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mangoserpent t1_je0mfmw wrote

I am currently admiring the French. They kind of seem like one of the few modern nations where the citizenry actually give a shit about democracy.

I wish we had that attitude in North America.

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Key_Inevitable_2104 t1_je12cfb wrote

Well if people protest here, then the right will just label it as riots again like did they in 2020. So basically we have to comply or shut up with the rules or risk being demonized by the right wingers and their media.

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mangoserpent t1_je12nwr wrote

If anybody who is percieved as being left or liberal doing anything they get demonized by the right wing scream machine so might as well jump.

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canada432 t1_je18opv wrote

Here's my issue with that... who the fuck cares? The right wing in the US at this point is not living in reality. They have no rational thought or reason. They're gonna demonize people regardless, so who gives a fuck what they say or do? They demonize a candy company for making their candy less fuckable, I don't really care what they think about protestors or much anything else beyond how to keep them from murdering people who don't agree with them.

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chetchaka t1_je1izny wrote

Enough people care to vote in corporatist and/or fascists into office because the people are constantly bombarded by corporatist propaganda.

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calm_chowder t1_je2u223 wrote

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

Shout out to Israel and the hundreds of thousands protesting right now against their minority-elected fascist leader.

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1maco t1_je4q4r0 wrote

The American working class is less militant because it’s much wealthier

Hope that helps!

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Matttthhhhhhhhhhh t1_je1fb4m wrote

>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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