[Right_Wing_Madman]

“an iron curtain has descended across the continent”

Not only has France become part of the new Soviet Union, the French brag about being part of the new Soviet Union.

[dfwgator]

France almost went Soviet after WWII, the Communists were very popular, and were purging their opponents, accusing them of being Nazi Collaborators, before DeGaulle put a stop to it, just in time.