France Is Headed Towards Its Most Feral Right-Wing Regime Since the Nazis
France Is Headed Towards Its Most Feral Right-Wing Regime Since the Nazis
Violence is in the air as Marine Le Pen’s National Rally threatens to win national elections, which the president says could spark “civil war.”
The French political system, casually referred to as the “Republic of Friends,”
Where does the author get this? I'm French and have never heard of our system called as such - especially not by a French person.
A search returns this article alone. Bizarre. Is he trying to make this happen??
ChatGPT had a fever dream again
I feel sorry for migrants in general, they are their primary target
I think a quick look overseas will show you it's migrants, the queer community, women, and to a certain extent any intellectual. Now where have I seen this before.
For now...
authoritarians grow stronger every day. God help us all
If people rely on their imaginary friend, we're so fucked...
It’s a figure of speech. No need to get your knickers in a twist.
What are the reasons for this? I'm out of the france loop
Isn't "turning right" the main political theme across the world now? It's not just France.
But I will still put a disclaimer here that I am not French, just sharing my view since it seemed to be that most countries including mine are, ultimately, having the same problem. Feel free to correct me! Here goes:
I think, the general reason for this right-wing surge ultimately boils down to economics. People are obviously not satisfied with their current quality of life - see e.g. housing prices. Many blame it on things such as outside migrations or the geopolitical enemy of their country, etc etc. This is a hotbed for conservative-leaning mindsets.
Those factors I mentioned could have played a hand in this problem, but my opinion is that the biggest issue lies in unequal wealth distribution across the globe. That's why the GDP is growing, but people's standard of living (except for a minor few) is not. People directed their unhappiness at the wrong thing.
All of the western democracies are telling their people the reason their quality of life is declining is due to immigrants and the disabled and poor. A lot of people seem to believe them. I agree its about inequality and bringing the far right in will only accelerate the process.
Right, I see your point. I also wonder sometimes if the excess of social media consumption and the battle to gobble more eye balls has somehow influenced people making them more susceptible to manipulation via charisma and populist opinions, I'm not sure how different it is nowadays than a couple of decades back. I might be wrong about this anyways
There is one and only one way to deal with Nazis
Carnegie Hall here we come
Ah yes, right-wing authoritarianism that helped cause mass immigration from regional instability thanks to ignoring climate change and sowing global conflicts... Let's just give the fox the keys to the henhouse.
It's foxes all the way down. Just a question whether Russians or Americans get their slice.
Thanks to social media, youth unemployment, an uptick in asylum seekers, ballooning energy prices and oodles of nationalist right-wing cash, Macron is no longer the only politician with the regal ability to play Jupiter on TV. There are now a record 4,005 candidates running in the first round, with many fabled divinities to choose from.
There's your problem. Defund the rich.
It's also the fault of neoliberal governments around the world for actively looking down on middle class people for not caring as much about the climate, refugees and other matters that you can care about when you actually have enough money to have the time to care about those things.
That’s the problem. When the tech bros have more money than a king, who’s to stop them?
I archived this cancerous bloated paywalled shit show of a website just on principle
Why is so much of the internet terrible now fml
Cory Doctorow can explain it to you. He coined a term for it which has now become widespread, "enshittification." And it's all about money.
[Deep breath in.........]
Wealthy men that are perpetually insecure in life because their fathers didn't show them any outward affection when they were children are blindly and joylessly driven to increase a bank balance that they couldn't meaningfully decrease in a thousand lifetimes in the hope that it will make their fathers ghosts smile and pat them on the head (ghosts who don't even put out the effort to haunt their children anyways)
I'm dizzy, what just happened?
I asked chatgpt & it said this: " The internet can feel overwhelming or negative at times due to various factors like misinformation, toxicity in online communities, and the sheer volume of content. It's important to curate your online experience by choosing reliable sources and engaging in positive communities that align with your interests and values. Taking breaks from the internet or limiting exposure to certain types of content can also help maintain a healthier online experience. Don't share sensitive info. Chats may be reviewed and used to train our models. Learn more ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info. " I think that a better answer might have something to do with commercial interests.
We still have hope this week end for the Nouveau Front Populaire, the left wing alliance. There might still be a chance
The author showed his bias when he wrote
Indeed, the polls indicate Le Pen’s awkward and aggrieved racist coalition—along with the inventively loony left-wing anti-Israel alliance dubbed the New Popular Front—is positioned to form a government that could defenestrate Macron’s Ensemble! coalition in the 2027 presidential election.
What's (not) funny is that the French far right is just slightly to the left of the US Republicans.
Well, populist proto fachos so...
...the French, in principle, rarely distinguish between fact and impression.
The author comes out swinging and still manages to bore quickly.