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French Election: American Conservatives Should Support Macron
National Review ^ | April 24, 2017 Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446988/french-election-american- | TOM ROGAN

Posted on 04/26/2017 3:47:27 PM PDT by WatchungEagle

"Second, where Le Pen fetishizes national division, Macron speaks of patriotism joined to opportunity. Even as words alone, this is a political narrative that France desperately needs. As Andrew Hussey explains in his 2014 book, The French Intifada, many young French Muslims feel that their citizenry exists on paper only — that when it comes to education, opportunity, and respect, their country has no interest in them. American conservatives should be alarmed by that sentiment. The glory of American patriotism is its combination of shared opportunity and personal responsibility. Indeed, American Muslims’ patriotism is proof that Le Pen is wrong. It shows that where expectations are matched to opportunity, nationalism can be inclusive."

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: france; lepen; macron; nationalreview
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To: WatchungEagle

The first through nth issue is immigration. Everything else is background noise.


41 posted on 04/26/2017 5:19:23 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: WatchungEagle
Even as words alone, this is a political narrative that France desperately needs

What conservative would listen to that kind of gobbledygook?

42 posted on 04/26/2017 5:35:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: WatchungEagle

National Review, huh? They’re trapped in 1989.


43 posted on 04/26/2017 5:38:18 PM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: WatchungEagle

The NeverTrumpers go NeverLePen


44 posted on 04/26/2017 5:40:05 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: WatchungEagle

Figured this was a NYTimes piece from the title.
And it may as well be.


45 posted on 04/26/2017 5:41:51 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: WatchungEagle

I went and read the article, and here’s my response.

Conservative purity is irrelevant. The ONLY thing which matters is halting immigration before an irreversible demographic shift happens.


46 posted on 04/26/2017 5:44:19 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: lizma2

They can either be good muslims or good Americans, can’t be both.
Msd Mo made it so.


47 posted on 04/26/2017 5:50:57 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: WatchungEagle

American Muslims’ patriotism is proof that Le Pen is wrong

Wow! Someone needs to by a clue!


48 posted on 04/26/2017 5:56:50 PM PDT by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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To: WatchungEagle

WFB, Jr. is rolling over in his grave. The National Review has really jumped the shark to a pseudo-intellectual cocktail party Republicanism with some conservative catch-phrases tossed in for ol’ times sake. Whatever you feel about Le Pen’s brand of nationalism, it is essential to the survival of France and the rest of Western Europe that they put a halt to rampant, militant Islamization. All other gestures toward wise economic policies and inspirational political messages are utterly futile in the face of imminent national collapse and subservience to the retrograde 7th century culture of Islam.


49 posted on 04/26/2017 6:18:08 PM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: WatchungEagle

NRO sucks.


50 posted on 04/26/2017 6:36:35 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Lurkinanloomin

And if they support our Constitution, they are considered apostates to Islam.


51 posted on 04/26/2017 6:39:00 PM PDT by princeofdarkness (Leftists. Their only response to failure is to double down.)
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To: All

what part of French and election is not clear... it’s none of our business..


52 posted on 04/26/2017 6:43:04 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: WatchungEagle

Why are FReepers still posting crap from NeverTrump Gazette?


53 posted on 04/26/2017 7:44:36 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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To: Albion Wilde

For a laugh. Why do you think I put this in chat?


54 posted on 04/26/2017 7:45:49 PM PDT by WatchungEagle
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To: Lurkinanloomin

You are right. Muslims hate us and they want to kill us.


55 posted on 04/26/2017 7:47:18 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: WatchungEagle

This excerpt is unintelligible.

The author makes no sense.


56 posted on 04/26/2017 7:47:26 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: WatchungEagle

NON !


57 posted on 04/26/2017 11:12:35 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: WatchungEagle

American Conservatives should not support ANYBODY because it’s NOT OUR COUNTRY.

These GOPe types are SUCH control freaks!


58 posted on 04/27/2017 8:27:42 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: WatchungEagle

I stand corrected.


59 posted on 04/27/2017 11:06:00 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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To: PapaBear3625
Conservative purity is irrelevant. The ONLY thing which matters is halting immigration before an irreversible demographic shift happens.

The "conservative purity" of National Review Online types is just a dishonest pose and convenient ploy ploy. They use "big government" and "statism" as rhetorical tricks to attack Trump or LePen, while having absolutely not problem with the big government statism of the Bushes or other establishment Republicans. Ideological purity about small government only matters if the "statist" in question opposes multiculturalism and globalism.

60 posted on 04/28/2017 7:49:40 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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