France’s “Vote Blue No Matter Who”

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[jomo]

I'm French, anti NATO BS and I'm going to vote Lepen without any doubt.
Macron is a bankster. Even for a business point of view, he's bad. He's a pure finance guy which wants to spoil as much as possible the little guy.

[MsLuath]

Honestly, if I was French, I would go with Le Pen even if I am a diehard socialist. She is willing to negociate with Putin and it will take that if Europe does not want to commit economical suicide.

[babaclay]

There is a big difference. A vote for Macron is a vote for NATO and more war.. A vote for Le Pen is a vote against NATO and European war.

[beesplaining]

It comes down to what candidate is a threat to the establishment. If Le Pen was no threat then the elites and their media organisations would treat her far differently.

[NeutronMWT]

Le vrai choix est entre le peuple et la banque, pas entre la gauche et la droite. Je préfère une Marine qui aime la France différemment à un Macron qui la déteste de tout son être.

[moonwalk]

One supports NATO and therefore US hegemony, and one doesn't.
That's the main and important difference between these two candidates.

[eworldRick]

Unfortunately, some of the audience doesn't know. This is the Neoliberal playbook. They are trying to avoid consumption and dealing with tough problems.

[anna]

If we think that both Macron and Lepen are equal fascists then we should pick THE MORE LOGICAL one. And Lepen seems more logical. Cause it's with Macron that things go so bad. So if this guy gets rewarded what is he gonna do next?

[andreileahu]

I can't believe that there are so many fascists in this comment section.

[vitalygolubchik]

Le Pen is dreaming when she says France will leave NATO.

[dnickaroo]

What difference does it make who is the President of France? They do whatever the US tells them like all the other “democracies”; OR they could go the way of PM Imran Khan of Pakistan, part of “the free world”.

[smaine]

I am french algerian American and ran three times for office in France. Saying le Pen is far right is no different than saying Biden is moderate. Conflating le Pen and Macron is disingenuous

[Tespri]

Correct, Macrons is actually right winger, while Le Pen's policies are actually left wing. Media is just trying to paint picture that caring about border laws and immigration is far right issue. Even though it's actually non-partisan thing as we can see in multiple self-proclaimed socialist and communist nations who are even more xenophobic than any "far right" politician in the west.

[zampieri-fuxo]

I am leftist, going for LePen because she's a strong and firm woman

[grapentine]

Looks like Europe is becoming Americanized

[riccardo]

We're having the same situation in Brazil, where part of the left believes "Vote Lula no matter what". There's a true leftist candidate, Ciro Gomes, that want to tackle corruption and confront the bankers and elites. We still have time to increase his support and win this election.

[irashishonkova]

I honestly don't know as a Russia who I would prefer to win. Lepen seems to make a lot of sence, but they keep claiming her as far right, and I just start to think may be I missed something.
Good thing I'm not the one, who has to choose.

[MatMoridi]

Choosing between two evils isn’t always the worst strategy (it’s not always a good strategy either). The important thing is to know which candidate is indeed the lesser evil, and in this scenario it is Marine Le Pen, not Macron. The French left though will never step out of its comfort zone, unfortunately.

[mousiebrown]

I am American. I did not vote in the presidential elections in 2016 or 2020 because I will be accountable to God for my vote.

[sashav]

You’re so vibrant and make a lot of great points. Thank you for your great work ❤️