It appears that 20 retired military generals have sent a letter to the President of France threatening a takeover. They warn that military rule may be needed to “halt the ‘disintegration’ of the country ‘at the hands of Islamists’.” The letter was also signed by 1000 other retired military officers.

The standard call of “racism” is being thrown around as a result. I never did understand how Islam, which is a religion, somehow became a race, but whatever. This is kind of a big deal because elections are due to be held next year. Marine Le Pen, who is considered far right in France has grabbed hold of the issue and beating it for all that it is worth.

While I don’t like the idea of a military take-over, the ruling class probably needs to perk up and pay attention. The importation of cheap labor in the form of immigration has a cost. Part of that cost is the fracturing of a society when the people living in it don’t assimilate into a cohesive nation.

When newcomers group together, and have no need to learn the language, they are really just small pieces of their past culture that have been transplanted. They are a state within a state. This results in things like no-go zones, and crime that the host country is not familiar with. Instead of dealing with the issues directly, the French have tried to accommodate the differences. This just allows the problem to grow with hostile Imams preaching hate against their benefactors.

This should be a lesson the the ruling elite here at home too. The illegal wave of people being allowed across the southern border have a cost. There aren’t enough rich people in the United States to even cover the deficit, let alone paying for a completely foreign population. This is just the fiscal cost. The fracturing of our society is already well under way with the political divide, adding more stresses is not the answer.

And then consider the anger of a population that doesn’t think the current power structure is legitimate. It is a pretty thin line that they are walking.