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Republicans Spotlight French Unrest to Stoke Fear and Justify Authoritarian Policing at Home
Populist strongman messaging & people-vs-elites framing
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Right-wing accounts are flooding feeds with dramatic footage of French protests to imply Western democracies are collapsing and only heavy police crackdowns can restore order. The selective emphasis on foreign chaos primes American audiences to accept harsher domestic law-and-order measures.
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