In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left
In France, the Far Right Is Beating a Divided Left
Two years ago, a left-wing alliance denied Emmanuel Macron his majority in parliament. But today the forces of the Left are deeply divided — making Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National almost the sole contender for power.
What is a headline that has appeared in France at least 250 other times?
"SNCF on strike"
"The president's approval rate at an all-time low"
"French tennis player eliminated from Rolland Garros tournament"
Our left biggest enemy is the other leftist party with which they agree on 90% of subjects. It's so fucking infuriating, in the meantime, the centrists, the right and the far right are all working together (not very surprising obviously).
Support for Israel genociding Gaza is a big, divisive 10%. Always was going to be.
Right wing - You don't hate gays? Ah well close enough, you'll get there with time.
Left wing - You think women should be entitled to their own spaces? YOU FUCKING BIGOT!!!! REEEEEEEEE!!!!!?
Edit: the downvotes prove my point exactly lol. I'm a big left winger and I'm broadly in support of trans rights except for two or three minor sticking points which I think are very much worthy of debate, like women's sports and women's changing rooms, but if I actually express that, I'm a massive cunt 🤷🏼♂️🤣
I’m a big left winger and I’m broadly in support of trans rights except for two or three minor sticking points which I think are very much worthy of debate, like women’s sports and women’s changing rooms, but if I actually express that, I’m a massive cunt 🤷🏼♂️🤣
It's probably because it hits very close to the extreme-right talking point that trans women are only trans because they want to sneak into the women's toilet or win at sports. People are like "not this shit again 🤦".
Though I think banning trans women from changing rooms is like misgendering them which is mean.
inb4 the "divided left" this article is referring to is actually a bunch of united socialists being told to suck it up and vote for a deeply unpopular ex-banker who barely scraped ahead of le pen the last time he and his paedophile wife were declared the "last hope" against fascism
One oft-leveled criticism was the heavy concentration of its electorate in certain social categories — present in large urban areas but far less so among other parts of the working class in towns and rural France. This issue is especially important given that Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National has enjoyed real momentum in these areas
Damn, it's like there's a common theme here with America's failing to reach the working class in towns and rural America leaving the right strong and the left divided.
As usual... :-/
ITT: leftists arguing with each other even if they probably agree on 90% of things. If you don't pass the purity test then you're just a shitlib and no better than a MAGAt according to a huge chunk of this place.
The right doesn't give a shit about purity, as long as they're on the same team they'll work together.
For the record, I'm an NDP voter which is the left most party in Canada.
The probem is, leftists are the only ones who still have principles. The (especially extreme) right just tell the voters whatever they want to hear that day. Just blame it all on the immigrants and trans people, done. Of course they get on great together because they have no beliefs.
Of course it is much harder to get in line when you actually believe in your talking points.
This is what certain "leftist" accelerationists are pushing for in the US, too.
IMHO, ur wrong. Liberalism is a curse everywhere. You can't water down a good solution in politics. Give fascists a inch and you'll give 'em a mile
You MUST make solutions that appeal to enough people to have a coalition. Refusal to negotiate on anything, and taking an all-or-nothing approach is what will fuck us all.
Republicans have been strategic; it's taken them nearly 40 years of work, but they've managed to throw out Roe v. Wade. They took a lot of small nibbles over time, fought the battle on a lot of fronts, and by dog, they eventually won. They're also fighting this on public education, religion, and a hundred other fronts, and because they're able to largely form working coalitions, they're winning. (This latest House, with the Freedom Caucus, has been an exception rather than the rule.) The left needs to fucking learn this lesson, instead of each faction not giving a goddamned inch and fighting to the bitter end over everything. Fracturing and circular firing squads aren't helping the left, they only help the right.
In France, and in the rest of the world "left" and "right" are two buzz words used for propaganda
Not really, at least not in France. The left is advocating for higher taxes on the rich, for a Gaza ceasefire and some other things, the right is all for destroying our social system, ending with private education and healthcare. They're also, sometimes violently, anti immigration.