
A French editorial uses the destruction of the Limoges town hall belfry in fires to symbolize the decline of authority and republican values in France, citing schools, public order and immigration as areas of failure, and questioning whether this defines the "new France" evoked by Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
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The article refers to the fire of the belfry of the Limoges town hall on October 17 and 18, without specifying the year, and uses it as a metaphor for the decline of republican authority in France.
The fall of the burned belfry of the Limoges town hall alone sums up the state of France. With him, it was a bit like the Republic that we had the impression of seeing fall. A Republic where authority is abused, insulted, trampled on by decivilized individuals. A long series of resignations explains this bankruptcy. At school, of course, where the student has replaced the teacher, where effort and demands have become suspect. On public roads, where the police are likened to an enemy gang that prevents drug trafficking and kills. Faced with immigration and its consequences too, today out of control, about which it is forbidden to talk, under penalty of being accused of fascism.
However, it is not enough to be born in Paris, Lyon or Marseille to respect and share the values and culture of our country. Is this the breeding ground of the “new France” sung by Jean-Luc Mélenchon? The days of October 17 and 18 demonstrated the convergence of hatred expressed by followers...

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