Not that up to date with Fr*nch politics - is Le Pen as Pro-Russian and critical of NATO as many right-wingers in Europe?
If so that’s a pretty big slap in the face of Anti-Russian warmongers in Europe. A combined 43% between Le Pen and Melechon, who is very critical of Nato and the EU, says a lot about the popularity of current neolib European politics.
western media is fear-mongering that Le Pen is friends with Putin, but I don’t know if any of these claims are sourced, or just smearing. If it’s true, I still wouldn’t cheer for her, seeing as she’s an unabashed fascist, but a victory for her would still be a big blow to NATO’s resolve.
I still wouldn’t cheer for her, seeing as she’s an unabashed fascist, but a victory for her would still be a big blow to NATO’s resolve.
Oh hell yeah, absolutely now way any comrade should cheer for her. Still a pretty big sign that current Nato and Eu policy are extremely unpopular with very large parts of the population, which is honestly staggering considering the enormous propaganda effort currently. All this fear and warmongering should realistically make Western leaders more popular, but we aren’t seeing that at all. That is a glimmer of hope, but ofc still wouldn’t make a president Le Pen desirable at all.
Edit: 23% Le Pen vs 20% Melechon. France coming that close to being based is both awesome and sad.
The most important task for Europeans right now is to break up the EU and NATO. Doesnt make any difference whether that is initiated by Le Pen or Melechon.
I’m not sure it counts. It was certainly a good case study for Marx, but fundamentallyiim going to say it doesn’t count because it only lasted for a month or two. Maybe that’s too arbitrary.
Not that up to date with Fr*nch politics - is Le Pen as Pro-Russian and critical of NATO as many right-wingers in Europe?
If so that’s a pretty big slap in the face of Anti-Russian warmongers in Europe. A combined 43% between Le Pen and Melechon, who is very critical of Nato and the EU, says a lot about the popularity of current neolib European politics.
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western media is fear-mongering that Le Pen is friends with Putin, but I don’t know if any of these claims are sourced, or just smearing. If it’s true, I still wouldn’t cheer for her, seeing as she’s an unabashed fascist, but a victory for her would still be a big blow to NATO’s resolve.
Oh hell yeah, absolutely now way any comrade should cheer for her. Still a pretty big sign that current Nato and Eu policy are extremely unpopular with very large parts of the population, which is honestly staggering considering the enormous propaganda effort currently. All this fear and warmongering should realistically make Western leaders more popular, but we aren’t seeing that at all. That is a glimmer of hope, but ofc still wouldn’t make a president Le Pen desirable at all.
Edit: 23% Le Pen vs 20% Melechon. France coming that close to being based is both awesome and sad.
The most important task for Europeans right now is to break up the EU and NATO. Doesnt make any difference whether that is initiated by Le Pen or Melechon.
1 in 3 youth voted for Melanchon. The EU and NATO’s days are very much numbered.
(UK perspective)
Two thirds of people under 50 voted for Labour under Jeremy Corbyn. The future is bright, bright red. Throughout Europe and beyond.
France used to be the home of the communist revolution, now its a fucking shithole
France has never had a communist revolution: the revolution of 1789 amounted to the bourgeoisie overthrowing the feudal order.
Sorry to be a killjoy. There’s good reading to be had in this by Eric Hobsbawm if memory serves.
Look up Paris Commune of 1871
I’m not sure it counts. It was certainly a good case study for Marx, but fundamentallyiim going to say it doesn’t count because it only lasted for a month or two. Maybe that’s too arbitrary.
hmmm, I guess thats true. I think it was close enough to being a socialist state, if it wasn’t a factionalized mess.