Tag: immigration

France’s Pension Crisis and North African Immigration

France’s pension system is facing severe tests, influenced by population aging, low fertility rates, and challenges in immigration integration. These factors amplify the fiscal pressures of the pay-as-you-go model. From my observation, while North African immigrants provide labor supplementation, their lower productivity and generous family reunification policies may exacerbate future retirement expenditure burdens, thereby threatening … Continue reading France’s Pension Crisis and North African Immigration →

Reflections from a Neuroscience Perspective on the Decline of European Civilization and the Conflict with Immigrant Survival Instincts: My Observations on the Psychological and Economic Disintegration of French Society

I. From Rational Civilization to Survival Society, My Anxiety and Doubts I often watch the hurried faces passing by on the streets of Paris, some weary, others filled with hostility. These faces form a neurological conflict in my mind: a Europe that once symbolized reason, order, and responsibility, now dominated by anxiety and shortsighted Hedonia … Continue reading Reflections from a Neuroscience Perspective on the Decline of European Civilization and the Conflict with Immigrant Survival Instincts: My Observations on the Psychological and Economic Disintegration of French Society →

France’s Economic Predicament: Civilizational Debt and the Illusion of Belief

In my view, France’s contemporary “strength” is more a product of historical inertia than a reflection of institutional resilience. Its economic and political stature stems from the dividends of 19th century industrialization and postwar international arrangements, not from any present day structural competitiveness. This nation, once emblematic of Enlightenment and rational spirit, now finds itself … Continue reading France’s Economic Predicament: Civilizational Debt and the Illusion of Belief →