Posted on 11/09/2005 11:16:17 AM PST by Righty_McRight
Right, I wouldn't disagree with that.
My point was, he won't be our ally anymore than Chirac is.
In fact, he'd probably be a worse ally.
Your classic European anti-Americanism traditionally comes from the European right.
Let’s be clear about this, Jean-Marie Le Pen is the only French politician to express himself publicly like the Pope : "Our civilization is dying because of a lack of respect for life in all its forms. That’s why we pride ourselves on bringing honor back to the value of life. That’s why we insist on greeting the Holy Father who, with his infinite wisdom, never forgets to recall that respect for life constitutes the very foundation of all civilized society, denouncing the rising tide of the culture of death in the modern world."
Rare are the TV moments that have made their mark in history. The Hour of Truth on February 13, 1984, is one of the few broadcasts that fit in this category. It took only one sentence from Jean-Marie Le Pen for this broadcast to go straight into the history books. "I would like to observe a moment of silence in memory of the tens of millions of men who have died as victims of Communist dictatorship and to have a brotherly thought for all those who are in camps or in the Gulag." At the time, the political pundit Patrick Buisson remarks: "Never before seen in the annals of television since Maurice Clavel’s slap in the face, punctuated with the famous "’Goodnight, censors!’"
You mean like Thatcher and Kohl?
Good post!!
The Arab crimes committed against the Jews were allowed to pass. (After all who cares about the Jews)
Have these attempts to "feed the crocodile" failed?
Do not believe the liberal fantasy about "disenfranchised" youth. The end result will be an establishment of an independent Muslim "Community" within France.
Curfews, what a joke!!
"Le Pen said people with immigrant backgrounds who commit crimes should be stripped of their French nationality and sent 'back to their country of origin.
"Reminded that the vast majority of youths taking part in the arson and rioting are French, born in France to immigrant parents, he said: 'What does that mean? Are they French because they have a French identity card?'
"French nationality should be given only to those who ask for it and 'who are worthy of it,' he said. 'Those who got nationality automatically, who don't consider themselves French and who even say publicly that they consider France their enemy should not be treated as French.'"
Perfectly and cogently stated. It's nice to know that all Frenchmen aren't drinking the same self-hating, defeatist wine.
A good column, though I think Ann strays a bit in describing Le Pen's attitude toward religion. I don't doubt that Le Pen is a bad Catholic, if even that, but he is respectful toward religion, recognizing that it is the basis of Western culture.
I wasn't referring to the more "mainstream" parties.
I was referring to the fringe parties and movements.
Agreed. Catholicism is part and parcel of the French culture and national history. I also disagree with her assertion that he "is supported by communists." Le Pen is a pure nationalist and on the right of the political spectrum. The only reason the communists and unionists would support him is his stance on immigration, which does affect the labor market.
I was referring to the fringe parties and movements.
Please cite some examples.
Why is it that in Europe, you either get spineless loser socialists or fire-breathing, race-baiting fascists? Is there nothing in the middle? I.e. a tough, no-nonsense military-type who respects democratic institutions but will not put up with lawlessness?
Ah, he of the sub par IQ speaks. The guy makes Lestor Maddox look like Albert Einstein.
Le Pen is an ex-paratrooper who fought in Indochina and Algieria. He also has a glass eye suffered in a barroom brawl.
I just did...le Pen, for one and Joerg Hader in Austria is another. The BNP in the UK isn't particularly pro-US.
Maybe you can name some of the ultra-nationalist right parties in Europe since WWI that were/are not anti-American.
"I would like to observe a moment of silence in memory of the tens of millions of men who have died as victims
of Communist dictatorship and to have a brotherly thought for all those who are in camps or in the Gulag."
That's interesting. It's rare for any politician to acknowledge the existence of the Gulag.
Agreed, he is an antisemitic, anti-American, xenopohobic bigot. Regardless, he is correct on immigration.
Hopefully, merely the threat of his political gain will force the mainstream French politicians to get serious about immigration and cultural integration.
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