Jeff JarvisJul 7, 2024
So basically, Macron scared the bejesus out of sane France and they came together to assure the fascists would not win. That is what should be happening in the US if we would get our act together and tell media's baying bloodhounds to fuck off and prioritize democracy. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/07/07/french-elections-left-projected-to-win-most-seats-ahead-of-macron-s-coalition-and-far-right_6676978_7.html
French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right

According to initial estimates, the Nouveau Front Populaire left-wing alliance is projected to win between 172 and 192 seats in France's Assemblée Nationale, slightly ahead of Macron's coalition (between 150 and 170) and well ahead of the far-right Rassemblement National (between 132 and 152).

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@jeffjarvis ok, let's try to relate this French result to USA. The French far right is GOP/Trump. Macron is essentially more functioning centre left version of dysfunctional Dems/Biden. So where does this leave the French Left? Most likely equivalence is the chunk of eligible voters who stay home cus it cant be RFK jr etc? When only two horses are in the race, it works perfect for the elites, they can make both options right wing flavours to suit their agenda.
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