France is criminalizing critics of Islam — instead of the rioters destroying the

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France is criminalizing critics of Islam — instead of the rioters destroying their cities
https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/opinion/french-author-michel-houellebecq-charged-with-hate-crime-for-criticizing-islam/

France’s cities are burning. For weeks, their populace has been terrorized by so-called protesters, who are smashing store windows, lighting cultural landmarks on fire, and assaulting citizens who stand up to them.

And yet the French legal system is spending its time charging writers for having an opinion about such behavior.

On Nov. 10, iconic French novelist Michel Houellebecq was charged with hate speech for comments made four years ago in a 2022 interview with Front Populaire in which he criticized Islam and expressed concerns about mass immigration into France.

France, like many European nations are economically depressed. Leftist run places are unstable and economically weak. Radical Islam and leftists are the same thing.

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I misread that headline as "France is crumbling", which I guess would also be appropriate.