I'm really concerned by the fact that it's mostly US voices which get heard and amplified when discussing social justice in Europe. And although it's great for awareness, they tend to hammer through talking points and gloss over fundamental details they aren't aware of. https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI/status/1329826767834640388

This law is appaling but it's inaccurate to pretend that it's a sudden slippery slope into a Nazi-style regiment. Mostly because this is nothing new and this has been the norm in Europe. This doesn't make it less problematic and dangerous, but historical context matters.

This constant comparison to Nazi Germany as the boogeyman ignores the legacy of Vichy France. By glossing over cultural and historical differences between European countries, one fails to accurately point how this law fits in decades of attacks on fundamental liberties.

But this whole US discourse about this French law was never about showing any form of global solidarity. So none of the observations above are relevant.

As Europeans, we need to stop relying on the expertise of Black Americans on European matters.