France General Discussion II: Living under Marxism

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The correct nickname for Sarkozy is Poison Dwarf.

[windjammer]

Guys. Do you imagine how bad a Panzergirl victory would be?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Not bad. Not really sure why you would put Seine-et-Marne in Picardie. Picardie should be dissolved anyway. Give Somme to NPDC, Aisne to Champagne-Ardenne, and Oise to a greater Île-de-France. Not ok with your Seine and Seine-et-Oise thingy.

What's wrong with it? Considering IdF is so big, it would make sense to split it into a core Paris agglomeration and the broader Parisian region. Both for the sake of population balance and to create a serious structure for the much awaited "Grand Paris".

Also, why do you hate Picardie?

[windjammer]

Regionalism is extremely boring and hopefully it will be destroyed.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Regionalism is extremely boring and hopefully it will be destroyed.

'Boring' is an odd word for it. What, specifically, do you mean by regionalism, and in what ways, specifically, do you find it objectionable?

[RogueBeaver]

Flanby says he would have no reason to run in 2017 if unemployment remains this high. I assume that's a figure of speech.

[Hash]

France is rapidly turning into a sh**thole when legitimate newspaper (Le Progrès de Lyon in this case) are allowed to print vile racist crap like this:



Somebody invade us to restore sanity.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Somebody invade us to restore sanity.

It'll take a while for Putin to get that far.  How does 11 November 2018 sound?

[Antonio the Sixth]

France is rapidly turning into a sh**thole when legitimate newspaper (Le Progrès de Lyon in this case) are allowed to print vile racist crap like this:



Somebody invade us to restore sanity.

Jesus F. Christ, this is vile.

Can't they be sued for "incitation à la haine raciale" or something along those lines? Thank God France doesn't have that 1st amendment jurisprudential nonsense.

[RogueBeaver]

Royal has an interesting staff conduct code.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Royal has an interesting staff conduct code.

Jesus F. Christ. This whacko is the worst thing to ever happen to French women.

[RogueBeaver]

Cool Le Monde GIF with the most popular boys' names by year and region. Nathan and Lucas are the 2 most recent.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Corsica valiantly clinging to Jean long after it had gone out of fashion. adorable

Also WTF Kevin?

[RogueBeaver]

Some names I didn't see: Alain, Joseph, Pascal, Paul, Pierre, Robert, Victor, Xavier... on that note, anyone have any ideas why the GIF's mentioned names were popular at said time?

[You kip if you want to...]

Philippe being popular after the fall of Vichy?

[Beezer]

Some names I didn't see: Alain, Joseph, Pascal, Paul, Pierre, Robert, Victor, Xavier... on that note, anyone have any ideas why the GIF's mentioned names were popular at said time?

At least here in Germany a rise in "Kevins" was caused by the popularity of the movie Home Alone.

[windjammer]

http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/05/11/manuel-valls-annonce-une-sortie-de-l-impot-pour-650-000-menages_4414938_823448.html

Our prime minister is really terrible...
He's not even from the center left, he's definitely from the right.

[Zanas]

http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/05/11/manuel-valls-annonce-une-sortie-de-l-impot-pour-650-000-menages_4414938_823448.html

Our prime minister is really terrible...
He's not even from the center left, he's definitely from the right.

Well, I sure agree with your basic premise, but isn't lowering taxes for the not-so-rich the closest he got to a left-wing idea ever ? Of course, that would only be left-wing as a whole if it were compensated by raising taxes for the oh-so-rich, which ain't gonna happen any time.

[Peter the Lefty]

Ugh God are there any decent people left in the PS with a decent shot of being nominated for President (if Hollande stands down in 2017)?

[Zanas]

Ugh God are there any decent people left in the PS with a decent shot of being nominated for President (if Hollande stands down in 2017)?

At this point I see no one. The least horrible we could have would be Aubry, but I don't think she'll run.

[Hash]

I proudly voted for the very important and powerful 'consular councillors' who represent me in... I don't know, the local embassy/consulate? Apparently 'they may be consulted on issues concerning French citizens abroad'... 'they may'...

Anyway I voted for the ADFE (left-wing/PS) list. The other two lists were a UFE-UMP list and a RFE-DVD list which still claimed to be UMP.

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

French male teens appear to be a progressive bunch. At least in Nantes.

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http://www.thelocal.fr/20140516/in-pictures-french-schoolboys-wear-skirts-to-class

[Cassius]

French male teens appear to be a progressive bunch. At least in Nantes.

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http://www.thelocal.fr/20140516/in-pictures-french-schoolboys-wear-skirts-to-class

Hmm, such a stunt is obviously going to achieve a lot.

[Hifly]

French male teens appear to be a progressive bunch. At least in Nantes.

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http://www.thelocal.fr/20140516/in-pictures-french-schoolboys-wear-skirts-to-class

Hmm, such a stunt is obviously going to achieve a lot.

I bet half of them were doing it just for the fun of it and not for any ideological reasons.

[Cassius]

French male teens appear to be a progressive bunch. At least in Nantes.

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http://www.thelocal.fr/20140516/in-pictures-french-schoolboys-wear-skirts-to-class

Hmm, such a stunt is obviously going to achieve a lot.

I bet half of them were doing it just for the fun of it and not for any ideological reasons.

Oh, naturally. They'll be a few people who actually believe they're going to achieve something, but I imagine in most cases it's just a bit of banter.