France General Discussion III: Tout doit disparaître

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41966245

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First poll for the 2019 european election, Ifop for Le Figaro

LREM: 26%
FN: 17%
FI: 14%
LR: 12%
PS: 8%
DLF: 6% (Dupont-Aignan)
Greens: 4%
Center-right: 3.5%
Others: 3%
Communists: 2%
Patriots: 2% (Philippot)
UPR: 1.5%
Far-left: 1%

Obviously a very bad poll for LR and Wauquiez, but I have a hard time to believe that FN and DLF are that high.

Marine Le Pen has made FN look credible to many. I'm not surprised they are doing so well at all.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42674724

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The baguette is the envy of the whole world

Calm down m8.

I wasn't Emmanuel Macron last time I checked...though I do like baguettes.

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It wasn't addressed to you, ffs. You wanted me to change the quote to read Emmanuel Macron?!

Of course not. But you didn't have quote me, you could have just gone back to the article and posted from there... like Benwah did.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/05/02/macron-calls-australian-leaders-wife-delicious-and-demonstrates-the-perils-of-diplomacy-in-a-foreign-language/?utm_term=.cb069e2b036b

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I'm LMFAO.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/manu-emmanuel-macron-scolds-teenager-nickname-french-resistance-event-today-2018-06-18/

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Macron clearly has no sense of humor.

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IFOP poll about French-US relations, seen in the Figaro, full poll here: https://www.youscribe.com/BookReader/Index/2980304?documentId=3312816

A few results:


Is the following country a reliable ally/partner:
Germany:89% yes 11% no
UK: 61% yes 39%no
US: 44% yes 56% no
India: 41% yes 59% no
China: 32% yes 68% no
Russia: 22% yes 78% no


Do you approve of US policy in general: 20% yes 80% no


On the following topics, are the US an ally of France or an opponent:
to fight islamic terrorism: 74% ally 26% opponent
to face Russia: 51% ally 49% opponent
to face Chine: 51% ally 49% opponent
for safety of NATO members: 50% ally 50% opponent
for French economic growth: 22% ally 78% opponent
for European economic growth: 19% ally 81% opponent
to fight climate change: 12% ally 88% opponent


Do you have a good opinion of Donald Trump:
17% yes 83% no


Do you think most US citizens are like Donald Trump:
25% yes 75% no


Do you think it's important to keep a good relation between the US and Europe:
82% yes 18% no


Do you feel friendship for US people:
79% yes 21% no

I'm surprised more people didn't say that Americans were like Trump...

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/marine-le-pen-ordered-submit-psychiatric-evaluation-over-islamic-state-n911361

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If Le Pen is forced to take the test, do you think she would pass?

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https://twitter.com/JewishChron/status/1060253547479076864?s=19

Is Macron stupid or something. He knew that wouldn't go over well, and he announced it anyways. It would be like Germany honoring Paul Von Hindenberg for wartime service.

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https://twitter.com/JewishChron/status/1060253547479076864?s=19

Is Macron stupid or something. He knew that wouldn't go over well, and he announced it anyways. It would be like Germany honoring Paul Von Hindenberg for wartime service.

That's... not really analogous, actually, but point taken I suppose?

It really is. Hindenberg is the single person most responsible for Hitler becoming Chancellor in the first place. If he'd just said no to Hitler in 1933, we might have avoided World War Two...or at least the War being two fronts (I have no doubt the U.S and Japan would eventually have gone to war, and Pearl Harbor would've happened eventually).

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https://twitter.com/JewishChron/status/1060253547479076864?s=19

Is Macron stupid or something. He knew that wouldn't go over well, and he announced it anyways. It would be like Germany honoring Paul Von Hindenberg for wartime service.

That's... not really analogous, actually, but point taken I suppose?

It really is. Hindenberg is the single person most responsible for Hitler becoming Chancellor in the first place. If he'd just said no to Hitler in 1933, we might have avoided World War Two...or at least the War being two fronts (I have no doubt the U.S and Japan would eventually have gone to war, and Pearl Harbor would've happened eventually).

Given that Hindenburg's brain was rapidly devolving into mush, there wasn't really much he could do. Blame Von Schleicher.

Even people with dementia have astounding capabilities to say no if they so choose.