How the Left destroyed Paris
Twenty years of socialist rule has destroyed what makes Paris so iconic: From systematically removing its beautiful 19th century benches and street lamps, to creating endless cycle lanes causing havoc across the city’s roads. The city of light has become smothered by weeds, uncollected rubbish and a rat epidemic. Watch as Parisian journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet investigates the state of France’s capital. See the full video above.
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I hate grafitti. I don’t understand the satisfaction vandals get with grafitti. So ugly and filthy looking.
Amazing that they found French people to interview in Paris. I recently visited for the first time and it looked like another continent. Sad.
black people scary
It's the same story with most western cities.
That may be true but doesn't make it any better.
No, it is not !
With due respect, this is true, if it hasn't reached your city yet, it will soon.
Seattle, San Francisco, Portland- trashed.
Pro-choice is selfishness.
My husband and I visited Paris A year ago and sadly it will be our last unless radical measures are taken. We’ve been visiting for long and the degradation and sense of insecurity doesn’t justify the effort and the money. Before, when we we were leaving the city we were already anticipating another trip, this time we were anxious to leave! Paris became a wastepipe! The politicians that allowed this to happen through the years with their political laxism for political gains should be imprisoned. This is stupidity, there’s no other form of putting it!
More migrants idiot, MORE
The difference between Western Europe and Eastern Europe is night and day.
This is an absolute nightmare. Paris is renowned for its health beauty and vitality also for its culture cuisine restaurants and cafes. This will ruin tourism and affect the economy.
The rioting going on right NOW will certainly end tourism to France for good. Their own fault. They keep electing dirtbags like Macron. Macron doesn't give a damn, he's still dancing at weirdo Elton John's concert just like Marie Antoinette before him said "let them eat cake."
It's dogshit now.
I lived in Paris in the 1980’s, it was pristine. I remember the street cleaning trucks early in the morning spraying down the pavements. I am shocked to see this, i don’t ever recall seeing graffiti in Paris back then.
@@basilmagnanimous7011 yeah
I arrived in 1991 and, by then there certainly was graffiti and it only got worse as the 1990s went on. The Left hadn't didn't take over the city administration until 2001. So this somehow doesn't quite stack up! (And I'm still there, BTW.)
@@basilmagnanimous7011 yeah "communism"
No it just demonstrates the inferiority of such a city
How pristine can spraying down a city knee deep in it's own piss really be?
I am so glad that I was able to go to Paris four times, back when it was still the beautiful city of Paris.
Hilarious that the mayor is now running for President. This is her record? Unbelievable.
She is currently polling at 4%.
3% since yesterday…
@@Furitokama End result: 1,71%
the mayor of Paris is not French like the majority of politicians in France.
She was reelected as mayor
If she cannot run a capital city, how can she run the entire country.
Culturally enriched Paris. De Gaulle and Napoleon will cry if they see modern day Paris and France
Import the 3rd world expect a 3rd world country
It’s tragic to see the state of Paris, and I feel very sorry for people living with the rubbish and ugly concrete items. It looks so neglected.
Let them rot in socialism they choose. Germany is next.
C'est tragique, mais c'est le choix des Parisiens qui ont votés pour Mme Hidalgo par 2 fois. J'en suis malheureux, car j'y suis né, été à l'école , travaillé, amusé.
The humans too…
WHY? I feel NO sympathy. They wanted PM Macaroni, they got him. They should shut up and live with it. Oh, and right now the entire city has been destroyed since they keep importing third world hooligans who only care about destroying anything they don't get free.
Я не расист, но почему по статистике негры чаще крадут и не хотят работать? Зачем их вообще пускать в страну? Почему сразу не депортировать? Пусть едут в свою Африку, ведь это их дом.
I just came back from Paris and COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THIS VIDEO. Me and my girlfriend were counting the days, the hours, to come back home. This report is telling only one little part of how is the experience in Paris (because for sure it would be censored if tells the complete experience). It’s so sad, so sad to see how they destroyed this human pride city. We will never come back. Woke is the virus.
F
True and it smells like piss around each corner.. 💀
Fully deserved. Israel next
I can only imagine the amount of the immigrants which cause havoc, break the law and leave more trash in the city.
