Posted on 10/19/2026 6:51:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
AP Photo/Thibault Camus The Fake News Media's purpose isn't to make us pay attention to what matters. It's to tell us not to believe "our lyin' eyes."
Such is the case with the France riots, which have turned into an immigrant-driven orgy of violence, mayhem, arson, vandalism, and looting. Of course, that is extremely problematic for The Narrative™️that importing millions of people from impoverished, Third World nations is "cultural enrichment," even if the ungrateful, military-age foreigners inevitably riot for more handouts from their gullible host country.
It just so happens that this suits the far-left. Since the Western socialist left is comprised of Angry White Female Liberals (AWFLs) and effeminate soy boy "allies," it turns out there is a job opening. They need people who will use up so much social welfare that it will ultimately collapse the "evil, bourgeois, capitalist system" and who are willing to violently riot if their demands aren't met.
They look at Third World foreigners and think, "win/win." And so, we have the legacy media bending over backwards to warp narratives over the France riots (just like they did with the "mostly peaceful" Black Lives Matter riots) so that people do not point at the TV screen and say, "hey, it seems those are a bunch of migrant hooligans who are laying waste to their host country. Weeeiiirrrddd."
We've already had one case of this in the U.S. media. Earlier, we had the report from Nick Arama at RedState that CBS had something akin to a "mostly peaceful" moment by calling the rioting in France a matter of so-called students having "scuffles" with police.
In a now-deleted X post, CBS News had the audacity to post: "Scuffles broke out Saturday in Paris between police and small groups of protesters joining a march as part of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students' grievances."
As Townhall's Larry O'Connor put it, they were "fiery, but mostly peaceful scuffles."
Firey but mostly peaceful scuffles.
— L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) October 17, 2026 The BBC has now blown people away by doing "the thing"; in other words, it has memed itself. It has literally called these riots in France "mostly peaceful."
No way the BBC did the thing. They just said protests in France are "mostly peaceful" while showing footage of an entire city up in flames. Unreal. https://t.co/HIy6VjSCAa
— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) October 18, 2026 This is a throwback to the infamous CNN report where they called a BLM protest that turned violent and destructive "mostly peaceful."
You cannot make this up... A CNN reporter is standing in front of a building engulfed in flames and CNN's chyron reads: "FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS AFTER POLICE SHOOTING" https://t.co/4OHvKnh63u
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 27, 2020 Let's address this fictional narrative that this rioting is carried out by "students" who are upset over cost-of-living issues and austerity measures. It's contrived rioting over the upcoming presidential elections that is being orchestrated by the socialist left and largely carried out by immigrants.
We can start with the video reports. If it wasn't for X, no one would have any idea who was actually rioting in France. But it is obvious to anyone who has eyes and a functional brain.
An 80-year-old couple was robbed by the rioters in Paris last night. They had their phones, wallets and clothes stolen. They were left humiliated in just their underwear. https://t.co/f8KpzzxUG8
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 18, 2026 French plainclothes police officer gets discovered by the rioters and takes a massive beating https://t.co/Yge67s19hk
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 19, 2026 Looters are sharing spoils in Paris tonight after smashing up stores. On of the looters in this video can be seen carrying an Algerian flag https://t.co/hmxIlJGMDw
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 18, 2026 The looting in Paris today.. France riots https://t.co/lzz3sLLB80
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) October 17, 2026 Get the idea?
Here is a more "official" breakdown. Authorities reported approximately 2,400 arrests nationwide, including a record 855 in Paris, where more than 500 people remained in custody. Nearly 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were reported injured, including approximately seven seriously. Earlier provisional reports also described hundreds of injuries among firefighters and emergency personnel.
At least one demonstrator died in Paris after suffering cardiac or cardiorespiratory arrest. Authorities said the death appeared to be health-related rather than directly linked to police action or violence. In Saint-Étienne, a 17-year-old reportedly lost his hand after being struck by a police crowd-control grenade. Separate reports also described the death of a police officer in Nantes after being struck by a vehicle, although details remained limited.
The unrest caused extensive property damage. Approximately 1,500 businesses were reportedly damaged or looted, with preliminary losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of euros. Retailers reported significant losses, while vehicles, storefronts and public buildings were attacked or set ablaze.
Among the most serious incidents was an arson attack that nearly destroyed the 19th-century City Hall in Limoges, causing its roof to collapse. Other reported targets included public buildings in Lyon, Marseille and Bordeaux. Police in Paris, Marseille and Lyon were "overwhelmed" by the rioters.
"Mostly peaceful," my derriere.
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Most Americans are unaware of anything going on in France.
Most Americans are unaware of anything going on across town................
scuffle: noun /ˈskʌf.əl/ a short and sudden fight, especially one involving a small number of people.
He got into a scuffle in school.
The youths scuffled with the policeman, then escaped down the alley.
There's an NFL game being played in France on the 25th (Steelers-Saints) and will be broadcast only on the NFL network, will be interesting to see if the Muslim riots gets covered at all (I think we know the answer to this question)
The police are largely ineffective, as ordered. That emboldens the rioters and prolongs the chaos.
Macron should have ordered the police to shoot anyone who is throwing a firebomb, or who is setting fire to an occupied building or car, or who throws a brick at someone. That would reduce the injury to people and bring the riots to a fast end.
> will be interesting to see if the Muslim riots gets covered at all <
If they’re mentioned, they will be framed as “student protests”.
Who is fighting who over there?
Since the media is being vague I suspect it is NOT the conservatives side, which they would be demonizing for it.
I suspect it is ‘their side’ but they are being vague because some of it looks pretty horrifying
Fire is the weapon of choice for lefty Communists and Muslims.
They want to destroy every vestige of Western Civilization piece by piece, it’s what they do.
According to Limoges prosecutor Emilie Abrantes: “The rioters reportedly threatened to kill those inside.” And vows to
“provide a very firm response regarding these criminal acts. The law must prevail.”
I suspect the “response” after years of hand wringing will be something like more “outreach” to “migrants.”
I’ve been wondering whether, if they send in the troops, the military has been eroded as much as the rest of society such that they won’t support the government
>At least one demonstrator died in Paris after suffering cardiac or cardiorespiratory arrest.
A few dozen rioters should have died due to hi-speed lead poisoning.
“Macron should have ordered the police to shoot anyone who is throwing a firebomb......”
Maroon is a Leftist and that’s totally against his ideology. These are his ‘people’.
Now, if the rioters were white right-wingers, that would be a different question.............
Today it’s France.....tomorrow Michigan.
They boldly say they plan to convert the world to islam one way or another.
By the time people wake up it’s gonna be too late.
The only way Macron’s “Centrists” can get out of third place in the Presidential Election next year to face Marine Le Pen is to take out the second-place Leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Any drama about the Left in France now and violence in France now may serve Republicans in our election in two weeks but I consider drama over isolated January 6th style incidents to be helpful to President Emmanuel Macron.
Raging over violence in France is helping Macron to position his faction to defeat Marine Le Pen.
Britain, France, and Germany are all dead men walking barring a miracle. Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, and Portugal are in the same condition as Europe's big three. It looks like Denmark and Norway have been more effective in curtailing rioting. There may be some hope for Italy under Meloni, but the Italians have yet to subjugate the rioting Communists and Muslims.
Everyone needs to become a rooftop Korean.
Leave the bodies for Karen.
Unfortunately almost all of France are ‘Rooftop Karens’.............
Are there any riots in Poland or Hungary?
Just askin’.
Not as long as the people have guns...............
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