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Originally Posted by Itse
Macron isn't his party. Much of his party finds the far-right distasteful.
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Which makes sense.
I dislike the concept of the 'Political Line' personally, I think its too simplistic and not able to really illustrate nuance but for the purpose of discussion works well enough.
Furthermore? I think European 'Far-Right' is very different from North American 'Far-Right.'
The European version is NUTS.
And this should be concerning. As I've said before, Eastern Europe is essentially the wild west, they like their 'strong men' and whatever, you just shrug them off to the side because they have few resources and even less money and they're far away. No problem. Let them fight amongst each other.
Italy? More concerning but they do have a history of light Fascism so there is that bedrock where a case can be made, albeit this 'Strong Man' is a woman.
Poland? Thats a bit of problem because they are the 'Most Conquered Country in Europe' and apparently thats not the most popular hat to wear and they're tired of it. So they are plowing big dollars into their military. Led by someone who is, at best, a bit of a wild-card.
England is just a complete mess. Between Brexit and the revolving door of leaders? Forget about England.
But France? One of the most classically Liberal societies in Europe? This should never have even been a question.
I dislike the 'Slippery slope' metaphor for a variety of reasons. But guys...we're at the top...and we're slipping.
You can see it.