i know he sucks, but a lot of the time i try not to think about france

so why does he suck, chapo? hit me with articles or anecdotes or shitposting, and if you wanna shit on any other person/politician go ahead and do so.

  • an_engel_on_earth [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    this jacobin article is quite illuminating in this matter: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/france-islamophobia-secularism-macron-marine-le-pen

    Basically Macron is setting up a slow burn fash system by using the far right (eg le pen) as the foil. As the far right becomes more extremist, he looks moderate in comparison, while taking on more and more of their positions. Eventually this will allow him to accrue power that he can truly become the Jupiterian despot that he dreams of being