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Originally Posted by rubecube
What do you consider an "ultra socialist?"
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Even the Jacobin has called Melanchon’s program ‘radical.’ If he’s not an ultra-socialist, then we’re into no true Scotsman territory here and there’s no such thing as ultra-socialists.
Melanchon expressed satisfaction over the Russian occupation of Crimea, called anti-Russian sentiment “American propaganda,” and wants to pull out of NATO. He’s a Euro-skeptic who would openly defy many EU treaties. He wants to end nuclear power. He supported the yellow vest protests. He’s one of the few French politicians who hasn’t condemned the Oct 7 attack by Hamas. As recently as 2019 he expressed admiration for Hugo Chavez.
Temperamentally, he routinely goes on tilt, making personal attacks on journalists, academics, and other civilians. He was handed a three month sentence for threatening and shoving police officers who were searching his campaign office over breach of campaign funding laws. This isn’t Bernie Sanders we’re talking about here.
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Anyways, it's not surprising that Macron would rather hand power to the far right than give into the left. It's a tale as old as time. Cut a liberal and a fascist bleeds.
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So now Macron is a fascist? The person who’s pulling every electoral trick in the book to try to keep the far right out of power?