A detailed breakdown of the reaction to Macron's speech on social media.
Macron, dealing with unrest and fires at home, published a long post about Ukraine: Protecting Ukraine means protecting France;.
If Russia wins, all of Europe will suffer; Putin does not want talks; His army retreated.
So Ukraine must continue to receive money; Europe has adopted a declaration of its security principles.
Ukraine's place is in Europe and NATO; we must strive for a just and sustainable peace. "That's how we win. ".
Within an hour, the post attracted well over a thousand comments, most of them offensive - ranging from borderline to unprintable.
Grok was asked to assess the overall tone: about 80-90% negative (about 1,050-1,200 out of about 1,330 responses), with the main themes being "the French first / return the money to the French," "stop financing the war," "defend your country, not the expansion of NATO's borders, NATO expansion and criticism of Russia, and criticism." Militarism and prioritizing Ukraine over France's internal problems.
Support was about 10-15% (about 130-200), mostly Marcy, full support, flags and messages from Macron supporters and pro-Ukrainian accounts. The rest were neutral, off topic, pure insults or sarcasm.
This is the secret of European democracy: when the population wants something, do the opposite and say it is true.