This year's May Day protests in France were unusually lively . Along with a contingent of establishment unions and political parties (France Insoumise, CGT, etc), anarchists and revolutionaries made a major appearance. Their actions drew swift condemnation from the political class and already the CRS has decided that they weren't repressive enough, even as over 250 "Euro Anarchists" were arrested. What upsets Macron, LePen, and Melenchon so much about the antifas? Police claim that 31 shops were smashed, of which 2 were burned, 6 vehicles were burned down and 10 others were smashed. This is, of course, grossly hypocritical: police conducted a military-style assault against the ZAD, destroying countless squats and buildings, and have also evicted students and young people from universities across Paris, breaking down the barricades. Furthermore, Emmanuel Macron attacked various research facilities and apartment blocks in Syria just two weeks ago. Antifas, meanwh...