Turns out when you do austerity, create a Muslim registry, and generally flirt with the far right, everyone hates you and the fascists still vote for Coca-Cola instead of your off brand Coke.

This is the third poll in a row showing a competitive race. In 17 it wasn’t even close. #GirlPower

Link (Because I’m not a lib) :

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1372196355662352398?s=20

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    4 years ago

    I mean, part of the problem is that - from a material perspective - it's not clear whether Macron's neoliberal blue-lives-matter shit is actually any worse than a bunch of fascist blow-hards taking power for a minute.

    "What happens if people start saying the quiet parts out loud?" is a purely liberal concern. I don't really care if it's Rahm Emanuel or David Duke running the Chicago PD when they're going to be a bunch of racist chuds either way. The institution is already broken and the winner is practically incidental to the policies.

    • amicrazyorislifealie [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I mean true but it is very important for you to remember, Macron may suck, but it still can (and probably will) get much much worse. It’s very important to keep some perspective on these things. Most modern harm reduction is bullshit imo, but just because someone is a diet fascist doesn’t mean the fascists aren’t going to do much worse things than them. Again Macron is bad and is doing bad things, but there is still a lot of room for things to be worse.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        it still can (and probably will) get much much worse

        I don't doubt it.

        Most modern harm reduction is bullshit imo, but just because someone is a diet fascist doesn’t mean the fascists aren’t going to do much worse things than them.

        I think it's just going to suck to be French for the next decade, at least. But I also don't think Le Pen has the market cornered on fascism. Just like folks living along the US border are eating shit under Biden just like under Trump and the deficit hawks are swarming after four years of Deficits Don't Matter, the threat of a Le Pen government looses its teeth if I've got Macron's cops biting into my arm and his bureaucrats digging into my pocket book already.

        Again Macron is bad and is doing bad things, but there is still a lot of room for things to be worse.

        France getting worse doesn't appear to hinge on who wins. It seems to hinge on how much bullshit the French public is willing to swallow before spitting it back up again.

        • amicrazyorislifealie [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Tbh this is tangential but I don’t think anyone really gives a fuck about the deficit hawks right now, nor will they for a while.

          Edit: anyone that you should care about

    • Whorish_Ooze [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      why do I get the feeling this comment will be looked back on wiht "After Hitler, Our Turn" vibes