Legacy media is not reporting to you what is currently going in France. You will need to go on Twitter to see it. Mass civil unrest on a scale I have rarely seen in any Western country in my life. Blackrock’s HQ has been invaded by protestors. Pensions may have kicked this off but it has gone way, way beyond that now, in cities right across France.
Things are not looking good for Macron.
I thought it was all over judging from the news but it looks like it was just a pause for union talks with the government which have subsequently broken down.
Is that about right?
I think that is the catalyst but when people are going after BlackRock, a globalist icon, which I don’t think has much to do with French pension reforms, more is going on. Why would so many young people be on the streets about something that won’t affect them for 40 years?
I think that is the catalyst but when people are going after BlackRock, a globalist icon, which I don’t think has much to do with French pension reforms, more is going on. Why would so many young people be on the streets about something that won’t affect them for 40 years?
Macron knows that the US wrecking operation in Europe is ending soon, and Europe will be left to pick up the pieces. He also knows that this is the Chinese century now.
Macron knows that the US wrecking operation in Europe is ending soon, and Europe will be left to pick up the pieces. He also knows that this is the Chinese century now.
What would be the modern equivalent of storming the Bastille? Would be interesting if they made it that far. I made a comment yesterday about France having a good ole fashioned rebellion every so often. They’re a bit overdue for one of these, aren’t they?
French unrest always feels extreme by the standards of any other Western European country. The talk of French civil war is vastly overblown. Macron is unpopular, but it’s not like there sin’t an election scheduled in 2027, and a simple no-confidence vote could alter that calendar.
I thought it was all over judging from the news but it looks like it was just a pause for union talks with the government which have subsequently broken down.
Is that about right?
What would be the modern equivalent of storming the Bastille? Would be interesting if they made it that far. I made a comment yesterday about France having a good ole fashioned rebellion every so often. They’re a bit overdue for one of these, aren’t they?
French unrest always feels extreme by the standards of any other Western European country. The talk of French civil war is vastly overblown. Macron is unpopular, but it’s not like there sin’t an election scheduled in 2027, and a simple no-confidence vote could alter that calendar.
Nik Jewell
1 year ago
Legacy media is not reporting to you what is currently going in France. You will need to go on Twitter to see it. Mass civil unrest on a scale I have rarely seen in any Western country in my life. Blackrock’s HQ has been invaded by protestors. Pensions may have kicked this off but it has gone way, way beyond that now, in cities right across France.
Things are not looking good for Macron.
Brian Villanueva
1 year ago
“They also have Éric Zemmour running as Le Pen’s rival on the hard Right”
Does that mean Le Pen isn’t “far Right” anymore? That’s been “journalists” default insult against her for decades. Maybe the “hard Right” is different from the “far Right”, but which is further right? More to the point, if half of France is voting for the far/hard Right, are they still far/hard Right, or can we finally admit that they are mainstream France?
Anyone who hasn’t read Submission by Michael Houllebeq should do immediately. He presents a plausible scenario that the Left allies with a Muslim party to prevent a “far right” presidency. The book is actually about how French progressives reconcile themselves to dhimmitude in the name of saving France from the right-ring radicals. Good book.
I read it as him being her “rival” in the sense that he too is on the “hard right.”
Brian Villanueva
1 year ago
“They also have Éric Zemmour running as Le Pen’s rival on the hard Right”
Does that mean Le Pen isn’t “far Right” anymore? That’s been “journalists” default insult against her for decades. Maybe the “hard Right” is different from the “far Right”, but which is further right? More to the point, if half of France is voting for the far/hard Right, are they still far/hard Right, or can we finally admit that they are mainstream France?
Anyone who hasn’t read Submission by Michael Houllebeq should do immediately. He presents a plausible scenario that the Left allies with a Muslim party to prevent a “far right” presidency. The book is actually about how French progressives reconcile themselves to dhimmitude in the name of saving France from the right-ring radicals. Good book.
Legacy media is not reporting to you what is currently going in France. You will need to go on Twitter to see it. Mass civil unrest on a scale I have rarely seen in any Western country in my life. Blackrock’s HQ has been invaded by protestors. Pensions may have kicked this off but it has gone way, way beyond that now, in cities right across France.
Things are not looking good for Macron.
I thought it was all over judging from the news but it looks like it was just a pause for union talks with the government which have subsequently broken down.
Is that about right?
I think that is the catalyst but when people are going after BlackRock, a globalist icon, which I don’t think has much to do with French pension reforms, more is going on. Why would so many young people be on the streets about something that won’t affect them for 40 years?
Shades of 1968 when De Gaulle ‘legged it’ to Kaiserslautern and the French Army?
