Not really up on politics in France....Is Chirac really a conservative? And Le Pen an anti-Semite? Or does the French Press, like ours, ignore the facts?
I have seen no evidence that Le Pen is anti-semitic. His frequently quoted comment on the Gas Chambers is certainly no endorsement of such cruel atrocities. At most it is a bit of reverse hyperbole--i.e. over-emphasizing his disagreement with the emphasis that some put on that aspect of World War II. He has certainly not suggested anything adverse to French Jews, that I have seen; and indeed his program for dealing with the Algerian question, would tend to be protective of French Jews, who have lately been victims of Algerian violence. As for his attitude towards the Algerians, themselves: That is not based on their semitic roots, but on their being incongrous to the continuity of a French France.
Yes, the mainstream media in France does appear to be much like the mainstream media in most of the rest of the world: They view all issues via a tremendous Leftwing bias. (This is a result of the Leftward drift in most of the verbal professions during the 20th Century, a theme we have dealt with at the Web Site.)
I find Le Pen's strong showing a very positive event.
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