With a little calculation, the opening of the Paris Olympics is now less than 100 days away, and people all over the world are curious about where France's preparations are going.
After all, the French had been slogan for a more open Olympics, and one of the first initiatives was to move the opening ceremony from a closed stadium to the banks of the Seine.
Macron also claimed that 600,000 tourists would be invited to the feast, and you can imagine how big that scene would be.
Now, however, more and more people are questioning whether France's security forces can really cope with it.
The French people took the lead in answering for the official: they can't cope with it.
According to a report by a French polling agency, half of the respondents expressed concern about the organization of the Paris Olympic Committee.
They believe that no matter how whimsical and creative the design of the opening ceremony is, as long as the security problem is not solved for a day, it will be all in vain.
It is no wonder that the common people are not very reassured, because the ethnic problem in France has always been very serious.
The population of Wood Commander in France is between 5 million and 7 million, accounting for 10% of the total population.
For such a large religious population, the French government has hardly done any census verification work, and there is no need to even fill in the ethnicity when registering, as long as you come to France, you are all French.
For the French fist and fist grandeur, the wooden commanders did not appreciate it very much.
Instead of going to high-rise housing clusters arranged by the government, they settled in low-rent housing in the suburbs, and then renovated entire neighborhoods according to religious traditions, and built a large number of mosques throughout France.
The living habits of the vast majority of wooden commanders are very different from those of the French people, and it is difficult to integrate into society, coupled with the psychological gap caused by the low employment rate, this group will be unbalanced and become a destabilizing factor in society if they are not careful.
Under the indulgent management of France, the towns where Commander Mu lived were equivalent to three areas, so they attracted many gangs to gather, resulting in an unprecedented deterioration of law and order in the area, and cases of robbery, theft, and drug trafficking emerged one after another.
However, with the intervention of human rights organizations and white-left politicians, the French police have not been able to make big moves, so they can only turn a blind eye.
It can be said that France's liberal immigration policy has failed. Officially recognized or not, the domestic group of wooden commanders has become a powder keg that can be ignited at any time.
Take last year's riots, for example.
A French policeman shot and killed a teenager of North African descent while on duty, setting off a nationwide riot that caused a nationwide turmoil, with mass protests, strikes, and terrorist attacks taking place in turn.
Especially in Paris, a large number of shops were smashed and looted, and the raging fires in the streets did not stop for a long time.
By October, France announced that it would raise its national counterterrorism alert to the highest level, stepping up armed patrols in public places such as train stations, airports and places of worship.
It's easy to think of another thing.
In November last year, some people said that China's over-popularization of urban security checks is a waste of money and that the mainland should follow Europe's example and abolish excessive subway security checks to show the world its advanced civilization.
This incident was still in an uproar at the time, but I didn't expect that a series of subway knife slashing incidents that occurred abroad in the future, terrorist attacks in concert halls, etc., and American GIs even stationed in the New York subway to strengthen security checks, all made this boomerang quickly come back, and no one dared to mention it anymore.
When it comes to security, France has been on the lookout, but it is difficult to effectively control the chaos.
Since last year, there have been cases of knife wounding on the streets of Paris, and most of the murderers are related to the Commander of the Woods.
In this case, France is still going to hold the largest open-air opening ceremony in history, which is a bit of a minefield.
In February, a municipal worker was pickpocketed on a train from Gare du Nord, including two USB sticks containing an Olympic security plan.
In order to appease the people, the official Paris issued a statement, saying that everyone should not worry too much, in fact, there is nothing in it.
However, the official statement had the opposite effect, and foreign netizens were questioning, it was about to open, and the French side wouldn't even have a security plan yet, right?
Actually, France is not so outrageous.
According to local media reports, in addition to the existing police force, Paris has trained an additional 15,000 professional security personnel, and the military will also send nearly 20,000 soldiers to participate in the security of the Olympics.
Macron originally did not agree to the intervention of the military, believing that the full armament of the soldiers was incompatible with the festive and open atmosphere of the venue, but after repeated persuasion by his subordinates, he reluctantly agreed to this plan.
Since April last year, Paris has launched a "clean up the capital" program, which has successively relocated a large number of illegal immigrants and homeless people to other provinces.
As for how to resettle, it is up to the provinces to handle it themselves.
The large-scale migration of people only made the city look better for a short time, but in fact, it did not completely solve the problem.
Many of the municipalities were also dissatisfied with the simple and crude approach of Paris, so they were also perfunctory in the matter of resettlement, resulting in many homeless people returning to Paris little by little at a slow but determined pace.
On March 20, when France was in the middle of its busy schedule, more than 50 schools received threatening messages from the terrorist group ISIS.
They threatened the French government, threatening to behead all the infidels and blow them to pieces.
Two days later, the terrorist attack in Moscow took place, and the responsible group was ISIS.
As a result, many people fear that the next target of the terrorist group is likely to be Paris.
There's no better opportunity to make a name for yourself than at the Olympics.
Macron had no choice but to declare the country on the highest alert, while extending an olive branch to Russia, saying that we should cooperate with Russia in the fight against terrorist organizations.
This time it is Russia's turn to be confused, not long ago France announced that it would go against the Russian army, why did it talk about cooperation in just a few days?
It can be seen that Macron is a little sick and rushed to the doctor.
With the current security conditions in France, it is really impossible to carry out such an epic grand plan.
