By Rohit Srivastava

In an age of profound transition, leaders and citizens alike must understand the forces that shape history. Those nations and societies that grasp these dynamics will emerge stronger when the old order gives way. We are witnessing that moment now—and the fools of history will pay dearly.

The recent disturbing visuals from France have shaken the conscience of the people. The world is not witnessing a political protest but a systematic destruction of the symbols of excellence of France, which is being perpetrated by migrants who come from culturally and technologically less developed nations with an ingrained idea of religious superiority. The dichotomy creates a sense of fury. The anger gets diverted towards the other side, not against one’s own society, which inculcates rhetoric instead of facts and perspective.

France is at the receiving end for its own folly. The signs have been coming since the Nice terrorist attack in 2016, when a lone wolf rammed a truck, mowing down 86 revellers on Bastille Day. Even though the French elite and middle class are very much left-liberal supporters of immigration, they are at the receiving end when luxury shops and universities are being vandalised. It is ironic, but from the protesters’ perspective, they are the right people to target.

It is not that France has been a benevolent state. As former French President Jacques Chirac famously said, “Without Africa, France would be a third-world country.” French wealth is dependent on Francophone Africa’s resources. Without them, France’s economy and power sector would collapse. It is not just France; the whole of Europe lacks the natural resources required for industry and energy. France exploits African natural and human resources to fuel its economy. One does not hear much about this, as the biggest noisemakers about exploitation are the Western press, who ensure that the wealth and power of Western economies are protected.

The scholarships provided by Western powers are also a way to drain human capital to ensure that underdeveloped nations remain so. There is no benevolence. All these years, immigrants have looked for a better life; now they have the numbers and, hence, the violence. What started in France has spread to Spain, Italy, Belgium and Albania. The West has been using its stooges to topple governments, and now it is witnessing spontaneous, self-organised protests (unless proven otherwise) to damage Western civilisation from within.

One cannot say that only economic or religious motivations are behind this violence. There can be different reasons for different people. But there is a universal lesson for all multi-ethnic, multi-religious countries – keep your core intact.

Way Out for Europe

Subjugating Russia has been the dream of Europe since ages. The reason behind this obsession is the abundant natural resources of Russia. During colonialism, Europe thrived primarily because of its superior ability to organise and employ force. Everything else was merely war bounty.

Without access to resources from outside Europe at a preferential cost, the reindustrialisation of Europe is next to impossible. Asian countries are industrialised enough to exploit their own resources, and the same is true for many African nations.

The ageing demography makes a sorry case for reindustrialisation. Hence, allowing immigrants with religious and political objectives is slow suicide; without immigrants, the economy will gradually decline beyond recovery.

The only way out is a stringent anti-immigrant policy and cooperation with nations with relatively stable societies and moral values. Europe and the US—the combined West—need to realise that they must let go of global dominance and slowly accept the new reality. Instead of exploitative economic cooperation, they must go for mutually beneficial economic relations.

While simultaneously employing brute force to subjugate the violence and push out unruly immigrants. Surviving as a civilisation is more important than maintaining a self-destructing political ideology. Whether Europe learns the right lessons or not, the world must.

Lessons for the World

It is critical to maintain national identity and national cohesion. If common people are not empowered to stand together to defend their national treasures and symbols of national pride and the wealth of generations, then no army or military will. Beyond a point, only the people can defend the nation. Police and militaries have limitations. The Partition of India is proof of how the political class can be compelled to accept the destruction of a civilisation. A nation is a much smaller thing.

The core national identity and way of life should be kept intact. No intellectual or scholar should be empowered to dictate national behaviour that goes against the common understanding of the masses. Today, across democracies, law-making has been taken away from society at large and has become the domain of the political class and their intellectuals. The common man must reclaim the laws that govern him. Democracy has created lobbies, and people have been reduced to slaves with no choice but to vote to feel relevant. It is time to end this system, or the rest of the world will soon witness chaos and violence of the worst kind.