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(DIR) Post #AmGaVnqGXbyon2CEi0 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-22T16:07:37Z
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Left-wing coalition wins French elections so King Macron forms right-wing government.Such democracy.(In case you needed another reminder that fucking neoliberals will always choose fascism over social justice when they feel their wallets are threatened.)https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rd52zl018o#France #Macron #democracy
(DIR) Post #AmGap7IgQ4wodnhKgi by laetsgo@mastodon.xyz
2024-09-22T16:11:08Z
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@aral I wasn't expecting anythingbut still, it stings to say the leastI'm enraged
(DIR) Post #AmGauoJFwK9VTngH5c by lashman@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T16:12:08Z
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@aral neolibs are just fascists without the slurs
(DIR) Post #AmGbpATghoZQRxQwRE by steve_zeke@freeradical.zone
2024-09-22T16:22:13Z
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@aral Stuff like this (and plenty in my own #usa #USpol ) makes cynical me wonder if “center-left” is just a #marketing ploy used by a subset of conservatives
(DIR) Post #AmGcpZjOuj20j5Xca8 by piyuv@techhub.social
2024-09-22T16:33:37Z
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@aral how are they going to get vote of confidence?
(DIR) Post #AmGdAsJX1EFmROb7A0 by barney@mas.to
2024-09-22T16:37:32Z
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@steve_zeke @aral No, but pro-fascist leftists like you are trying to turn "center-left" and "liberal" into insults.We're not going back, Steven.#USPol
(DIR) Post #AmGdpjcwDnqDN69sZs by Christo_459@mastodon.me.uk
2024-09-22T16:44:47Z
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@aral So the left saves the day and Macron chooses the right. He has to go
(DIR) Post #AmGfBsswa3UiPUlpKK by fredcyr@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T17:00:01Z
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@aral Il con_tinue à améliorer la perception de la France à l'étranger, tout en nous étranglant.
(DIR) Post #AmGhLKiOg9K9EnTEbg by racingdaily@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T17:24:12Z
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@aral Proof that you don't need to win an election to be in power
(DIR) Post #AmGhtzrEDcHogV88EC by DecentralizedWorld@cyberplace.social
2024-09-22T17:30:26Z
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@aral Your message asks about democracy and elections. Old systems can't be fair. We need new ways. OMR is a new way to rule. Everyone's vote counts. Decisions are fair. We want to unite people. We don't want a system for only one group. Your ideas are important.
(DIR) Post #AmGicNXXWrjAsN5Gc4 by solstice@cyberpunk.lol
2024-09-22T17:38:25Z
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@aral Didn't the French people or politicians do something to try to not get a right wing gov?
(DIR) Post #AmGjFBwuYbcqDnSVCC by seb321@toot.community
2024-09-22T17:45:25Z
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@aral The fascist appeasers will appease fascists right up to the point where they are marched into the camps.
(DIR) Post #AmGjPdd8Uipyy7BrKy by lhgmk2@mas.to
2024-09-22T17:47:18Z
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@aral I think we can all see how that man inspired such sustained rioting.
(DIR) Post #AmGjanumb47y3Eliuu by gavinisdie@masto.ai
2024-09-22T17:49:24Z
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@aral I think it's time for a Sixth Republic
(DIR) Post #AmGnH42ZKfE65ZFlqK by orange_lux@eldritch.cafe
2024-09-22T18:30:38Z
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@aral "macron's center left party". What a joke.Macron told he was "neither left, neither right" but all he did was right wing politics (and that's when he didn't endorse far right politics).
(DIR) Post #AmGnlnbWUY6W5dG5J2 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-22T18:36:15Z
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@orange_lux Neutrality is just a euphemism for taking the side of the oppressor.
(DIR) Post #AmGoB1yIDBcRt9wLw0 by orange_lux@eldritch.cafe
2024-09-22T18:40:44Z
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@aral always
(DIR) Post #AmGpcZnceFz8ZpeE76 by ashwin_baindur@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T18:56:58Z
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@aral Just one of the rules of the Rules-based order, just because you voted out a government, doesn't mean that they have to resign.
(DIR) Post #AmGphdCbQKwiZwk60O by BassRck5000@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T18:57:53Z
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@aral 🖕
(DIR) Post #AmGqsQg4Ql3ysEEqzw by franciscos@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T19:11:01Z
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@aral Victimologists pretend they don't know how parliaments work and complain that winner takes all should rule. It's not a left v right issue, it's a "I don't really believe in current democracies" issue. 'People's democracies' are no better than fascists.
(DIR) Post #AmGrV2oL6G9O98WGG0 by ponda@mastodon.online
2024-09-22T19:17:59Z
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@aral They didn't win the elections, they just got the most votes. To rule, they have to form coaliton, but nobody wants to work with each other for more or less reasonable reasons. Currently Barnier's cabinet has a chance of survivng no-confidence vote, unlike a government lead by any of the biggest parties.
