nicko31
Well-known member
Macron wins
The sort of moderate, yet progressive leader we can only dream of in this country
The sort of moderate, yet progressive leader we can only dream of in this country
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French Election - Hope wins over hate
- Thread starter nicko31
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portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,071
Yeah, cause France has no problems...
Bladders
Twats everywhere
Career establishment politician who will change little, beats the fascist. The lesser of two evils. In their divided nation, Macron will be a mocked figure in four years time, for talking the talk.
35% of French voters chose a NATIONAL FRONT candidate. 
Massive problems, not least 6 million muslims who feel ostracised on 1960's sink estates. The perfect breeding ground for terrorists.
Unemployment double that of UK and Germany.
Lincoln Imp
Well-known member
- Feb 2, 2009
- 5,964
Too many British voters got taken in by headline-chasing cheapskate populists, relatively few French voters did. This will make NSC's angry Brexiteers very happy. And England a poorer place.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
Most of our top politicians in Labour, Tory and Lib Dems are moderate and arguably progressive to a certain degree. It's a by-product of FPTP but there's very little room for extremists in mainstream British politics.
Le Pen was never going to win. France's EU status was always secure.
That's true actually and unpopular/crooked MP's can get booted out by their local electorate such as Neil Hamilton. Other systems do allow unpopular figures to creep into Parliaments under the radar.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
Cheers for that presumption. I'm proud to be a Brexiteer and also very happy that Le Pen didn't win. It looks like no side has a monopoly when it comes to crass generalisations.
I don't know who you and the other 52% think you are?
pb21
Well-known member
- Apr 23, 2010
- 6,294
You say the lesser of two evils, which may be true, but in saying that you still underestimate the vast gulf between the two and just how bad a Le Pen victory would be.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
Maybe we all have different political views and different reasons for voting for Brexit. Far easier to lump us all together and call us racist though.
Albion in the north
Well-known member
That's not what a few people on here were saying a few months ago.
Not enough get booted though. Look at the number who got caught fiddling their expenses and who are still sitting in parliament. And Neil Hamilton is the leader of UKIP in the Welsh Assembly. so he didn't booted too far.
Hampster Gull
New member
- Dec 22, 2010
- 13,462
They also said the Dutch would go inwards too. Nope, just England