@@silloweetyou're evil
Londonistan, parisistan same same
They forgot about playing hopscotch trying to avoid dog mess on the pavements.
Unfortunately much of that "dog mess" is not even from dogs... they let immigrants build makeshift tent camps and these are the results🥲
Most of Central European city's mayor is right. And it's noticeable. Budapest, Prague looks clear, safety and beautiful
Budapest is ruled by a coalition made of socialist-greens-liberals since 2019
Idk Prague had a lot of sketchy Arabs and Africans when I visited in 2019. But I agree with Budapest and your overall point
That's clearly not because of the citys major tho. I mean come on. Central Europe is poor. Let's face it. And poor countries have little immigration. And immigrants, in this context meaning refugees, are the biggest obstacle of a safe and peacful city.
when did Czech republic considered poor?@@randomdude4207
Because the right hides the poor, LOL
I’ve been in Paris a few times in my lifetime, I was shocked by how Paris was last year. Dirt, unsafe, wrecked and abandoned.
I lived in Paris in the 1980s, from 1983 to 1988. I now call the time I lived there..."The golden twilight". I remember how clean and safe Paris was in those years, and how actually French it was I remember the older trains and how well-dressed everyone was and how polite. Now Paris and the rest of Europe are being invaded by migrants, leaving filth, crime, and ruin all about. The European Union is at the very core of all the problems of Europe which is not mentioned in this video because it is not politically correct. All I can say is that I lived in Paris then, in "The Golden Twilight" and unfortunately accept with a very sad heart that "my Paris" will be lost forever.
If the EU was the route cause then Warsaw, Bratislava, Zagreb etc would be in a worse state than 20 years ago. The EU isn't the problem, local and national government is.
@@JJ-te2piEU makes migrant policy. That is why Wilders in Holland now wants to leave the EU. But the EU does it on purpose. They are Communists like Timmermans and want to completely destroy Europe they can build a Marxist place out of it.
I visited Paris many times between 1989 and about 2010 and loved it. It's sad to see this.
this is the fate they deserve though france killed 1.5 million innocent civilians in algeria for no reason at all this is what they deserve
As someone living here, I can confirm every single thing this reportage said. This has been going on for years and when #saccageParis first broke out, Anne Hidalgo called it an extreme-right campaign.
the worst is the ethnic shift wanted by the city hall.
The more come, the worse it gets. Who do think is doing all the tradejobs, actually maintaining its infrastructure? Not the invaders.
Socialist Mayor destroys iconic city...Parisians, we Londoners feel your pain.
It's just Africa part 2
Compared to London, Paris looks an absolute picture of cleanliness
Cope.
Cuz in London, only 44% are native English.
I have been to both Paris and London, and believe me London is much cleaner compard to Paris.
To be fair, London’s status as one of the world’s great cities never came from it’s beauty or artistic flare, it has always been a fairly dirty city. Paris on the other hand was famed all over the world for its beauty, hence why a least a dozen cities in Asia simultaneously lay claim to supposedly being known as “the Paris of the east” while nobody claims to be “the London of the east”
WHAT?? I am from Paris and lived in London quite recently, London is much cleaner than Paris!!
Thanks to "refugees" and immigrants. France, save your country before it will be Pakistan
Too late these idiots are the most bleeding heart liberals in Europe after Germany. Blame the women. They're far too soft
@@user-nw8zm2wu6overy True
North and West Africa is more accurate
I lived there for twenty years, it was beautiful, wonderful, vibrant, exciting and always interesting. I was there last year and it is a dump, everything is filfthy, I thought I was in a Souk in Morocco half the time, beggars and tramps and homeless everywhere. Thieves, pickpockets, scammers grafitti, bins overflowing. Tent camps and matresses lying about, drug taking everywhere, smoking crack in the Metro. People on those Escooters just riding about like crazy people weaving along pavements, the roads have all been bunged up with cycle lanes, bus lanes, it's absolutely horrific. I'm not going back.
Paris during the German Occupation might be better and elegant than whatever Paris is right now
this is what we call "une balle perdue" pour les marocains
@@tiemposviejos2 Not really, I quite like the idea of a Souk in Morocco...In Morocco, in Paris I want French culture.
