MicroWaveFeb 15

France's Macron urges calm after far-right activist fatally beaten

https://lemmy.world/post/43161627

France's Macron urges calm after far-right activist fatally beaten - Lemmy.World

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, February 14, urged calm and restraint after the fatal beating of a 23-year-old French youth aligned with the far-right on the sidelines of a conference by a hard-left lawmaker in the southeastern city of Lyon. The death of the young man – identified only as Quentin – has intensified tensions between France’s far-right and radical left who are both eyeing 2027 presidential elections. He had been hospitalized in Lyon on Thursday after being attacked while providing what his supporters said was security for a protest against an appearance by hard-left MEP Rima Hassan at the Lyon branch of the Sciences Po university.

Show threadarcineFeb 16

Unfortunately, optics are incredibly important to win public opinion. As a radical leftist myself, I have little to no compassion for the man who died ; nonetheless I hope this doesn’t start a pattern.

Many people see these things as entirely vibes-based, so if we don’t look like the good guys, to many people that’s enough to decide we aren’t the good guys.

Show threadKingGimpicus

I think the world needs less radical left and more militant left.

We’ve tried talking for the last 80 years or so. Its not working so well. So maybe we need to bring back the violence that defeated fascism last time.

Feb 16 at 2:24pmWeb
Show threadccunixFeb 17

We need less polarisation. The far left and far right are both wrong because the world is a complex place full of nuance.

Personally I consider myself left of centre, but I also find policies that are absolutely core to the left abhorrent. That means I have voted centre right in the past, or centre depending on the situation.

What is absolutely certain is this kid did not deserve to die and the people that did it should JUSTLY face the full force of the law.

Show threadKingGimpicusFeb 17

"Even if your sainted grandmother is a republican, they are evil and will burn in hell for all eternity."

  • Mike Malloy
Show threadshani66Feb 17
And it’s true