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Europe’s leaders still refuse to face the far-left’s assault on civilization

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 26). Europe’s leaders still refuse to face the far-left’s assault on civilization. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/opinion/europes-leaders-still-refuse-to-face-the-far-lefts-assault-on-civilization/

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The article discusses how French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders are criticized for not addressing the violence in their countries as an attack by far-left groups allied with Islamist radicals, rather than legitimate protests over cost of living issues. The unrest has spread to several European nations including Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Albania, and Belgium, with rioters engaging in arson, looting, and attacks on police and religious sites. The piece argues that these actions are not driven by economic grievances but by radical leftist groups aiming to destabilize society, a view supported by some government officials who acknowledge the role of organizations like Antifa.

Written by AI on 2026-10-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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France experienced severe urban unrest in late October 2026, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets, leading to clashes and parts of Paris burning. The protests were primarily organized by students and trade unions over economic conditions and education issues. Riot police responded aggressively, using tear gas and batons, which led to injuries including a 14-year-old having his jaw shattered and teeth damaged. In response, the French government vowed a "massive" security deployment for planned demonstrations on October 24, reinforcing police with troops after acknowledging failures in containing previous riots. Protest organizers from a network called Chaos Inc are planning new rounds of demonstrations across Europe, including in cities like Madrid and Lisbon, exacerbating concerns about civil liberties as UN experts have condemned the excessive use of force by French authorities during the student protests.

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Can France’s Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders admit that the violence sweeping their nations has nothing to do with any legitimate grievance? asserted

violence → admit → grievance

It’s not students seeking better schools or moms decrying the high cost of groceries, as media reports keep gaslighting: It’s the far left, allied with Islamists, out to bully their neighbors into submission. asserted

It → ’ → submission

The rioters aim to burn it all down, spread chaos, destroy the civilized world’s very foundations. asserted

rioters → aim → foundations

Pretending these are “cost of living” protests offers the goons a false legitimacy. asserted

these → pretend → legitimacy

Sure, the riots, which began in France and have echoed in numerous other European nations now (Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Albania and Belgium), follow on far smaller protests about schools and then living-cost grievances. asserted

which → begin → schools

But the far left, joined by unassimilated migrants, turned those demonstrations into rioting, looting, arson and attacks on police. asserted

left → join → police

“Down with the state, the police and the fascists,” shouted Saturday’s marchers in France. asserted

marchers → shout → France

They’re not seeking a boost in the teacher-student ratio. asserted

They → seek → ratio

Some government officials admit organized radical leftist groups are enflaming the violence; a French intelligence assessment reportedly cited Antifa and other far-left groups as key instigators. uncertain

assessment → admit → instigators

Far-left politicians, above all presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Mélenchon, cheer on the madness while insincerely tut-tutting at the violence and pretending socialism is the cure rather the disease. asserted

socialism → cheer → violence

Yes, Macron has blamed “ultra-left groups” for the turmoil, but he also promises billions more for in public funding for schools, as if that’s the real issue. And when a gunman Friday opened fire on people of North African descent, killing one, he damned it as “the first time there has been a terrorist act aimed at killing our compatriots and our children for the color of their skin” or religion — outrageously ignoring decades of deadly antisemitic and anti-Christian attacks, as well as mass Islamist terror such as the 2015 Bataclan slaughter. asserted

he → blame → slaughter

Disgraceful, especially when so many rioters carry Palestinian flags. asserted

rioters → carry → flags

The rioting — a black-bloc assault on the Colosseum! — should be a wakeup call, prompting Macron & Co. to rally the sensible center against the anarchists, crypto-communists and Islamists. Stand up for civilization, or the assault will redouble. asserted

assault → prompt → civilization

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