I love to listen to old people that been there they speak facts. We outsiders dont know much but i do know the pain and stress this has brought in your beautiful city
I went through paris last year and I was mortified
Paris is like the novel named Germinal , a very sad city with strikes every week , the city is dirty and deteriorated
Paris looks worse than my toilet!
I wish I had visited Paris before all this happened 😢 Now I don’t have any desire to go there
Paris, the San Francisco of Europe lol
Good one! 😂
I live in Berlin. Same kind of people running it and the same kind of problems.
That is shocking... What have Parisians done to their city? 😨😨
Have a look at Marseilles or Toulouse ...they're worse
I was shocked when I visited Toulouse. Heard more Arabic spoken than French! Disgusting city.
They're filled with foreigners 1nd illegals from north and west Africa
Was so shocked to see how dirty Paris was driving from CDG. Litter, graffiti even cardboard cities. London is so much cleaner.
I never been in Paris, but London Is a shithole. If Paris Is worse then wow
@@lanfrancoadreani9212 They're both run by Socialists. This is what socialists do. Everywhere.
London does have its dodgy end
Paris is the dirtiest Western city I've visited. Never seen so many rats and garbage in my life. I will admit I haven't visited San Francisco or LA..
I remember when i was young i had read somewhere that paris has no mosquitoes.....its really sad to see it in such condition
Paris: Left has Destroyed us. San Francisco: Hold my Pierre.
maybe a punchline from ''gilets jaunes'' ^^
Taste the rainbow.....
I am just happy the French people I spoken to warned me about Paris. I told everyone in my country to avoid that city. They’ll have better experiences else where in France.
This is almost as bad as my City in India.lol.
Really quite shocking, had my 40th in Paris was a fabulous city back then ,shocked to see how bad it looks now
I would have like asked the question: "Why and who elect this kind of leadership into office for more than two decades then?" Isn't a democracy there?
It's the same in Vienna. Our once beautiful city has completely been destroyed by a red-green coalition, and it's become so bad in the past ten years that scarcely any beauty is left here. There is just so much trash and clutter everywhere: modernist benches on which nobody sits, dozens of garishly-coloured rubbish bins (far more than necessary), public bike rental stations, concrete blocks, random poles without use or meaning, an overabundance of street signs, advertising billboards, redundant wire fences around statues and monuments, and much more... I don't understand why socialists have so little appreciation for aesthetics, and such a propensity towards ugliness.
I think bcz many socialist or atleast European socialist have admiration of brutalist architecture. But that's probably only one reason of many
I am so sorry to read that. I spent such great time, as a French, in Vienna in the 80's. Always wanted to go back and show this gorgeous city to my American spouse. The Western world is under a spell of ugliness.
I hate the left with a passion. Absolutely despise them. They destroy everything.
The problem is the majority of European citizen (including those 3rd worlders) always vote for leftist traitors
@Donnell0303 Well thank Angela Merkel and your little boy leader Macron still tied to big momma's apron strings or whatever?
We travel in France and now avoid all big cities,it’s a shame
Wow i was there twice in the early 2000's And late 90s it was beautiful this is so sad
It’s interesting to hear about yet another world city ruined by left wing politicians. I was last in Paris in late 2016 & walked right through the centre of Paris & did didn’t look like this footage, but it was very empty of people & expected hubbub except around Gare de Nord which was swarming with immigrants. I certainly don’t think that Paris was ever an inspiration to other world cities.
Which left wing policies caused this?
@@tonymccann7445 Open door border policies, handouts, revolving door justice system, increased taxes, ridiculous covid restrictions and pretty much just stupidity in general.
Yes, the Libtards have also completely destroyed San Francisco, the most beautiful city in the US, and NYC, Seattle, and more. Everything the Left touches ends up ugly, destroyed, sick, unsafe and lost.
@@tonymccann7445 none. This city would be in this condition if right wing politicians ran it. Look at the U.S., both democratic and republican cities are in bad conditions.
@@tonymccann7445 ALL of them. Stop being naive.
