Posted on 04/22/2022 12:38:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are anxiously watching the French presidential election, aware that the outcome of the vote on Sunday could scramble President Joe Biden’s relations with Europe and reveal dangerous fissures in Western democracy.
President Emmanuel Macron of France has been a crucial partner as Biden has rebuilt relations with Europe, promoted democracy and forged a coalition in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Macron is in a tight contest with Marine Le Pen, a far-right challenger.
Le Pen is a populist agitator who, in the style of former President Donald Trump, scorns European Union “globalists,” criticizes NATO and views President Vladimir Putin of Russia as an ally.
Her victory could complicate Biden’s effort to isolate Russia and aid Ukraine. But the very real prospect of a nationalist leading France is also a reminder that the recent period of U.S.-European solidarity on political and security issues like Russia and democracy may be deceptively fragile. Poland and Hungary, both NATO members, have taken authoritarian turns. And Germany’s surprisingly strong response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is already drawing domestic criticism.
“To have a right-wing government come to power in France would be a political earthquake,” said Charles A. Kupchan, a professor at Georgetown who was the Europe director of the National Security Council during the Obama administration. “It would send a troubling signal about the overall political health of the Western world.”
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God Bless the Marine.. Go gettem
beat that limp noodle Macaroni
That’s wonderful...
We’ll have to put her in solitary for a couple years.
Teach her about rules...
“Globalist” in quotes; nationalist not in quotes. Very eloquent statement of bias.
Bias is their strongest attribute.
What extraordinary spin. Biden's policies enabled the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biden left our European allies completely in the lurch on Afghanistan - zero transition time or warning - just an abrupt, chaotic pullout. Biden's dangerous gaffes have left our European allies going for damage control. Biden's weakness and lack of leadership have Europe's heads of state scrambling for direction. And so on.
No, they don't. See Tagline.
...Putin is not Communist enough.
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Why he was targeted. He has said the Soviet era was a big mistake that harmed Russia.
He is a nationalist. Cue NATO....Putin must go.
Woke dolts at NY Times are in a tizzy...like they were on election night in 2016.
Only communist Yahoos work & write for the NY Slimes...
Exactly.
Best endorsement of Le Pen yet...
Cheese eating surrender monkeys will vote for Macron.
Funny how all these left-wing assets in the US and Europe are determined to interfere in the French elections.
It’s almost like the media was reporting on Trump???
Secession of ascendant America from decadent America would certainly be a blessing, but not at the cost of a civil war like the last one.
Decadent America could self-destruct to the extent that peaceful secession could become possible.
However it is also possible that the corrupt leaders of decadent America, already serving as a fifth column, could submit the USA to a takeover by an extremely powerful foreign nation, de facto or even de jure, rendering peaceful secession of ascendant America virtually impossible. They will do it if they can.
Our best bet is to keep ascendant America strong--economically, politically, militarily, intellectually, and especially spiritually--and watch vigilantly for the time when decadent America weakens itself sufficiently. Then we will know what to do.
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