AFNN··Monday, November 2, 2026, 5:30 AM

Maybe France Deserves to Burn

In 1811, Joseph de Maistre, a French philosopher who detested the French Revolution, famously said: “People get the government they deserve." In light of recent events in France and elsewhere, however, something else comes to mind: Do people get the riots they deserve, too? Maybe—sometimes.

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