The current situation in France, characterized by riots and uncertainty, seems to be intractable and intensifying. While it is unlikely that France will accept a Muslim-led government or experience a provincial revolt by farmers and monarchists, the future remains uncertain. The globalist technocracy that has been in place since the Soviet Union appears to be running out of possibilities, leading to a calamitous explosion. There is a realization that thinking globally is not yielding the expected outcomes, challenging the big claims about ultimate meaning made by progressivism and scientism.