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It's amazing that the massively influential long term prime minister of Malaysia called for the murder of millions of French people, but it's barely covered. The garbage ny times made it sound like he was being moderate.
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@Tim Australian is behind a pay wall, and I can't read French, but I assume this is about the stabbings and decapitation in the church in Nice?
Amazed this is getting ZERO coverage. Much like the poor French teacher who was killed a week or so back.
Is that because this sort of Islamic terrorism is now the norm and we're not shocked by it any more.?
Or has this year has just turned into an shitstorm of historic proportions and three random dying on the other side of the world doesn't phase us any more when competing against COVID and BLM and US Elections?
Or is there some truth to the conspiracy theory that MSN want to suppress and excuse these acts?
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in European Politics:
@Snowy said in European Politics:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in European Politics:
You chose not to have kids because of over population? I wish more people like you made choices like you..... I fully support your choice. The world needs more little me's than little you's.
Yes, as I said, partly. Comprehension not your forte?
Insulting type aren't you. How are your kids manners?
Jeez.... I was just supporting your choice not to breed. I appreciate you sharing your virtue and doing your bit to save the world. So many people don't have kids due to not being able to, or because they just don't like kids. Someone choosing to not breed to save the world is just so much more virtue signalling and interesting.
I guess some people just think having kids or not having kids is not a virtue..Some people are more interested in rugby than having kids.
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@pakman said in European Politics:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in European Politics:
@Snowy said in European Politics:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in European Politics:
You chose not to have kids because of over population? I wish more people like you made choices like you..... I fully support your choice. The world needs more little me's than little you's.
Yes, as I said, partly. Comprehension not your forte?
Insulting type aren't you. How are your kids manners?
Jeez.... I was just supporting your choice not to breed. I appreciate you sharing your virtue and doing your bit to save the world. So many people don't have kids due to not being able to, or because they just don't like kids. Someone choosing to not breed to save the world is just so much more virtue signalling and interesting.
I guess some people just think having kids or not having kids is not a virtue..Some people are more interested in rugby than having kids.
I reckon most of us are, it’s just that stuff happens
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@pakman said in European Politics:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in European Politics:
@Snowy said in European Politics:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in European Politics:
You chose not to have kids because of over population? I wish more people like you made choices like you..... I fully support your choice. The world needs more little me's than little you's.
Yes, as I said, partly. Comprehension not your forte?
Insulting type aren't you. How are your kids manners?
Jeez.... I was just supporting your choice not to breed. I appreciate you sharing your virtue and doing your bit to save the world. So many people don't have kids due to not being able to, or because they just don't like kids. Someone choosing to not breed to save the world is just so much more virtue signalling and interesting.
I guess some people just think having kids or not having kids is not a virtue..Some people are more interested in rugby than having kids.
@Baron-Silas-Greenback has left the building
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@majorrage said in European Politics:
France having a right wing President would be interesting ….
As will the meltdown at The Guardian....
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@majorrage said in European Politics:
French election looking very very interesting …
Decent write up here, but France having a right wing President would be interesting ….
I’ve been following some of Zemmour’s campaign over the last few months. He’s really shifted the overton window and even made Macron move on a few issues. That change in conversation has probably made the path for Le Pen slightly easier
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As expected it's Macron v Le Pen in the run off
How many of the Zemmour supporters move to Le Pen? How much of the left will turn up.. they'll probably need to be scared into an anti Le Pen vote rather than convinced to make a 'positive' vote for Macron
51/49 Macron according to polls
The breakdown according to age is surprising (Yougov poll):
18-24: Macron 44%, Le Pen 56%
25-34: Macron 47%, Le Pen 53%
35-44: Macron 47%, Le Pen 53%
45-54: Macron 49%, Le Pen 51%
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@duluth said in European Politics:
As expected it's Macron v Le Pen in the run off
How many of the Zemmour supporters move to Le Pen? How much of the left will turn up.. they'll probably need to be scared into an anti Le Pen vote rather than convinced to make a 'positive' vote for Macron
51/49 Macron according to polls
The breakdown according to age is surprising (Yougov poll):
18-24: Macron 44%, Le Pen 56%
25-34: Macron 47%, Le Pen 53%
35-44: Macron 47%, Le Pen 53%
45-54: Macron 49%, Le Pen 51%
55+: Macron 55%, Le Pen 45%Seriously aging population if Macron is leading
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With 97% of votes counted, as expected and as in 2017 the last time there were Presidential elections in France, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen go through to the last two. The near total collapse of the Gaullist and the Socialists continues
The surprise was perhaps the strong third place of the left-wing candidate Jean Melenchon.
Macron 27.35%, Le Pen 23.97%, Melenchon 21.7%
Melenchon did not endorse Macron but said four timeslast night that not a single vote from his supporters should go to Marine Le Pen.
Macron, despite his flaws and despite France being hit hard by inflation at the moment, is the favourite for re-election in two weeks time. He is absolutely dominating what's left of the centre ground of French politics.
It will be closer than 2017's 66-34 result, but barring a major surprise, Macron will serve a second term as President of France.
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