The ‘Algeria is France’ consensus spanned nearly the whole French political spectrum

Evidence

But in November 1954 the unyielding gospel of l’Algérie, c’est la France very much represented French political opinion of almost all hues; on the other hand, Mendès-France also had reasons of internal politics for making quite such bellicose noises. The fate of his reforming government was at stake. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 317

Categorization

• XREF: Relevant to the reader’s theme: the universal republican doctrine of assimilation winning across all hues of French politics. — connects to: French metropolitan democracy attenuated, while colonial Algeria criminalized, dissent against empire.; Algeria would be lost on France’s interior political front, not on the military front; Demographic arithmetic made Algerian integration untenable for France by 1958 (+2 more)

Related

• French metropolitan democracy attenuated, while colonial Algeria criminalized, dissent against empire. (similarity 0.87)
• Francisation destroyed Algeria’s native political cadres, leaving no negotiating partners. (similarity 0.82)
• French assimilation destroyed Algerian leadership cadres that could have been negotiating partners (similarity 0.81)
• Escalating polarization in 1960 crushed centrist moderates in France’s Algerian debate (similarity 0.81)
• The self-determination speech widened the split between France and the army and settlers (similarity 0.80)
• Algerian integration would numerically swamp metropolitan France politically. (similarity 0.80)
• France could not contemplate Algerian withdrawal because Algeria was legally part of France (similarity 0.80)
• Paris judged Algiers as the gravest mob-seizure threat since 1934 (similarity 0.80)
• French metropolitan public had grown apathetic about Algeria by late 1961. (similarity 0.80)
• Soustelle predicted France would lose Algeria on the home front, not militarily. (similarity 0.79)
• A broad front of ex-ministers formed around Algérie française in 1960. (similarity 0.79)
• Soustelle’s integration policy recognized Algeria’s distinct personality while keeping it French (similarity 0.79)
• Interdependence forced reconciliation between France and Algeria despite violence. (similarity 0.79)
• Algerian ultras refused to reckon with metropolitan France’s reaction (similarity 0.79)
• Demographic arithmetic made Algerian integration untenable for France by 1958 (similarity 0.78)