authoritarians grow stronger every day. God help us all
What are the reasons for this? I’m out of the france loop
Macron made an irresponsible gamble, at the worst possible timing, without taking in account his current lack of popularity. To no one surprise it blown up in his face.
Wait, which gamble? I’m not well informed on what’s going on over there
Basically, his party got beaten so badly at the European elections (barely got half of the far-right votes, and almost got the third position after the Socialist), that he decided to trigger a “Dissolution”, which literally stop the current assembly mandate and call for flash-election. His gamble was to make himself the only alternative to the far-right by counting on the left division and the fear of the far right…
Which blown up to his face since the left kinda united itself and the far right still got a good advance. Even worse, this time its party got third by a long shot, and may loose a lot of its seats at the National Assembly.
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.
I feel sorry for migrants in general, they are their primary target
For now…
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.
That’s the problem. When the tech bros have more money than a king, who’s to stop them?
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…
We still have hope this week end for the Nouveau Front Populaire, the left wing alliance. There might still be a chance
Whatever the result, what cause the rise of far left will be still there. We have to continue to mobilize after the election this time. Organized for your interest fellows
The rise… Of the far left???
I think that’s a typo or something
I think so too but I just wanted to be sure, looking at their profile they do have a left wing sensibility so id be surprised if they meant that
yea sorry. It was a typo
No worries :D
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.
along with the inventively loony left-wing anti-Israel alliance dubbed the New Popular Front
I thought we were the Popular Front?
People’s Front!
What a shitty article
There is one and only one way to deal with Nazis
Carnegie Hall here we come
…the French, in principle, rarely distinguish between fact and impression.
The author comes out swinging and still manages to bore quickly.
Yeah, I was gonna say, I’m sure that you can find media here in the US that is going to provide useful political coverage of France, but I don’t think that this article is gonna be it.
kagis for Le Monde English
Hmm.
French elections: Who would Don Quixote vote for today?
Ugh. This is not really what I was hoping for.
checks the BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2q0rv05p19o
French PM in final appeal to stop far-right victory
That’s better.
French is not one of my languages so thank you for doing the due diligence
Sláinte
I don’t speak French either – I just wanted an English-language article about the French elections, but you’re welcome.
If you cant handle a democratic election not going your way, maybe you dont belong in politics.
And maybe you shouldve curbed immigration instead of making it a wedge issue, and only having the far right party be for curbing it. Just a thought
Politics aren’t a game with winners and losers. When fascists rise to power, it’s not like in a soccer game where you say “well, better luck next year”.
People’s lives are on the line, and people might literally die fighting this shit soon. The idea that politics are a gentleman’s gentle verbal jousting club is pretty ridiculous.
About your enlightened centrist take about immigration… It’s never going to appease racists. What you suggest is exactly what France’s UMP and what Macron have done. Look where we are now.
Whipping up fear about brown immigrants is what the right does when there is no wedge issue.
I thought that was a Mexican border only thing, turns out European leaders do the same shitty fear monger
I guarantee every coastie wants to rescue live folks, color doesn’t matter in the sea. It’s the politicians saying no to human lives
Pretty easy to do after 9/11, Nice, Vienna(2021), Dresden(2021), the list goes on. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_terrorism_in_Europe
When multiple groups have declared Jihad against the west, a little more caution should be exercised.
Remember, immigrating is not a right.
Yeah, I know all about that, they use the " brown immigrants are terrorists" in my country too in order to exploit people’s latent racism.
To have a point you’d have to compare those instances to violence by Europeans against eachother, by being selective you’re feeding a narrative that brown immigrants are more violent than Europeans. That’s already been demonstrated to be false. You’re being manipulated by fascists.
Alright, name the 122 terrorist attacks made by Europeans since 2015. Ill wait.
So, even if we assume those 122 attacks were committed by immigrants, how does that compare to violent crimes committed by Europeans themselves? 122 incidents over 9 years is remarkably low for a single demographic. How many bad actors is that per event? How many immigrants are there total and how many committed these crimes?
It’s racist fear mongering.
I said terrorist attacks, not violent crimes. Dont move the goal posts
No ones moving goal posts. Give a ballpark of how many immigrants were involved in those 122 attacks.
You’re making the argument that brown immigrants are more dangerous than Europeans and you’re then trying to exclude all types of violent crime except that labeled terror attacks to obfuscate the reality that immigrants are statistically no more dangerous than Europeans themselves. It’s dishonest.
Even in terms of terrorism, the majority has historically been committed by domestic groups (ex. nationalists, political extremists, separatists etc.), not immigrants. Again, this is very similar to my own country where domestic terrorism is actually the greater threat than that from immigrants.
You know, you could be less racist. Not all “brown” immigrants are muslims. Remember, Islam is an ideology, like fascism. Its not about the color of your skin.
Not surprised given the illegal migrants there
Amazing take. Back in the 1920’s you would have looked at the rise of the NSDAP in Germany and gone “not surprised given the jews there”
You miss the keyword “illegal”
Edit: just saw your post history, lol. Won’t waste any more time in you. Good luck lol
What happened to “not wasting any time on me”?
Seems like a very sane person.
Guy’s profile picture is literally of Joseph Goebbels. I don’t think their opinion has much weight, nor are they worth spending time arguing with
Between the lead lemmy dev, dessalines, using Stalin as his profile picture and this guy using Goebbels, we’ve got a pretty WW2-retro vibe going on.
And the person has other comments putting on full display who they really are.
So yes, this is definitely a “block and move on” kind of thing.
Hahaha you guys are so predictable it’s not even funny
I archived this cancerous bloated paywalled shit show of a website just on principle
Why is so much of the internet terrible now fml
When’s the last time you donated to Lemmy.world?
We’re all donating our time and attention to Lemmy, which is worth something even on a non-commercial site.
only if there are ads
Because no one wants to pay for anything.
Which is partly because people don’t have as much money as they used to.
Which is partially felt more because and is exacerbated by the fact that companies and their shareholders feel entitled to capture every drop of money you have, to the point that buying a pizza comes with the option to spread the cost over four months just in case there’s 10$ from a person that they could only capture by offering the option.
I live half a planet away from America and even I’ve seen it. Disgusting.
Remember when we looked at phone apps that cost more than .99 and thought the developers were greedy?
Why would anyone pay for viewing a website?
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.
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.
That’s a whole lot of words to say almost nothing.
thats machine learning for you
Yeah. Flying squids answer was better.
