Chapter 727: Breaking Point
When they arrived in Madrid, Wang Dong and Luo Qing did not take another flight, but got a car.
The habits developed over the years have made Wang Dong and Luo Qing more inclined to choose ground transportation, which is not absolutely necessary, and generally does not take flights.
The two then drove north.
Before crossing the Pyrenees and entering France, the two received the news, or to be precise, local news reports.
In Paris and other French cities, mass demonstrations broke out.
Actually, it's not wrong to say it's a riot.
What riots?
The French people protested against the immigration policies of the government and the European Union, demanding a ban on illegal immigrants entering the country and the immediate repatriation of illegal immigrants from the country.
In Paris, demonstrations turned into clashes between the public and the police.
Although the French authorities have brought the situation under control and arrested dozens of rioters, the situation in France is already very dangerous.
As the saying goes, freezing three feet is not a day's cold.
It is not only France that is experiencing migration problems, but all EU countries, but the situation in France is more prominent, and the French people are slightly less patient.
Why?
Since the 911 attacks at the beginning of this century, when the United States launched the global war on terror, refugees from the Middle East have become the number one problem for all European countries.
Relatively speaking, the situation in France is even worse.
In addition to dealing with refugees from the Middle East, France also has to accept refugees from Africa, especially from the former colonies.
The first problem that caused the influx of refugees into Europe was to take away the jobs of the locals.
Although in the beginning, the problem was not very prominent, after all, in France and other EU countries, there are many local people who do not want to do the hard work, so the refugees are only filling these vacancies, but as the number of refugees increases, the problem becomes serious.
How serious is it?
Is Europe still Europe for Europeans?
This problem is extremely prominent in France.
At the beginning of this century, before the influx of refugees, 20% of France's nationals came from African countries, especially North Africa, which had been a French colony.
With the arrival of the refugee influx, the demographics of France have changed dramatically.
By now, more than one-third of the population in France believes in Allah, and this is only the population within the statistics, not including the population outside the statistics.
According to outside estimates, if the population outside the statistics is counted, the proportion of *** in France is about 40%.
Because there are multiple denominations of Christianity, according to the statistics of a single denomination, *** is already the largest religious group in France.
What does this mean?
Maybe in a few years, France will have its first *** president.
In fact, this is also the most worrying problem for the French.
If more than half of the citizens are ***, then one day in the future, will France become a country that pursues *** doctrine like a Middle Eastern country?
If so, was France back then still France now?
In fact, similar problems exist in all EU countries.
For example, in Germany, 10 million have been checked, and half of them are Middle Eastern refugees who have come to Europe through various channels in the past 20 years.
It's just that comparatively speaking, France is in the worst situation.
Why?
Similarly, in Germany, in addition to accepting refugees from the Middle East, Germany has also been absorbing people from Eastern European countries, so the proportion of *** is not very large, and there is no need to worry about *** becoming the largest ethnic group in Germany for a long time to come.
It was in this way that the internal contradictions in France first erupted.
In fact, as early as a few years ago, there were similar signs.
In the last general election, for example, the French right-wing parties almost won, but they only lost by a few percentage points and failed to gain power.
At that time, demonstrations broke out across the country in France to demand a new general election.
Why?
Some right-wingers did not count their votes, and there were many French people who did not vote, so right-wing parties believed that if they went out and voted and counted all the votes, they could win the election and change the political winds in France.
It's a pity that the election is over, and it's useless to make trouble.
In fact, it was that election that tore the whole of France apart.
Since then, France has been divided into two distinct factions: the right, which is predominantly native, and the left, which enjoys the support of immigrants.
In the words of many Frenchmen, if you don't resist lawlessly, France will no longer be France.
In the years since, the situation in France has not been peaceful.
In the ensuing local elections, France's right-wing parties almost swept through the northern region, with Paris as the core, while the left-wing parties gained ground in the south.
In the words of the outside world, France was thus divided into two countries.
Although the French locals are still in the majority, according to media estimates, and there is a good chance that the right-wing parties will turn around in the next general election, the influx of immigrants into France has been increasing, and left-wing parties have opened their doors to immigrants and granted immigrants the right to vote as much as possible.
Obviously, in a few more years, I am afraid that the left-wing parties supported by immigrants will be stronger.
Will France be able to change the political winds through democratic elections by then?
In fact, this is also the source of the outbreak of unrest in France.
A growing number of traditional French people believe that in a few more years, immigrants from Africa and the Middle East will become the majority of France, and therefore cannot change the political winds through democratic elections, and that they must act before they want to defend their France.
Suffice it to say, this is a very dangerous sign.
Why?
Despite the increasing number of immigrants, France's social wealth is still in the hands of traditional French, and France's institutions of state violence, such as the army and police, are still dominated by traditional French, and the unrest in France is likely to turn into a catastrophe, taking into account the attitudes of other EU countries, especially Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy, which are also plagued by immigration.
What disaster?
Liquidation of immigrants, especially illegal immigrants.
In fact, this is also the purpose of the traditional French to make trouble.
Why?
Forcing the government to pivot, immediately change immigration policy, expel illegal immigrants, and stop accepting refugees, or at least control the number of refugees.
The question is, will the French authorities compromise?
Obviously, if the French government refuses to compromise, an even greater political catastrophe will be brewed, and France may even become the first flashpoint in Europe.
When that time comes, it will be an absolute disaster for the whole world.
Just, is there a way to avoid it?
The answer is clearly no.
Even if France had not become a flashpoint, similar disasters would have occurred in other EU countries.