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Matttthhhhhhhhhhh t1_je1fb4m wrote

Reply to comment by mangoserpent in Hundreds of thousands to continue strikes and protests in France | France by bnh1978

>They kind of seem like one of the few modern nations where the citizenry actually give a shit about democracy.

Not really. They wouldn't have elected Macron a second time otherwise.

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bigtex7890 t1_je1rtvv wrote

wasnt their alternative an ultra right wing/fascist Le Pen?

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TheFrenchDub t1_je2942u wrote

They voted for her to be there though.

It is too easy to say "not our fault, it was Macron or LePen!". No, it was Macron or LePen because people voted for Macron and Lepen.

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Matttthhhhhhhhhhh t1_je4h1ad wrote

Yeah Macron made sure of that and people fell for it, the dumb fucks. Actually promoting the far right to get into power is a trick that's been going on for decades. The issue now is that there really is no other alternative. France is fucked.

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