When I visited Paris in late 2019, I was discussed that a city can have so much trash and rats
Last went to Paris in 2012 . Tbh the rot was already setting in then. Looks like it got a lot worse.
Import third world = Become third world. Straightforward equation
The filth and depravity plaguing Paris today aren’t much different than what Paris suffered during and after the horrific French Revolution. Ethics, morality, along with Christian faith and values, were violently gutted from society and replaced with a hard, left leaning socialism. Since then, France has been slouching its way through Marxism to a technocratic, communist-leaning, atheistic oligarchy. This is precisely what is happening in every major 1st world city that has embraced Marxist progressivism, such as democrat run cities in America and no-go zones in Europe.
I saw that headline and thought that this might just be click bait . Unfortunately it's true and being probably the most beautiful city in Europe it deserves better . London has alternated between management from the left and right but by comparison the standards are always much higher .
Paris really isn't the most beautiful city in Europe, there are other contenders for sure... Prague and Florence for example! Paris is beautiful but has now become positively parochial compared to other more dynamic and culturally interesting places such as London.
Agreed
We used to look forwards to our annual visit to Paris. No longer. Even the Galleries do not tempt us any more. And this portrait leaves out the worst areas of Paris which are no-go certainly. Tragic.
the same happened to Milan and Rome 🤬
Deport migrants
I know what Donald Trump would call the place and I would be inclined to agree with him.
Jamais!
It is a shithole another example of the failure that is leftist policies and leadership
Trump was right.
I was in Paris November 2023, and I was shocked by the deterioration of Paris from 2008, when I was previously there.
Why didn’t they talk about the immigration?
In polite cities, we are suppose to pretend it is not a major cause of the problem. I mean we all know it IS a big part of the problem but for some reason we are suppose to pretend otherwise. We need more "sundown towns" in the world.
The worth problem as a Parisian is the number of construction sites that doesn’t seem to be active. It is like all the budget of the city is going to make the life of drivers difficult. Still a beautiful city on the touristic parts but a nightmare outside. I have to cross the city to go to work twice a day and in 5 years it took more than 1/2 hour more to do it…
Yes. Because construction sites are so much worse than 100's of refugees sleeping and shtting in the streets, trying to swindel tourists, putting graffiti on everything.
Socialist Mayor gets paid for every construction site in Paris. Massive corruption no one talks about in socialist controlled media. Because she is a socialist.
Although I would love for paris to be less noisy and more bike friendly, I am concerned about the historic impact on an elaborate city.
It's so sad what they've allowed to happen to Paris and France in general.
The left, like rust, never sleeps.
The father of lies never sleeps and he controls the left.
The problem is the people themselves. They're the ones who vote for the politicians. It's not enough to blame the politicians. We have to get to a point where we admit the downsides of democracy and the people who have the vote.
They need a philosopher king like Plato
I don't agree with the title. Paris was clean and safe during Delanoë period. The problems started once he is gone.
Let in Africa, become Africa. - Prophecy from a man born in Detroit
Detroit is about as bad as it gets. Went from beautiful to horrifying to abandoned.
It's only got worse since this video was made, and the Olympics will be a predictable disaster, violence, insecurity, rubbish, rats.
Belfast northern ireland is goi ng the same way we have a looney politician nicola mallon who is destroying the city with unused cycle lanes blocking shop fronts stopping disabled people getting to them and a glider bus system that is causing chaos because of the lanes needed for it
Blame it on the left 😂
THanks for that. Just cancelled my vacation plans
No interview of any younger Parisian?
Same stuff in New York, Los Angles, etc, etc, etc ...
Yeah, seems to be inevitable as far as republics are concerned.
That's what's happening in victoria Australia...ideologues that cant fix pothole
Heartbreaking
The reason Paris has all the nice buildings is because it used to be civilized. Not anymore.
That lady from the 30s doesn’t give two Pennys for feminism. Lmao. She calls it like it is.
Paris San Francisco Los Angeles Seattle I'm seeing a pattern....
Leftism is defacto satanism. Destruction follows in their wake.
Wakanda foreva✊
I think Casablanca looks more clean than Paris,
Pity she did not tour the Metro - even a decade ago parts were iffy and the trains rough ....other ways there was still beauty.....
