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Douglas Thor wrote that France's economic and social situation corresponded to the policies the left aspired to. He referred to public spending at 57 percent of GDP, a 35-hour work week, and one of Europe's lowest retirement ages, 62–63 years. He also mentioned property tax, a form of wealth tax, and exit tax. Thor stated that immigration was high and increasing, and described an extensive policy for social mixing, where he said that housing in disadvantaged areas was demolished and new housing was built in wealthier areas. He also wrote that the school system was primarily state-run, that politics had a significant influence on teachers' placements, and that for-profit charter schools were absent. According to him, charter schools received significantly less funding than public schools. He further claimed that students were generally placed in schools based on catchment areas and that social background was considered in high school admissions, along with geography and grades. Thor described the country's outcomes as significant economic and social problems, with weak growth, poor school performance, and high poverty. He also wrote that there were men who lacked morals and had loyalties in other countries. #Frankrike #Ekonomi #Socialpolitik (translated)

Johanna Franden wrote that after nearly 15 years in France, she had never experienced the Swedish understanding of the country as so lacking. She claimed that it was impossible to listen to Swedish debaters on the subject without getting a headache. #Sverige #Frankrike #debatt (translated)

Mr. Husis wrote that French protests and demands for more welfare resources could give a misleading picture of the country's public sector. He stated that France's public spending accounted for about 57 percent of GDP, compared to Sweden's 50 percent, and that this share was the second highest in the EU. He claimed that the French, even more than the Swedes, had become accustomed to the state taking care of people throughout their lives. He also noted that around five million migrants, mainly from the Middle East and North Africa, had come to France in recent years and that unemployment among these groups was around 20-25 percent. Mr. Husis accused LFI, which he described as left-extremist and violence-advocating and as the French sister party of the Left Party, of inflaming discontent to win votes. He wrote that the same thing would happen in Sweden when riots eventually began. #Frankrike #välfärd #protester (translated)

Ronie Berggren wrote that what he believed was happening in France and had developed in Sweden could have occurred because the media had silenced the debate for decades. He urged that in the long run, responsible editors, TV executives, and journalists should be held accountable. #Frankrike #Sverige #Mediaansvar (translated)

Experts point out that the violent protests in France benefit Marine Le Pen and her far-right party ahead of the 2027 presidential election, as she can channel discontent and position herself as an alternative for law and order. #Frankrike #MarineLePen #politiskavuppror (translated)

HWL wrote that it took an American president to say what all of Europe really thought. The person praised Donald Trump for having spoken out about the situation in France and claimed that Europe needed secured borders and extensive deportations to be able to persist. HWL criticized European politicians for talking about complex challenges and urged Europe's leaders to act before the continent, in the person's phrasing, burned down. The post asked whether Europe would do what was required or if the future would show that Trump had been right. https://t.co/cDv1eVtwoF #Europa #gränskontroll #politik (translated)

After a weekend of riots and looting in France, where the interior minister claims that the far left is behind the violence, sociologist Mattias Wahlström warns against simplistic conclusions and emphasizes that there is a complex gray area of participants in the protests. #Frankrike #Demonstrationer #Våldsverkare (translated)

Lisa Magnusson warns against romanticizing the perpetrators of violence in connection with the protests in France, where a grassroots movement is campaigning against an unsustainable school system while violence and destruction threaten to overshadow their message. #Paris #våld #demokrati (translated)

Dr. Tallinger described a conversation between Emmanuel Macron and Benjamin Netanyahu on October 7, 2023, as epic contemporary history. According to him, Macron wanted to see diplomacy, while Netanyahu warned that Macron would face people on the streets of France whom he described with a dehumanizing term if he did not fight back. Dr. Tallinger claimed that Macron had later supported Hamas/Palestine by recognizing Palestine and allowing demonstrations calling for the globalization of the intifada. He wrote that Macron had encountered demonstrators on the streets of France the day before, and that the police had then lost control and France was on fire. He called the events Netanyahu's legacy and described him as a strong, clear-sighted, and principled leader with no equivalent in European politics. Dr. Tallinger also rejected the description of Netanyahu as far-right. He claimed that if far-right forces had been in control of Israel on October 7, 2023, thousands of Israeli soldiers would not have been sacrificed to conduct a humane war with extremely low civilian casualties among the population of Gaza. #Frankrike #Politik #Mellanöstern (translated)

Summary of the article: Several false images and videos are being spread on social media that claim to show the riots in France, when in fact they are fake clips, including an event from Gothenburg and one with a Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower. #Desinformation #Protester #ViralaBilder (translated)

Mr. Husis wrote that the peoples of Europe could no longer see their fates as separate, as they shared a continent, history, and future according to him. He claimed that the same struggle was taking place on the streets of Stockholm and in the alleys of Marseille against violent left-wing extremists, their imported supporters, and their ideology, which he described as polluting. Therefore, he believed that the resistance must be united and that the future of France, Germany, and Great Britain was also Europe's. He wrote that Europeans would fall divided and stand strong together. #Europa #Enhet #Framtid (translated)

JENS Odlander wrote that Stefan Stern was right and accused ETC and similar actors of distorting the events in France. According to Odlander, 150 police officers were injured, around 1,500 shops were vandalized and looted, and street battles took place just 300 meters from the Élysée Palace. He urged readers not to trust what he called propagandists and claimed that demagogues would continue to spread the same message even if the Louvre were stormed and the Mona Lisa was carried out and dragged through the gutter. #Frankrike #Demokrati #Nyheter (translated)

Ola Kallqvist wrote in Fokus that Europe's wealth had made people see prosperity as a human right instead of something that had to be created. He argued that China had taken the industry, the USA had taken the technology, and that France had sent the bill to collection. The text was about the Maslow effect and was the first part of a series on Europe's dangerous games. https://t.co/Q7qq2PBK0h #Europa #välstånd #industri (translated)