Shades of 1968 when De Gaulle ‘legged it’ to Kaiserslautern and the French Army?
I think that is the catalyst but when people are going after BlackRock, a globalist icon, which I don’t think has much to do with French pension reforms, more is going on. Why would so many young people be on the streets about something that won’t affect them for 40 years?
So why is Macron sunning himself in Peking as we scribble?
Macron knows that the US wrecking operation in Europe is ending soon, and Europe will be left to pick up the pieces. He also knows that this is the Chinese century now.
Getting his feet under the table/snout in the trough for “retirement”, aka Tony Blair.
Why is it sunny in Beijing Charles?
Maybe the coal-fired power stations are victims of a new ‘net zero’ policy and the smog has cleared.
Maybe the coal-fired power stations are victims of a new ‘net zero’ policy and the smog has cleared.
Macron knows that the US wrecking operation in Europe is ending soon, and Europe will be left to pick up the pieces. He also knows that this is the Chinese century now.
Getting his feet under the table/snout in the trough for “retirement”, aka Tony Blair.
Why is it sunny in Beijing Charles?
What would be the modern equivalent of storming the Bastille? Would be interesting if they made it that far. I made a comment yesterday about France having a good ole fashioned rebellion every so often. They’re a bit overdue for one of these, aren’t they?
The French certainly make a few people sitting in the road look a bit lame. They set fire to the awnings of Macron favourite La Rotonde earlier.
The French certainly make a few people sitting in the road look a bit lame. They set fire to the awnings of Macron favourite La Rotonde earlier.
French unrest always feels extreme by the standards of any other Western European country. The talk of French civil war is vastly overblown. Macron is unpopular, but it’s not like there sin’t an election scheduled in 2027, and a simple no-confidence vote could alter that calendar.
I thought it was all over judging from the news but it looks like it was just a pause for union talks with the government which have subsequently broken down.
Is that about right?
So why is Macron sunning himself in Peking as we scribble?
What would be the modern equivalent of storming the Bastille? Would be interesting if they made it that far. I made a comment yesterday about France having a good ole fashioned rebellion every so often. They’re a bit overdue for one of these, aren’t they?
French unrest always feels extreme by the standards of any other Western European country. The talk of French civil war is vastly overblown. Macron is unpopular, but it’s not like there sin’t an election scheduled in 2027, and a simple no-confidence vote could alter that calendar.
Legacy media is not reporting to you what is currently going in France. You will need to go on Twitter to see it. Mass civil unrest on a scale I have rarely seen in any Western country in my life. Blackrock’s HQ has been invaded by protestors. Pensions may have kicked this off but it has gone way, way beyond that now, in cities right across France.
Things are not looking good for Macron.
“They also have Éric Zemmour running as Le Pen’s rival on the hard Right”
Does that mean Le Pen isn’t “far Right” anymore? That’s been “journalists” default insult against her for decades. Maybe the “hard Right” is different from the “far Right”, but which is further right? More to the point, if half of France is voting for the far/hard Right, are they still far/hard Right, or can we finally admit that they are mainstream France?
Anyone who hasn’t read Submission by Michael Houllebeq should do immediately. He presents a plausible scenario that the Left allies with a Muslim party to prevent a “far right” presidency. The book is actually about how French progressives reconcile themselves to dhimmitude in the name of saving France from the right-ring radicals. Good book.
I read it as him being her “rival” in the sense that he too is on the “hard right.”
I read it as him being her “rival” in the sense that he too is on the “hard right.”
“They also have Éric Zemmour running as Le Pen’s rival on the hard Right”
Does that mean Le Pen isn’t “far Right” anymore? That’s been “journalists” default insult against her for decades. Maybe the “hard Right” is different from the “far Right”, but which is further right? More to the point, if half of France is voting for the far/hard Right, are they still far/hard Right, or can we finally admit that they are mainstream France?
Anyone who hasn’t read Submission by Michael Houllebeq should do immediately. He presents a plausible scenario that the Left allies with a Muslim party to prevent a “far right” presidency. The book is actually about how French progressives reconcile themselves to dhimmitude in the name of saving France from the right-ring radicals. Good book.
President Le Pen? It’s never been more likely
Oh I do hope so
President Le Pen? It’s never been more likely
Oh I do hope so
”President Le Pen. It’s never been more likely.”
What, again?
”President Le Pen. It’s never been more likely.”
What, again?
Not sure why anyone would find this surprising.
Not sure why anyone would find this surprising.
She’s the woman that Putin paid for, isn’t she? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/23/marine-le-pens-party-paying-10m-russian-military-contractor/
She’s the woman that Putin paid for, isn’t she? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/23/marine-le-pens-party-paying-10m-russian-military-contractor/