"... especially since France Unbowed has taken strong pro-Palestinian positions in the past two years."
I would have thought that it had something to do with the fact that France Unbowed is a pro-Putin, anti-NATO, anti-Ukraine party. On Ukraine, it has been a consistent cheerleader for Trump and MAGA, and if Trump announced tomorrow that all US troops will be pulled from Europe, some of the loudest cheers in Europe would come from it. And on trade, France Unbowed is a proponent of Trumpian protectionism: alongside French withdrawal from NATO, another central policy plank is French withdrawal from free trade agreements.
But in this entire post, which is thus completely out of character for the general editorial line of The UnPopulist, there is not a word about this.
This is also why Macronism's legacy on the international stage is absolutely not "a discussion for another day". It is a discussion for today, and is to be compared to the legacy of France Unbowed on the international stage, and to the equally pro-Putinist legacy of the National Rally on the international stage.
(I was also interested in the claim that "two-thirds of French citizens have asked for new parliamentary elections". Where exactly have they "asked for" this? Has there been some kind of petition signed by 45,000,000 French citizens that has escaped being reported in the media?)
The article's claims about France Unbowed are correct. You can read any of the coverage presently available on what the Macronists and other mainstream parties are most scandalized by—and it's the issue we highlighted. There's even a French parliamentary inquiry underway over this. But this is not an article about France Unbowed, so there's obviously not going to be a full profile of that party included here. Hence the word "especially" in that clause in the article.
There's nothing about this post that is out of character for us.
The line about "a discussion for another day" is figurative and doesn't mean "a future time" as much as "in a different post." It was a way of saying, "It should get a full treatment in a post of its own."
Regarding the two-thirds claim, this is from a recent write-up at Modern Diplomacy: "Separate surveys by Ifop, Elabe, and Toluna Harris Interactive showed that 56% to 69% of French people want snap parliamentary elections. The Elabe poll for BFM TV and the Ifop poll for LCI also showed a similar result."
Sarkozy is now in prison, and if he's lucky, at 70 years of age, he won't have to worry about a bed and a hot meal a day. After sucking up to Chirac, he quickly rose from being a puppet (spokesman) to Minister of the Interior. Given his deceitful behavior, he had certainly promised his handlers that he would lead the “Grande Nation” back into the fold of NATO. He became an example for the Rothschild baby, Micron, who had curried favor with his boss, Hollande, using the same trick. All the talk of the “cordon sanitaire” can be seen more as comedy. Realistically, the economy is collapsing and unemployment is continuing to rise. The reactionary right has copied most of its promises for a better world from the left. In all the municipalities where these RN people have cheated their way into power, debt has increased even further during their term of office, unemployment has risen, but there has been no improvement. Try explaining that to a frustrated electorate for whom the word “compromise” does not exist and who, moreover, has never overcome its youthful willingness to revolt. Nevertheless, they are actually a lovable bunch with a great deal of talent for passion and solidarity, who always put their foot into another shit.
"... especially since France Unbowed has taken strong pro-Palestinian positions in the past two years."
I would have thought that it had something to do with the fact that France Unbowed is a pro-Putin, anti-NATO, anti-Ukraine party. On Ukraine, it has been a consistent cheerleader for Trump and MAGA, and if Trump announced tomorrow that all US troops will be pulled from Europe, some of the loudest cheers in Europe would come from it. And on trade, France Unbowed is a proponent of Trumpian protectionism: alongside French withdrawal from NATO, another central policy plank is French withdrawal from free trade agreements.
But in this entire post, which is thus completely out of character for the general editorial line of The UnPopulist, there is not a word about this.
This is also why Macronism's legacy on the international stage is absolutely not "a discussion for another day". It is a discussion for today, and is to be compared to the legacy of France Unbowed on the international stage, and to the equally pro-Putinist legacy of the National Rally on the international stage.
(I was also interested in the claim that "two-thirds of French citizens have asked for new parliamentary elections". Where exactly have they "asked for" this? Has there been some kind of petition signed by 45,000,000 French citizens that has escaped being reported in the media?)
The article's claims about France Unbowed are correct. You can read any of the coverage presently available on what the Macronists and other mainstream parties are most scandalized by—and it's the issue we highlighted. There's even a French parliamentary inquiry underway over this. But this is not an article about France Unbowed, so there's obviously not going to be a full profile of that party included here. Hence the word "especially" in that clause in the article.
There's nothing about this post that is out of character for us.
The line about "a discussion for another day" is figurative and doesn't mean "a future time" as much as "in a different post." It was a way of saying, "It should get a full treatment in a post of its own."
Regarding the two-thirds claim, this is from a recent write-up at Modern Diplomacy: "Separate surveys by Ifop, Elabe, and Toluna Harris Interactive showed that 56% to 69% of French people want snap parliamentary elections. The Elabe poll for BFM TV and the Ifop poll for LCI also showed a similar result."
Thanks for reading.
Well done! Thanks.
Viva Marine Le Pen!
Sarkozy is now in prison, and if he's lucky, at 70 years of age, he won't have to worry about a bed and a hot meal a day. After sucking up to Chirac, he quickly rose from being a puppet (spokesman) to Minister of the Interior. Given his deceitful behavior, he had certainly promised his handlers that he would lead the “Grande Nation” back into the fold of NATO. He became an example for the Rothschild baby, Micron, who had curried favor with his boss, Hollande, using the same trick. All the talk of the “cordon sanitaire” can be seen more as comedy. Realistically, the economy is collapsing and unemployment is continuing to rise. The reactionary right has copied most of its promises for a better world from the left. In all the municipalities where these RN people have cheated their way into power, debt has increased even further during their term of office, unemployment has risen, but there has been no improvement. Try explaining that to a frustrated electorate for whom the word “compromise” does not exist and who, moreover, has never overcome its youthful willingness to revolt. Nevertheless, they are actually a lovable bunch with a great deal of talent for passion and solidarity, who always put their foot into another shit.
Sounds like RN copies the worst attributes of Peronism. Could France be the next Argentina?
Well, everyone promises the moon to get elected. And simplification combined with polarization has always been a good recipe.