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By raising for the first time the idea of sending troops to Ukraine, the French leader "has taken a further step toward belligerence," blasted his rival Marine Le Pen, of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party. She accused him of "posing an existential risk to 70 million French people, and more particularly to our armed forces already deployed in Eastern Europe."

"You've been waiting for the first opportunity to remind people of your true loyalties [and] "show your true colors," retorted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who had left the Paris Agricultural Show to attend the verbal joust. "When you read the investigations that are being carried out, [such as one published by the Washington Post on December 30, showing the RN's persistent links with Moscow], you have to wonder whether Vladimir Putin's troops aren't already in our country," he continued. "I'm talking about you and your troops, Ms. Le Pen."

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[-] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 201 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I know nothing of ~~Macron’s policies~~ Attal’s politics, but credit where credit is due. Someone needs to call out these right wing nutjobs cropping up across western democracies.

[-] magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 77 points 10 months ago

French person here. Le Pen wouldn't be where she is without Macron. He used her as a foil to win two elections, and his party has been hard at work normalising cooperation with the far right in parliament to oppose any left wing bill. He is playing with fire, and one pertinent comment from his PM should not make us forget that.

[-] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 32 points 10 months ago

As a German I am always surprised how little I know about french politics (I mean I know le pen and macron are and i vaguely remember that he had to form a weird coalition?). Even British politics are discussed more than French politics even though they do influence us way more. Would you say it's the same for you?

[-] bzah@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 10 months ago

It's the same for us in France. We barely get any news from Germany, apart from who is the current chancellor and the big headlines. I now live in Germany and it feels very strange to have so few knowledge of the politics of where I live (my german is way too weak for now to properly understand it)

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

It's similar in the US with Mexico. They're nextdoor neighbors and we barely hear anything that happens in their country outside of Drug Cartel violence, but we do get a bit more regular information on Canadian politics, so I'm guessing it's the language barrier.

[-] magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 2 points 10 months ago

We have very little discussion about German politics here. A little bit about afd lately and whenever the EU comes up but not as much as US or UK politics. The cultural hegemony is no joke...

[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Macron is a neoliberal after all. He has no substantive and popular policies to fully temper populism other than "I'm not Le Pen". Le Pen is inching closer and closer to becoming president with every election if Macron keeps coddling with the establishment. She got more votes in 2022 than in 2017 and democratic loving people should not become complacent of Le Pen not winning the presidential elections and calling it the final victory. She is biding her time and this is what happened in Netherlands with Geert Wilders' party having won most seats despite losing in 2017.

[-] Tinfoiledhat@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago
[-] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Ah fair point, I didn’t read the full article or summary 😅 - my comment has been updated to reflect that.

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

On the one hand, I want to live in a democracy that follows the rule of law and follow due process and we should let the democratic process play out. On the other hand though, we've got traitors in our midst that our obviously in bed with the Kremlin and doing their bidding. Why else is US aid being held up by the House when an ally has Russians invading their country? Because treasonous bastards are gumming up the works at the behest of Putin. They need to be removed from their offices and placed under arrest, people who need our help are dying and we don't have time for this BS.

[-] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Yeah. That’s why I was giving Attal kudos here. As an American I really wish that the Democrats would take the same stance publicly. Are Democrats here not left enough? Sure, that’s valid. But they’re the only one of two major parties that largely respects the rule of law and isn’t trying to drag us into a fascist hellscape. The time for the kid gloves to come off was years ago, yet here they are still trying to engage Republicans in good faith arguments.

[-] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 41 points 10 months ago
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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[-] Hubi@feddit.de 22 points 10 months ago

He probably just made the comment as a setup for this roast.

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 4 points 10 months ago

If so, that's extremely clever setup.

[-] Jubei_K_08@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Le ministre ne ment pas 🤷‍♂️

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