Impeachment proceedings against France's Macron pass first hurdle.

101 · 2 months ago

Impeachment proceedings against France's Macron pass first hurdle.

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

Kinda crazy to me that he first pulls out the stops to block FN (their alt-right party), then later made overtures to them instead of the left wing. Like… fucking what.

@PugJesus · 2 months ago

Macron et co hate the far-right more than the left, but only barely. Once the far-right was no longer in danger of being in control, Macron felt safe to fuck over the left by going with a fellow neoliberal shill.

@gaael · 2 months ago

They actually hate the left more than the far right.
During this springs legislative campaign, they spent more time criticizing the left for being dangerous, proto-fascist and antisemitic than they spent criticizing the far-right for the same things.
Meanwhile a few far-right candidates were seen wearing nazi symbols or heard saying fascist stuff.

When choosing a prime minister, Macron chose one that the far right would approve (our National Assembly can refuse a prime minister and it’s government) instead of one the left would approve.

Macron and his cronies are just simps for our millionaire and billionaire overlords, and they know the far right in France is more than ok with economical neoliberalism.

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

I really appreciate hearing from someone who is actually in France.

Also, have the moderates in France completely failed to understand history? Moderates cozying up to the far right is how we got the Nazis running Germany.

@Takapapatapaka · 2 months ago

Same in France during WWII, centrist and a good part of the socialists gave full power to far-right military dictatorship

So yeah, some people in France would need a quick recap of the past century history

Maeve · 2 months ago

Governments the world over. They know who pays them more.

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

They hate them so much they even had dinners together!

https://www.liberation.fr/politique/chez-thierry-solere-les-diners-secrets-de-la-macronie-et-du-rn-20240709_XZA6N7NSXNHILFUMKMJ2KIF2VQ/

Maeve · 2 months ago

Made me laugh. Thanks.

@fluxion · 2 months ago

That only works so many times before you get buttfucked by the far right

@Valmond · 2 months ago

Worked since like 1995 so far

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

Pretty sure Macron wanted the far right to win to hand over the country to them, even after they fucked up everything as they always do, he could come back saying that he’s going to fix the country. When the left won, he just gave the power to the right anyway.

@UnderpantsWeevil · 2 months ago

Macron needs the electoral threat of a fascist majority to spur people towards his lukewarm liberal En March. He didn’t anticipate that Mélenchon would command such a popular turnout. So now he’s scrambling to reinflate the fascist boogeyman in hopes of pitting the far-right against the center-left. And, in the process, he’s turning everyone against him.

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

Classic liberal move, history somewhat repeats itself. They’d rather have fascists than leftists in power.

@slaacaa · 2 months ago

It’ because fascists don’t endanger neolib capitalism, but leftists do

shoulderoforion · 2 months ago

stalin, mao, min, castro … hmmmm i wonder why

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

Oh yeah, because not wanting 90% of my country’s media to belong to 10 people, or have proper taxation for richer folks, or good use of my tax euros for proper free health care and education for everyone make me a Stalinist.

I’d absolutely rather have billionaire fueled propaganda against brown people and the poor, all the while they eat lobster and literally burn the planet to the ground. At least that’s not slightly leftist, right ?

@UnderpantsWeevil · edit-2 2 months ago

stalin, mao, min, castro …

Who could forget the time FDR, Churchill, and Hitler met at Yalta to decide what to do with the defeated Soviet Russia?

And for the love of god, don’t google any pictures of Nixon. Very real chance you’re going to catch him shaking hands with some shady communist characters.

acargitz · 2 months ago

None of them electoral politicians, like the ones we’re talking about here. Try again.

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

Sounds like you need to read more history, because, like… no.

@[email protected] · 2 months ago

Like the rich propping up fascists to keep their wealth and power ? That’s completely unheard of right ? It’s literally happening in France right now.