"France does something right! (even if it's only an accident)"
That's because it was the French PEOPLE, not their largely unaccountable elites, who had their say. All the crap coming out of France comes from the governing class. The people aren't bad.
I've been hearing things recently saying that the French are more conservative than most people think of them. I guess really there is no legitimate political party there on the right (as I've heard LePen carries some anti-Semetic thoughts), so they come across as very liberal and arrogant. Hopefully the 20% or so that vote for the FN can change the direction of their party after LePen steps down.