The main truth -- and I say this as a person who loves non-racist France and wants to correct it -- is that this Républicain takeover is leading the country down a very dark path. It has already been condemned by Pakistan and the European Commission. If Macr*n continues...

...he will irreparably harm not only his own already-tattered reputation but also that of France itself. This will hurt tourism -- as the g*let j*unes did -- and it makes France look backwards. That sells less Chanel perfume and Lancôme lipsticks.

(Side note: Both Chanel and the L'Oreal-founding family cooperated with the Nazis under the Vichy government. Good times!)

In conclusion: This Républicain cooperation has, incredibly, done more damage to Macron in less time than even his disastrous fumbling with attacking the left over the past three years. He should fire Darmanin -- this week, preferably, before more journalists get hurt.

C'est tout pour maintenant

Also, as a reminder - every journalist who has backed up these Républicains on Twitter, including those from Le Monde, the Economist, Figaro and BFM just to mention a few I saw -- has disgraced themselves. It is best not to throw in your lot with defending racism.

As another reminder, while these Républicains and the weak En Marche people keep yelling about how this is not racism and lobbing abuse at international media colleagues, the whole world is watching and no one is fooled. https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/1331154096028602368

Remember, France: You always have the choice to pick better. No one likes a doormat but they like an autocracy even less.

And all of these arrogant racists (who cannot even properly read a Twitter bio!) can stop with the smokescreen that other people don't "understand" France. We do, first of all, and secondly, our disgust comes from knowledge of what's happening, not ignorance. https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/1328245843976220672

I'll be appending further reading here. Always read @RokhayaDiallo https://twitter.com/RokhayaDiallo/status/1331205909813596160

Attaching this here. A lot of people are seeking cover behind smokescreens and dog-whistles, saying it's "not so bad" and "what do you expect him to do about Muslims." That's racist thinking. https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/1331334594084401152