Posted on 06/17/2025 6:56:35 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The French Left, which has long excelled in its ability to unite against a common enemy, appears more divided than ever and incapable of defining a unified strategy for action. At issue are tensions caused by the positions of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party, La France Insoumise (LFI), whose antisemitic and pro-Hamas stance is alienating more and more of its supporters.
On June 14th and 15th, the French Socialist Party, one of the oldest formations on the French left, held its annual congress. The party has long dominated political life on this side of the political spectrum, but for several years now it has been facing competition both from Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party and the far-Left, embodied by Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
At a time when politicians are already beginning to prepare for the 2027 presidential election, the question arises of a single left-wing candidate to counter the ‘danger’ of a potential victory for the nationalist Right behind Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. The presence of several left-wing candidates in the first round increases the risk of the Left being excluded from the second round due to a split in the vote, and therefore of seeing a second round between the RN and Macron’s camp—as in 2017 and as in 2022.
For the Socialists, it has become simply unthinkable to form an alliance with La France Insoumise, which has repeatedly distinguished itself by its antisemitic excesses, due to its electoral positioning aimed at capturing France’s Muslim electorate. Some Socialist MPs are calling for a complete break with LFI, although this has not yet been clearly decided at the party leadership level.
Speaking during the congress, Socialist MP Jérôme Guedj did not mince his words in criticising his former allies, describing Mélenchon as a “filthy antisemite” who “damages the left, universalism, the Republic and
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The left is the same everywhere. Insanity prevails.
I had a friend in High School (1970s) who felt that the US was impossibly anti-Semitic. So, he moved to France to escape the anti-semitism. He came back read quick. Moved to NYC instead.
The American left is pretty much fully on board with the anti-semitism.
Plus about 5% of loud mouthed FReepers.
How’s THAT working out for him?
I lost touch with him a long time ago, but he was working at Columbia University for awhile. So, yeah, probably found plenty of anti-Semitism there also.
I had a Jewish friend in graduate school at UT Austin. Her parents were so afraid that everyone in Texas was NAZi. She could not make them believe that it was less antisemitic than Connecticut
That is bitter and saddening to read 🙁
But if someone is not willing to open his mind, any good lessons will be in vain.
It is frustrating that people who are taught in Sunday School to bless the Children of Abraham to receive a blessing themselves are called antisemitic
Yes, Sir, this is my opinion, too.
After all, so many good Christians in America (and elsewhere) feel and know that the Jews are their Elder Siblings in G.d.
But a handful of Jewish people are still afraid of Christians, which is understandable due to terrible occurrences in the past.
Still, one of my dearest wishes is that they might realize that a new, brighter chapter has begun in the book of Jewish-Christian relations, so that even the small minority of Jewish people, who are still afraid and have reservations about us Christians, might open their hearts to us. Just a little bit 😞
It’s really so saddening to contemplate…
The Muslims must be expelled. Period. There will be no “France” until and unless that happens.
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