(DIR) Post #AmGrrCEijk47kYQDUu by Andreas24071958@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T19:21:58Z
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@aral Keeper out antisemitic from euch Western government!!!!!
(DIR) Post #AmGsH3DOtsU5If8IUa by r_df_ng@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T19:26:42Z
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@aral It's France, I'm sure people will fight for what is right!
(DIR) Post #AmGuWw8JCOkvsQSCAa by lps@masto.1146.nohost.me
2024-09-22T19:51:53Z
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@aral you misunderstand, he's "SAVING" democracy;)
(DIR) Post #AmGyRvOUv045xCtLRw by MusiqueNow@todon.eu
2024-09-22T20:35:51Z
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@aral #IMPEACHMACRON ! #6thRepublicNOW 🇫🇷 !!
(DIR) Post #AmGz7nQiv2LLPrtmKm by hyde@lazybear.social
2024-09-22T20:43:20Z
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@aral Looks like we need to get back this great invention for this fucking banker !
(DIR) Post #AmGzFNM1kfqurPJfGa by vruz@mstdn.social
2024-09-22T20:44:46Z
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@aral Apropos, Interesting interview if you can get past the language barrier, from the perspective of the French left. (interviewed in Spanish)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA6TDIT3JsA
(DIR) Post #AmH1d1IJca1vIjyxNI by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
2024-09-22T21:11:28Z
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@aral ah the slow moving stench of plutocracy.It poisons everything it touches. Hey, time to vote, but we’ll make sure the right people rule.
(DIR) Post #AmHEFjtnQiV25sk7Ae by Tattered@mastodon.social
2024-09-22T22:49:17Z
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@barney @steve_zeke @aral The profile = “Pro-democracy”.The post = Supporting Macron ignoring the result of an election.“Centre-Left” in a nutshell.
(DIR) Post #AmHEFkt7khYXA5R5lI by barney@mas.to
2024-09-22T23:32:54Z
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@Tattered @steve_zeke @aral Remarkably, this thread is dominated by people who aren't French, and know nothing about French parliamentary politics, spouting fantastically ignorant bullshit like "ignoring the results of an election," for the purpose of empowering fascists who aren't French either. Specifically, American fascists.There's a bit of background on what actually happened, here:https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240826-macron-far-right-leader-le-pen-pressure-mounts-name-new-prime-minister
(DIR) Post #AmHFjxgMqdIFU4R864 by barney@mas.to
2024-09-22T23:40:40Z
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Briefly, NFP is an alliance of numerous parties that joined to thwart Le Pen's Nazi-adjacent National Rally. NFP won enough seats to prevent National Rally from forming a government, but not enough to form a government that would survive an immediate vote of no confidence. The far left declined to negotiate, instead demanding a government that would be immediately dissolved.@Tattered @steve_zeke @aral
(DIR) Post #AmHFjzWW0EbJC5qI1A by barney@mas.to
2024-09-22T23:46:24Z
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Did Macron do that as effectively as he could have? Could he have somehow named a government that had more left-wing representation, but could still survive? Did the far-left parties ensure a more right-wing government by refusing to negotiate, knowing that National Rally won 140 seats?I don't know. Neither does anyone else who has appeared in this thread so far. It's just been an avalanche of bullshit from non-French pro-fascist leftists.@Tattered @steve_zeke @aral
(DIR) Post #AmHQD2EU0ZftXHtbGK by wendinoakland@beige.party
2024-09-23T01:46:53Z
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@aral Le “dick move”
(DIR) Post #AmHRrTzCLBhB9Jb5Jg by Arapalla@mastodon.social
2024-09-23T02:05:28Z
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@aral Waiting for the french people to be back on the street and smashing down the doors of corruption and deceipt.
(DIR) Post #AmHwhOQlEowrbQ9sTg by scentedmeat@norcal.social
2024-09-23T07:50:58Z
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@aral @courtcan 🤬🤬🤬
(DIR) Post #AmI34uFzfqsYhBiXCa by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-09-23T09:02:25Z
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@wendinoakland To be fair, that’s just whenever he moves.
(DIR) Post #AmI6RJfcAVnzkM4wWO by LawmanLungis@mastodon.social
2024-09-23T09:40:03Z
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@aral ...and people *still* get upset at me for not voting.In case you wondered, this is why. I refuse to be a part of this illusion of democracy.There is even a somewhat famous quote that sums this up nicely:"If voting made any difference, it would be illegal"
(DIR) Post #AmIfbrFXfkrJBPe5Vw by Runyan50@newsie.social
2024-09-23T16:14:09Z
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@aral @FantasticalEconomics I do not disagree with you, but his is probably a misguided attempt to avoid LW-RW gridlock. He leans RW so there you go.