Berlin is same unfortunately 😕
Looks like my hometown of NYC. A complete and utter sh*th*ole
@HARRY KOSSEC so does kabul or Beijing, but I wouldn't go there either.
@@zoanth4 Beijing is legit the most advanced city in Asia it's not trash like new york
@@cocaineminor4420 ok communist bandit
@cocaineminor4420 Tokyo and Singapore are the highest rated for being advanced. Even our dumps of nyc and San Francisco are rated higher than beijing.
Spoken like someone who's never been to Beijing, New York and Chicago are absolutely filthy in comparison. The ignorance of your delusion is funny, Dubai, Singapore and Shanghai are the mist advanced cities in Asia now, Tokyo fell off a while ago
Paris is a beautiful place. Unfortunately the inherent problem with many French people in a position of power is that they want more power and above all to be seen as being very important. The way to achieve this is to completely ignore the job at hand and intimidate the underlings to deal with matters of relevance while playing politics instead.
Thé Migrants not French people. the mayor of Paris is not French like the majority of politicians in France.
It’s not just an inherent problem with French people, this happens everywhere, it’s a human nature issue
Good work! Snappy, to the point, instructive, brief. The DT could take a look at NYC and San Francisco. London doesn't seem quite so bad yet.
London is bucking the trend. It is clean and well cared for.
London is 44% English. Completely lost city.
They voted that Mayor in again!!!
By the looks of things Paris has definitely lost it's Joie de Vive.😮
Bike lanes were a big criticism of the recent, not current, mayor in my state's largest city. A friend of mine frequently complains about cyclists when driving as well.
It is a really big problem of current times - living on a heritage of the past and not being able to maintain the level of organisation, not being able to continue development, but instead taking advantage of it, destroying it. Just like as if barbarians took over a place that was build carefully and thoughtfully. Sad, very sad. New generations are supposed to learn from the past and continue further development.
Welcome to Socialism.
Khans London .
Surprisingly not, in spite of his best efforts. Have recently spent a weekend in London and found it delightful, as did my visitors. They actually commented on how clean and well cared for it is. Never mind , another 5 years of the current Mayor will put a stop to that !
There are similarities but the situation of Paris is worse.
Not even close. London and pretty much the whole of Europe is cleaner than Paris.
So sad, the end of the West
This explains why many travelers suffer from Paris depression when returning from it
So glad I can keep my memories of a visit years ago. Not interested in cities any more.
I learn the Paris culture she talk about it Special 1880-1939 time love whaching old movies about Paris so good She talk about true love it she do not hide anything she is the best telling how is today conflict between migraine and government bye
Unfortunately it's better than Rome Italian government should work on that fast!
Such an amazing interview. Quel beau reportage! Merci!
Wow, some interesting spin here. Having followed the matter for a while it is very, very curious that austerity and right wings push to reduce the funds to conduct maintenance is nit mentioned at all. What a glaring and obvious omission? Quelle surprise. Avez vous oublier?
I’m so sorry for the people the citizens that live in Paris. The US is on its way unfortunately!! 😢
Why not blame the destruction of the middle class from billionaires raising prices in their corporations and from outsourcing jobs, it creates crime and anxiety amongst the citizens no matter the location.
Went there 10 years ago. Messy then, seemed very down market compared with London. Still some great sights but noticeably poorer than other cities in Europe but what else is expected of a country where people work few hours.
False stereotype
My country is ruled for years by traitors. Their goal is to destroy France. And many laws (as 35h a weak for example) are made for it. Too long to explain.
@@barnaby4232why?
I'm from the young U.S. and I never got that impression of Paris in the 10x or so that I've been going there since 1995. And yet I've never actually lived in a dense city like Paris--always a suburban community, as most Americans live in. Now I did see some ugly corners and even unattractive neighborhoods in Paris, especially in the northeast (especially the 18th), but for every unattractive corner or neighborhood I saw twice or 3x the opposite. I haven't been since the pandemic so it sounds like things have changed for the worse, but I found many parts of Paris to be beautiful and even very "upmarket" 10 years ago.
People should stop paying taxes and instead hire private companies to do the repairs and the cleanup. Those expenses should be offset or written off their taxes.