President François Hollande, as well as declaring the State of Emergency, has called for a “war without pity”, and has just finished addressing parliament (though no debate or vote is planned, just his speech!). Parliament is sitting in an emergency configuration, where members and senators are all gathered together (and seated in apolitical alphabetical order rather than each with their own political party). Every symbol of national unity is thus being mobilised: Hollande received each party leader separately, including the fascist leader Marine Le Pen, and each was given in this way a platform to give their view of priorities. Le Pen insisted “we’re part of national unity” while demanding all migrants be deported. Sarkozy, from the Republican right said that we are at war and that everything must change. Few details, but the main thrust is: “more powers to the state: the people can trust us”. But how can a national unity including Sarkozy and Le Pen be of any help to ordinary workers and ordinary citizens who these monsters want to divide and crush?
Hollande’s rather clownish speech to parliament was peppered with meaningless gesticulation, but promised more bombing for Syria, more money for anti-terrorist police forces, and more powers for house arrest and for rapid deportation. Fifty more aeroplanes are being sent over to Syria, and military journalists on the radio are getting all excited about the shape of their wings. The army will be recruiting all year. “We will eradicate terrorism”, Hollande repeated five times.
https://redflag.org.au/article/paris-three-days-after-state-emergency-profiteers-and-confusions
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