He's right. The French don't like themselves any more. Ever since we started to embrace far-leftism. This dogma is melting countries like acid.
France is the most successful military power in history, but embracing very “progressive” ideas made it so weak it collapsed in 1940. You can only have peace, intellectual prowess, thriving art and safety for the weak in a strong country.
Far-leftism make countries flimsy. It's also happening in the US, right now.