership. Luxury boutiques abound. Yachts jostle for moorings in the harbours'
https://mondediplo.com/2008/12/16newcaledonia
French Riviera in the South Pacific:
https://www.luxurytravelmag.com.au/article/french-riviera-in-the-south-pacific/
Meanwhile the Kanaks live in straw huts and work for rich French if they're lucky. It's like something out of Biggles, like going back in time.
In our travels while we were stationed in West Germany, we never made it to France to my regret. I wouldn't go there now if you paid me.
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