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Looking at her political views, you can see she is empathetic towards the French identity and favors (from her pov) patriotic ideologies. You can read more here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Marine_Le_Pen

It makes sense why the French people are choosing RN—globalization and neoliberalism created a lot of socioeconomic “losers”, and they’re getting their revenge by voting out centrists whose policies are to blame. This is even is clearer looking at the next party that’s winning right now, the leftist and anti-cap socialists.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That embezzlement conviction of Dalongeville, is both damning and an interesting look at the problem. Liberalism and leftism haven't solved problems that common people actually experience. The right hasn't either and has no real plan to, they just bother to talk about it and give common people a boogie man that they can aim their anger at.

It is frustrating to me how these parties on left barely even try to make people's lifes better. To show them why more leftist or socialist policies are the way to go. It has been proven time and time again throughout history that in times of financial insecurity, normal people are easily swayed by far right strongmen and demonization of a weaker other. Why does the left continue to fail at preventing this?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Liberalism and leftism haven’t solved problems that common people actually experience.

An interesting take that I mostly agree on. Why shouldn't people be resistant to 21st-century Progressive Leftism when it's the successor to the post-Cold War-era liberalism that gutted their economies? Not saying that it's the right conclusion to jump to the political right, but the surface appeal of "hey, we opposed these guys 30 years ago!" is indisputable.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

While the grievances that motivate far right voters are not all imaginary, the solutions offered by fascists will in no way solve any problem.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Absolutely, we’ve seen this is America time and again when the Red party strictly favors business over worker rights

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The far-right is making massive gains around the globe with appeals to nationalism. Wonder why that could be.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

They’re not in Australia. We rejected the right at the last election after decades of them.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Far right is on the decline in countries which follow the Nordic model

News: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/06/10/european-elections-far-right-on-the-decline-in-nordic-countries_6674410_4.html#

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_model

Edit my point is that yes there are many racists and actual fascists getting a leg up in recent politics, but the main conflict seems to be that people want policies which promise economic/social benefits and protections

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (AP) — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political strategy, her party’s electoral success Sunday came as no surprise to hundreds of supporters who gathered to see her victory speech.

Le Pen implanted herself in the northern town of Henin-Beaumont in the early 2000s, hoping to win over disenchanted voters feeling left behind by the new economy and growing tired of decades of Socialist local governance.

Overall, her National Rally and its allies won a third of the nationwide vote, official results showed, ahead of leftist coalition New Popular Front and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party.

Although France has some of the highest standards of living in the world, lower unemployment than it’s had in decades and a relatively low crime rate compared to its peers, discontent has simmered in some parts in the post-industrial era.

Her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, ran a fringe political party, which too often relied on antisemitism and racism to provoke and draw attention, according to Stanford University professor Cecile Alduy.

Briois seems to have set aside some of his most extreme projects, such as building a coalition of mayors who are against migrants or a decree he passed to ban begging in the town center that critics said unfairly targeted the Roma population.


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