As Riots Engulf France, Macron Again Attacks “So-called American Free Speech”

As so-called student protesters continue their attempt to burn France to the ground, French President Emmanuel Macron thought it best to denounce one of the basic liberties that Americans enjoy, at least for now: free speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The mostly “migrant” rioters have shut down schools and set others on fire, but Macron trundled off to Spain to unbosom himself of his opinion.

He said much the same thing in February. Free speech, he claimed is “bullsh*t.”

And aside from his apparent lack of concern about the riots sweeping across France because of underfunded schools, Macron is also quite happy that Arabic is the second most spoken language in his country. He bragged about that in May while in Egypt.

Remarks in Spain, Reactions

Macron was speaking at Madrid’s Complutense University when he tossed out the idea that free speech is a dangerous thing.

“The so-called American ‘free speech’ today, which some people have promoted, is the opposite of free speech,” Macron said “during a discussion on democracy, youth and the digital age on Sept. 29, according to a translation of his remarks,” Fox News reported. Macron was in Spain for a state visit.

“Macron argued that free speech is not absolute and must be bounded by the rights of others and respect for public order, while also arguing that the flow of information must maintain a relationship to truth,” Fox continued:

He compared those limits to restrictions against assaulting or insulting others or destroying public property.

“There is no freedom if there is no limit to my freedom, which begins with the freedom of others and respect for a common framework,” the far-left globalist said:

I know this when I walk down the street: my freedom cannot mean hitting you, insulting you or trashing the public space we all share, Macron added, according to a translation to English.

Of course, hitting someone is not the same as insulting them, but in any event, George Washington University law school Professor Jonathan Turley explained that France has been an enemy of free speech for some time.

“While long the darling of Western media, Macron has been one of the most anti-free-speech leaders in the world,” Turley wrote:

This week, he declared that “The so-called American ‘free speech’ today, which some people have promoted, is the opposite of free speech.” Having Emmanuel Macron holding forth on free speech is akin to Joey Chestnut proselytizing on veganism. 

Joey Chestnut is an American competitive eater who has won the Mustard Belt 18 times.

Bring Back the Monarchy

Noting that France has been in a “headlong plunge into censorship and speech criminalization,” Turley listed what has happened to dissidents in a country once called the Eldest Daughter of the Church:

• John Galliano was tried and convicted of “antisemitic” utternaces in a bar in Paris.
• Conservative presidential contender Marine Le Pen called Gypsies “smelly” and was fined.
• And the government repeatedly attacked late movie bombshell Brigitte Bardot for her commentary on Muslims and ritual slaughter.

Macron’s line about “hitting” and “insulting” “is remarkably telling,” Turley continued:

It captures how even “insulting” language is treated as a crime in France.

Since then, France has been a leader in the rollback of free speech in the West, with ever-widening laws curtailing free speech. France regularly charges people for political and religious speech, including comedians and those criticizing the police.

Macron’s visceral reaction to free speech is shared by many in the European Union.

On X, Billy Gribben, communications chief for GOP Senator Mike Lee of Utah, called for the return of the French monarchy: “At this point, bringing back the Bourbons would be more dignified for France.”

“We are still free in America and @EmmanuelMacron can pound sand,” Fox opinion editor Dan Gainor wrote.

But the latest from Macron — who appears to consume too much soy and is, strangely, married to a woman old enough to be his mother — mirrors what he has said before in more earthy language.

Speaking in New Delhi in February, Macron said free speech was, simply, nonsense.

“Free speech is a pure bullsh*t if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech — especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech,” Macron told the Indian worthies, who enthusiastically applauded:

I just want to have a transparent road through these different speeches, and I want, by the way, to have a sort of public order. 

I want to avoid a racist speech, hate speech, and so on.

Riots, Arabic No. 2 Language

As Macron has been trotting the globe to denounce free speech, so-called migrants have conquered his country.

Largely driven by the “migrant” squatters whom French globalists imprudently permitted to invade their country, ”student” riots have sent the country up in flames. Paris is burning. Lyons is under siege as well.

“This is the result of mass immigration,” podcaster Benny Johnson opined.

Speaking in Egypt on May 9, Macron sang the virtues of the Francophone world, but confessed that Arabic is the No. 2 language in France.

“The alliance between Egypt and France is an alliance of peace, stability, and generosity,” he said:

I want French to remain the cherished language of Egyptian men and women. That is why we will continue to move forward. Arabic is the second most spoken language in France. This is a fact that often needs to be reiterated. So the Mediterranean is united by this multilingualism.

More than 10 percent of France’s population is foreign-born, InfoMigrants.net reported in 2023. One-third of the population is linked to an immigrant.