The history of French government is dotted with instances of shameful violence toward those it deems as not "one of us." In 1961, in an infamous act of violence, now known as "the Paris Massacre," the French police killed scores of civilians protesting the bloodshed happening in Algeria. After denying any culpability for 37 years, the French government partially accepted responsibility in 1998. In 1999, it was proven that the French police were ordered to use lethal force to disperse the protesters. As a consequence of this order, French citizens were killed, some by direct police fire, others by suffocation in a metro station or even by drowning in the River Seine. In the intervening years, the French government has not lost its lust to use an inordinate amount of violence to get what it wants, becoming a brutal entity.After being forced to withdraw from Algeria, the public perception toward "the other," whether it be Arab citizens or refugees, transformed into hate toward all that did not or could not conform to what the majority saw as being French. During the Algerian Independence War, the French police violated the law and their rules of conduct several times by conducting ethnically-profiled raids against Arab neighborhoods. The failure of the establishment to punish the perpetrators eventually resulted in the monstrosity we see today. This attitude of acting beyond the bounds of law transformed it into an entity that is even more powerful than the military, with its actions directly contributing to the rise of the far-right.Migrants and refugees without Christian and European backgrounds are treated much worse than those from Eastern Europe. Ethnic profiling has seeped into every policy France takes, feeding the vicious circle of discrimination based on color, race, language and religion, which in turn is reflected among public awareness through the rise of the far-right.It should be noted that not everyone is swept by the anti-refugee sentiment among the French public. Where the state turns its back, nongovernmental organizations take up the slack in helping those least fortunate among humanity. These selfless people are constantly on alert, trying to make amends as police raid refugee camps, destroying tents, the few belongings refugees have and their documents. The French police seem oblivious to the anger their actions are causing among the French public and the international community.Racist groups, encouraged by the needlessly aggressive tactics of the police, are going on manhunts around the now-closed Calais camp, which was run solely through the generosity of a few donors and tireless work of volunteers. The French state, refusing to set up the necessary infrastructure for the camp, eventually ordered the police to shut it down. Those who stayed in the tents under the bridge across the La Chapelle center were forcefully removed several times. Over the weekend, authorities eventually decided to place boulders to prevent refugees from seeking shelter from the elements.When viewed from Turkey, where more than 3 million Syrians are currently sheltering, such a careless attitude is perceived as nothing but barbarity. Far-right groups and especially presidential candidate Marine Le Pen try to paint a picture where France is under siege from innumerable refugees, creating a kingdom of fear. Actually, there is nothing of the sort.France, which has been the target of Daesh attacks in recent years, should blame the way it treats its own citizens, rather than desperate refugees. Those populist politicians trying to get on the anti-migrant bandwagon are exploiting the three-decade-long south-north migrant flow to blame refugees. Each and every French politician, especially presidential candidates, came to the fore by promising a heavy-handed security policy, which has been taken up by all right-wing candidates in the upcoming elections. Le Pen is pushing an open door by placating every hate-filled prejudice of the establishment.She now embodies the racist rhetoric and policies that persecute everyone seen as the other, which had governed French politics for the past half century. French leaders continue to ignore the danger posed by social inequality, fail to act responsibly and surrender to populist waves. Their response to the 2005 uprising in French banlieues was to disregard its lessons and do absolutely nothing to mitigate its consequences.Every responsible public leader is aware that such disgruntled and desperate people are easy pickings for terrorist groups. Turkey, which is sheltering millions of people from violence and terror, is at the same time undertaking enormous projects to care for their social, economic, educational and cultural needs. However, the failure of European countries, which are generally acting no better than France, to carry out responsible projects while providing care for the needs of those less fortunate, is creating consternation about our future. Their irresponsibility is jeopardizing everything we are building right now.