Overwhelming Military Force Is the Only Remedy for Immigrant-Driven, Marxist-Islamist Riots in France and the West
Source: Hayden Daniel. "Military Force Can Put Down The Violence Tearing France Apart." October 22, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author says the French riots are a revolt by immigrants and leftists against Western civilization, and that nothing short of the army will stop them. He points to French history, where leaders who used force held power and leaders who hesitated fell, and says the U.S. should do the same next time riots happen.
Conclusion
Overwhelming military force must be deployed and actually used to suppress the riots in France (and any similar future riots in the West, including the U.S.), because it is the only remaining option for ending anti-Western violence.
Premises
- The current French riots are not ordinary protests about economic or labor issues but an anti-Western, anti-civilizational revolt driven largely by immigrants or their descendants allied with ethnically French Marxists, who are destroying French heritage (e.g., the Limoges town hall).
- Lawful force is necessary to counter lawless force, and Western governments historically understood this.
- Historical French cases show that governments that hesitated or bungled a military response (Louis XVI, Charles X) fell, while those who used force decisively (Napoleon in 1795, Louis Philippe in 1832, Napoleon III) restored order.
- When France refrained from using the military in the 1930s and 1968, the consequences were severe: national disunion that contributed to defeat in 1940, and cultural nihilism and a mass immigration regime.
- Politicians let unchecked immigration and communist infiltration of institutions go on too long for any milder solution to remain feasible.
- Marxist and Islamist forces are bent on destroying the West and will not hesitate to use violence, so they will not be stopped by anything less than force.
Assumptions
- The riots are primarily caused by immigrants and a Marxist-Islamist alliance, as judged by flags and photos, rather than a diverse set of participants and grievances.
- The rioters share a unified, coordinated intent to destroy the West.
- Historical episodes from 1789–1968 are directly analogous to a 2026 liberal democracy with different institutions, norms, and technology.
- Correlation between military crackdowns and regime survival or better outcomes reflects causation.
- Non-military options (policing, negotiation, targeted law enforcement, political reform) have been exhausted or would be ineffective.
- The long-term consequences of 1930s/1968 restraint were caused by not using the military rather than by other factors.
- Military suppression would not itself produce backlash, radicalization, or democratic erosion that outweighs its benefits.
- The 2020 U.S. riots are comparable to the French riots and would have ended with a heavier military response.