Even if the number of participants for the opening ceremony were cut in half, there would be 300,000 people, which is too much, and this is not counting the tens of millions of tourists who poured in during the Olympics.
So at this time, France didn't care about face.
On March 29, according to Reuters, France has requested reinforcements from 45 countries to send soldiers to help with the security of the Paris Olympics.
Crowdfunding for the Olympics is France's last resort.
A few days ago, Macron publicly stated that if the security risk cannot be ruled out, the opening ceremony is likely to return to closed stadiums.
In the face of the huge gap between ideals and reality, Macron realized that he could properly fantasize, but when it came to doing practical things, he really had to be down-to-earth.
In addition to security issues, France is also full of slots in logistics preparations such as clothing, food, housing and transportation.
The first is the dietary preparation of athletes.
The theme of the Paris Olympics is "Green and Eco-friendly", so the diet for athletes should also be in line with this principle.
Although the food prepared in the Olympic cafeteria is quite hearty, most of it is vegetarian.
A country where all people eat meat, and it is indeed quite in line with the concept of the Green Olympics to let athletes from all countries eat vegetarian, but people who don't know the truth will probably think that France has no money to invite everyone to eat meat.
Looking forward to what kind of good results the athletes on the field can achieve with the addition of plant protein.
In addition to the food and drink, the accommodation is also very distinctive, which is a precedent for all Olympic Games.
The Paris government said it did not plan to install air conditioning in the athletes' rooms.
The sports world was already worried about security issues, and now as soon as the news came out, bombs were dropped inside.
2023 was the warmest summer year ever recorded in Europe, and according to the European Union Meteorological Agency, it could break the record again in '24.
Sports delegations around the world are worried about whether the water cooling system, which is blown up by the Paris authorities, is really comparable to air conditioning.
Therefore, some delegations said that it was better to bring their own air conditioning.
If it is too troublesome, the Paris Olympic Committee can also provide mobile air conditioners for a fee, which only costs 300 euros each, which should be regarded as a kind of carbon trading.
Then there is the issue of bed boards in the dormitory.
The Paris Olympic Committee has announced that it will continue to use the cardboard bed, a feature of the Tokyo Olympics.
The quality of the cardboard beds in the Tokyo Olympic Village is hard for the world to see, and the key is that there is a risk of collapse and it is very unsafe.
In this case, in addition to air conditioning, delegations must also bring bed boards, otherwise they will have to make do with the floor.
The Paris Olympic Committee also said that it hopes that the carbon footprint of this competition will exceed that of previous Olympic Games, and that the current efforts are not enough, so it will continue to work hard.
Netizens from all over the world are seriously persuading Paris to stop working hard, athletes may not be able to survive the Olympics.
It's hard for athletes, but it's not necessarily good for tourists.
Public toilets in Paris are notoriously scarce and expensive, and according to the French Ministry of the Interior, nearly half of Parisian men have urinated on the streets.
In an effort to put an end to this, Paris has set up more than 1,000 individual toilets on the streets of the city, but this is a drop in the bucket for the huge crowd of tourists.
When it comes to public transport, Paris is also a standout.
In order to alleviate the overcrowding situation, the Paris government not only reversed the promise of free transportation with Olympic tickets, but also doubled the price of one-way metro tickets during the Olympics.
It's a genius idea to dissuade tourists from the price and implement traffic control.
The material difficulties were "overcome" by the Parisian authorities through gritted their teeth, but the challenges of nature were not so easy to overcome.
One is natural disasters.
Since September last year, residents have reported that blood-sucking bed bugs have been found in restaurants, subway cars, cinemas and other places in Paris, and they are spreading wildly to private residences.
In the first half of the year, the people of Paris were inseparable from 6 million rats, but in the second half of the year, they would have to face an army of bed bugs.
The people of Paris gave up their resistance and simply lay down.
Until now, the two major problems of rodent infestation and insect infestation have not been completely solved, and athletes and tourists will face the embarrassing scene of coexistence with rats and bed bugs.
Another is the pollution of the Seine.
According to the original plan, triathlons and other open water events will be held on the Seine.
As one of the most beautiful spots in France, the Seine has always been very polluted.
A hydrological foundation tested the Seine for six months and found that the E. coli and enterococci levels were severely exceeded.
Incidentally, this is the result of multiple rounds of treatment, and the situation is much worse than the green pools of the Rio Olympics.
If the Ming Tombs Reservoir in Beijing is recognized as "the closest Olympic venue to nature", then the Seine River can be called "the closest venue to E. coli".
In order to dispel public concerns, Xiao Ma once announced that he would personally go down to the river to swim, but he has not taken action so far.
Engage in crowdfunding, limit carbon emissions, and raise ticket prices...... A series of official operations by the French government have indeed taken the saving of money to the extreme.
France's preparations for the Olympics, no matter how full the slots are and what the reputation is, at least the regulations are there, and they no longer look like a makeshift grass platform.
But one thing to note is that many unions in France have said they will strike during the Olympics, and even the police unions are ready to move.
Although Macron is optimistic and believes that the whole of France is united, it is undeniable that the sword of Damocles still hangs over Paris, making everyone not so relaxed.
I really hope that this Olympics can have a safe transition, and there will be no big work, because the nerves of people all over the world who have been tense for a long time really need to be eased a little.