Refractory Gauls, or the French politics thread

Started by Duque de Bragança, June 26, 2021, 11:58:33 AM

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Duque de Bragança

Rather than hijacking other threads, here is the thread both for macronolâtres and followers of the many-headed populist hydra, as well as whatever else in French politics.

Duque de Bragança

Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on June 26, 2021, 03:10:32 PM
Chirac was tall though; good French presidents are tall, the little ones fail  ;)

So Hollande failed I guess.  :P Well, at least he is remembered now. He has been almost forgotten abroad, yet launched you know whom.  :P

Duque de Bragança

Quote from: Syt on June 26, 2021, 03:11:43 PM
I mean Mitterrand was 5'6

Metric, please, it's not imperial on the Mainland.

If it's just to mean he failed, yes and there were great hopes in the beginning.

viper37

1.820m is 6'.  substract 150mm for 6" (give or take a couple of mm).
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viper37

Btw, the head of Hydra is Le Pen?

I wonder how strong her FN nouveau will score at the next presidential election.  She seems to have softened her party's image by a lot.
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Richard Hakluyt

Quote from: Duque de Bragança on June 26, 2021, 03:12:41 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on June 26, 2021, 03:10:32 PM
Chirac was tall though; good French presidents are tall, the little ones fail  ;)

So Hollande failed I guess.  :P Well, at least he is remembered now. He has been almost forgotten abroad, yet launched you know whom.  :P

An abiding image is Hollande pootling about on his scooter to visit his mistress. The bathos of this next to the pomp of the  Élysée Palace just tickles my fancy for some reason  :D

Duque de Bragança

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Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on June 27, 2021, 02:22:28 AM
Quote from: Duque de Bragança on June 26, 2021, 03:12:41 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on June 26, 2021, 03:10:32 PM
Chirac was tall though; good French presidents are tall, the little ones fail  ;)

So Hollande failed I guess.  :P Well, at least he is remembered now. He has been almost forgotten abroad, yet launched you know whom.  :P

An abiding image is Hollande pootling about on his scooter to visit his mistress. The bathos of this next to the pomp of the  Élysée Palace just tickles my fancy for some reason  :D

Is it the address also perhaps? Rue du Cirque i.e Circus Street. Quite fitting for a clown as Flanby.  :lol:
More iconic Flanby for you:




His scooter helmet sold quite well, sold out, so at least he had a positive effect on the French economy.


Duque de Bragança

Quote from: viper37 on June 26, 2021, 06:36:05 PM
Btw, the head of Hydra is Le Pen?

I wonder how strong her FN nouveau will score at the next presidential election.  She seems to have softened her party's image by a lot.

One of the heads, with others such as Mélenchon, Zemmour etc. They regenerate or change from time to time think of the Lernæan Hydra. If it does not evoke anything, try Hercules: the Legendary Journeys.  :D

Duque de Bragança

Quote from: viper37 on June 26, 2021, 06:34:06 PM
1.820m is 6'.  substract 150mm for 6" (give or take a couple of mm).

Height sizes are generally given in centimetres or metres. So 1,67 m or 167 cm roughly.
That's average for Mitterand's time I'd say. Not to mention Mitterand was no political dwarf. He would not have been slapped by a medieval geek.

He used anti-terrorist resources for political and personal reasons, made sure nobody knew about his illegitimate daughter, among other things.



Sheilbh

Pleasingly disappointing for RN.

I find the trend really interesting that PS and the right survive relatively successfully in local politics, while RN and LREM are weak. But nationally, Macron and Le Pen remain the dominant personalities while PS and the diverse right are not looking great at all.

I still suspect the best bet for the right would be to look at Bertrand.
Let's bomb Russia!

Duque de Bragança

Very low voting though. Presidential elections have the highest turnout, and RN benefits a lot from the personnalisation of the campaign. Not to mention Jupin needs them in the run-off to be elected.

Lack of grassroots bases penalised the RN but even more so Jupin's "party" which is behind the RN, even in Île-de-France, and after the "left" sometimes.

Bertrand seems in a good position, Pécresse, the Versaillaise, could still be trouble for him, however.

Duque de Bragança


Valmy

Why is that sad news? Did you have big hopes attached to the future of Communism? Or is this some sentimental thing?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sheilbh

Let's bomb Russia!

Duque de Bragança

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Quote from: Valmy on June 27, 2021, 05:37:07 PM
Why is that sad news? Did you have big hopes attached to the future of Communism? Or is this some sentimental thing?

Semi-facetious. PCF was part of French political history and "red" suburbs were part of Paris and banlieue history.
Local, city communism in France did not lead to huge slaughters and genocides as in the USSR, China, Cambodia etc..
It was a useful counterweight for the proles vs proto-Macrons and the like, as long as the PCF does not gain power.
Let's just say the islamo-leftists replacing it are worse, much worse.

Plus, it reminds me of the late, great but ending on a sad note, George Marchais who partially destalinised the party. More liberal than the very un-destalinised PCP (that's in Portugal).
Inspired a lot of comedians.  :D

Party has been almost dead for a while anyways, even trying the islamo-leftist route.

PS for Sheilbh:

the islamo-leftist turn was tried in 2010 by a small trot party LCR/NPA. The result was a huge internal crisis and mockery from the left and right reminding them of Religion being the Opium of the People.  :lol: