France has double the percentage of Muslims as the UK, and it has more documented violence against Jews. Both countries lost control of their borders a long time ago, and the influx of Muslims and other third worlders has radically altered their demographics, increased violent crime, and has made both countries feel more like Germany circa 1938 than enlightened 21st century Europe.

But France has not had nearly the massive Muslim demonstrations in contravention of existing law, demanding Sharia, destruction of Israel, and implicitly the murder of Jews.

The UK has, and it is getting worse. Every day there seems to be another example of the UK authorities favoring Muslims over all other Englishmen, from turning a blind eye to systematic grooming and rape, most famously in Rotherham, but also in other places, to arresting people for the crime of stating that the murderer of three young girls was undoubtedly a Muslim. He was. She spoke the truth, and for that she is spending more than two years in jail.

This Is Britain: Mother Jailed For 2 Years Because of a Tweet She Deleted After 4 Hours

Unfortunately, Great Britain isn't quite so great anymore and is looking less and less like a family member and more and more like a copy of Communist China, but with a less rational immigration policy.

Child rapists are being excused from responsibility because they come from a savage culture. Tens of thousands march through the streets of London calling for the establishment of a Caliphate while people who criticize that are being tossed in jail. Mothers who fear for their children and speak out find themselves in the dock because, well, we can't offend the Muslims.

Yet in France, radical Muslim groups have been banned, and they have hardened their immigration policies. And most important, there still is a sense of a shared cultural tradition, and some national pride in the idea of "France."

These are posters in an upscale neighborhood in Paris, calling for the return of the Israeli hostages in Gaza. I saw them in a few places, and as recently as this weekend they were not defaced.

This is an official sign commemorating a Parisian Jewish woman who eight years ago was tortured, murdered, and thrown off her balcony by a deranged Muslim who chose her specifically because she was Jewish.

The highway leading into Paris from the airport has miles and miles of graffiti, and there are hundreds of yards of it calling for the return of the hostages. It has remained unscathed for months. I have seen no graffiti calling for the destruction of Israel, freeing Palestine, or any obvious anti-Semitic spoutings.

Contrast that with London, which has allowed massive demonstrations of Muslims chanting in support of the Caliphate, the destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews. Several Major cities in the UK are ruled by Muslims, including London, whose mayor, Sadiq Khan, has opposed Israel's "disproportionate" response to the October 7th Pogrom. He has allowed London to be shut down by innumerable protests against Israel, and is conspicuously silent about militant Islam in the UK.

Here is a example of what typically happens to posters calling for the release of the hostages.

So why the difference?

France clearly has national pride... something that has mostly disappeared in the UK. It has a more active religious life, and religion is a powerful indicator of support for tradition. The french Constitution protects freedom of expression, although to be fair it is a pale reflection of our 1st Amendment. But it certainly respects free speech more than the UK, which has doubled down on the destruction of free speech, except for Muslims, who seem to be able to say and do anything! Of course France has also banned wearing hijabs in French schools, and recently banned other Muslim garb. Whether that is a free speech issue is an interesting question.

I'm not wearing rose colored glasses. Paris is the jewel of France, and I am sure that policing of its Muslim population (the largest in Europe) is significant compared to other French cities. However, the Muslim neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris are essentially no-go zones for the police, and worse in other cities. The French government is busily kissing the asses of Hamas and the Arabs in Gaza and Judea and Samaria by unilaterally offering to recognize a "Palestinian state." I would not be surprised if Notre Dame is a mosque in the 22nd century.

But I am also confident that Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral will be mosques first!