All I want to say I am genuinely scared to express any opinion on this topic online or in any group outside of my closest friends as it seems you can get into a whole world of trouble for just stating certain obvious facts. Even right now I feel the need to tip toe around it, rather than just saying it outright.

I don't understand how we got to this point as a society.

This is highly symbolic, this won't change much.

This improves Macron's image from the left.

Maybe it improves diplomatic relationships with some countries, but I wonder how.