With the Democrats, there are always two versions of every story: What they say is happening, and what is actually happening.
We knew there was more to the "fiery but mostly peaceful protests" in France the moment Democrats like Rep. Ro Khanna said it was all about educational reform and "wealth inequality."
From the high schools of France to the streets of Madrid to the universities of Tirana, young people are telling their governments the same thing: in an age of massive wealth inequality, they want a future they can believe in. In France, students and teachers are asking for safe schools, enough teachers and smaller classes. In Spain, for affordable rent and housing. In Albania, for good jobs and an end to corruption. @JDVance says this is what happens when a nation lets in too many immigrants from the global south. He is not just morally wrong, but misreading the moment. The is what happens when nations let wealth and power accumulate in the hands of a few. This is what happens when young people lose hope in their future. In America, let us listen to our young. We need an economic and political transformation. America's Next New Deal.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) October 19, 2026
"In France, students and teachers are asking for safe schools, enough teachers and smaller classes."
Here's how French "students" have been asking for safe schools and smaller classrooms.
Looters in Lyon smashing up a store and looting it clean within just a few minutes https://t.co/ea0uLwbbUx
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 21, 2026
It would seem that Khanna and other Democrats and assorted leftists are lying yet again.
French journalist Paul Amar: “They came prepared. They had the addresses of town halls. They had addresses of Jewish shop owners. In a street in Marseille, all businesses owned by Jews were set on fire. Businesses run by Muslims weren’t” https://t.co/zudahbmw7p
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 18, 2026
No wonder the pro-Hamas wing of the Democrat Party and DSA members don't have a big problem with what's going on in France.
And nothing says "we need smaller classrooms" quite like stealing Louis Vuitton jackets and Sephora bags.
🇫🇷 Looters in France are flooding Vinted with stolen Louis Vuitton jackets listed as “stolen during the October 17th protests” and tagged Sephora cosmetics bags. https://t.co/0lXF9bg6sg
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 22, 2026
Young students in France protesting against the poor educational system in the country https://t.co/klSFBjY3u7
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 22, 2026
Rioters in Paris. The communist element is strong within the mob https://t.co/ceGKSn77P6
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 22, 2026
To be fair, there is an element of education involved in the protests, such as this person who learned that it hurts to get hit by a water cannon.
Italian police use a water cannon against a young girl dressed in red who had joined a group of far-left rioters in Bologna. The water cannon sent her flying https://t.co/OdzEgWY9lH
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 21, 2026
When you just wanted some content for the Gram but ended up getting a full-body douching instead.
The Democrats are lying about what's happening in France (and why) and they do the same gaslighting when there are "protests" in the U.S. to cover up the real goal.
