Civil war in France?

The reaction to the French election here in the US is not if there will be a civil war in France but when.  Naturally if anything like that happened, America would be drawn in.  Good idea to keep an eye on a Europe that is becoming way too interesting lately!

Not only is their concern about the Islamic terrorist attacks in France,but the utter corruption of the French political system.

Sound familiar?

Le Pen (not as far right as some in the media try to convince you) is an outsider, yet so is Macron, who has never held office. France is extremely divided and the European Union is not really helping one way or the other.

End of history?

Hardly!

It keeps going and the direction it has heading in lately may be  a nasty one.  France has a history of revolution--five monarchies, sixteen constitutions and five republics.Is there a countdown to another underway?

When you deal with large masses of angry people, it can get confusing.  Throw in Gallic passion and Islamic extremism at the same time and it goes from complicated to almost impossible very quickly.

Having a two year "state of emergency" and holding an election under those conditions is unheard of in the Western world.  The fact that it happened is an indication that all is not well in France.  Add in a history of political insanity and see what you get.

Translation: Bumpy road ahead.  Might be a good time to  pull out the old Normandy maps.