I usually have a good amount of contempt for Macron and his actions but if he will hurt his own party to ensure the far right doesn’t take over then he deserves some props.
Yeah, I'm actually shocked France remembers how Popular Fronts are supposed to work.
I’ve been deeply frustrated by Macron’s choices in a lot of areas, but I’m really glad he and his party appear to recognize the gravity of the situation and are actually being pragmatic about building a firewall against the far right in France.
I wish news organizations would call our republican and dem parties in the United States far right and center right, respectively….
As a non American, i call them both far right.
I feel like all this effort in a variety of countries will only delay the far right for a short period. The far right will be in charge of a large number of western governments and ultimately be the new world order within a few years and I don't now see any way to stop that. The French might hold it back this election but unless how they handle the far right changes it will continue to grow and win the next one and no amount of manipulation will change it.
I don’t see that at all. The right is in such an abysmal state in Australia that I can’t see them doing much of anything for a decade or more still.
From my experience, once the people reject them it sticks a bit.
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