Le Pen or Macron?
To come to the point: I cannot understand why the French people can in the present situation vote for Le Pen who is a Vladimir buddy, and talking about getting out of Nato and the EU. (Not mentioning being a Trump buddy as well).
Sure, when life was still Ok and more stable, you always have politicians (e.g. Salvini in Italy) who do EU bashing and catching populist votes with that. Part of a populist or dictatorial strategy always is to bash 'outside' or 'foreign' perceived enemies in order to appeal to the ingrained tribe feeling. Worked in prehistoric times. Still works now.
It is easy to overlook what the EU has achieved. After World War II, European integration was seen as an antidote to the extreme nationalism which had devastated parts of the continent.
Now we have seen the election victory of Orban in Hungary. Did they not remember 1956?
But I would think or hope that the French people would still remember WWII. I am not sure anymore.
To come to the point: I cannot understand why the French people can in the present situation vote for Le Pen who is a Vladimir buddy, and talking about getting out of Nato and the EU. (Not mentioning being a Trump buddy as well).
Sure, when life was still Ok and more stable, you always have politicians (e.g. Salvini in Italy) who do EU bashing and catching populist votes with that. Part of a populist or dictatorial strategy always is to bash 'outside' or 'foreign' perceived enemies in order to appeal to the ingrained tribe feeling. Worked in prehistoric times. Still works now.
It is easy to overlook what the EU has achieved. After World War II, European integration was seen as an antidote to the extreme nationalism which had devastated parts of the continent.
Now we have seen the election victory of Orban in Hungary. Did they not remember 1956?
But I would think or hope that the French people would still remember WWII. I am not sure anymore.