Right-wing accounts of France’s protests have widely cast them as an Islamist plot.
It’s a clear attempt to reframe social conflict as a clash of civilizations, and to justify a militarized response. jacobin.com/2026/10/france-stu…
The Unhinged Racist Response to France’s School Protests
Donald Trump and J. D. Vance have called France’s protests the work of Muslim and Third World invaders. Ignoring the movement’s roots in high schooler demonstrations, they are using violent episodes to paint a dark picture of racial conflict.Marlon Ettinger (Jacobin)


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