Yanis Varoufakis on France and why the EU is becoming irrelevant and toxic

Yanis Varoufakis on the political situation in France and why the EU is becoming a cross between irrelevant and toxic.

"Le Pen would never be strong if Macron was not in government, practicing socialism for the very few, for the ultra rich, and austerity for the many."

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[colbr]

People are fed up with the mainstream parties and their total inability to address the problems many experience in their lives.

[fluidjazz]

If you continually ignore problems that affect normal citizens, and those in power continue to become wealthier and more powerful, to the point where it feels like nothing can be done. What do you expect

[ultimateline]

He's intelligent, good point of view.

[mr.d.]

Wanting low immigration deportations secure borders and protecting your culture is not far right it's essential.

[michaelfoley]

Define Ultra Right, here in Ireland, apparently we are all Far Right, anyone who says illegal emigration is wrong, we are called racists and far right . By the way that's about 98% of the people. It's amazing how myself, my children and nearly all people are racist over night.

[leulgeorgis]

Having lived in Europe for the past 20 years, "a cross between toxic and irrelevance" is the best description of the EU I have ever heard before.

[deetybaby]

So we have the centre right, the far right, and now the ultra right. Right 🤔

[history_repeats]

What he doesn't say is that people like him with the open borders policy are responsible for the current conundrum

[RoJoMacCready]

I'm annoyed being told that Macron and Le Penn are dancing. Meanwhile we are poorer, worse quality of life and less free.

[jimpaterson]

What a load of pish! He is just upset as people are fed up with the socialist regime

[honkderhase]

"the busines model of germany is kaput"
Yes, it is. With germany failing, the whole EU will, and that seems to be the plan. Just one question remains: who will be benefitting the most?

[dial]

He forgets the ultraleft, his side. In that sense, it is like 1930s… people tend to forget that there were lots of socialist, communist and anarchist parties playing a critical role back then.

[PisoMojado-kles]

Unless we forgot, Yanis is a Communist.

[marlarkin]

I voted Brexit not to distance UK from Europe but to distance us from the politics of Europe. I believe the EU will be become less relevant as the members tackle their own issues. It needs to reform and remove the politics and the grip over it's members. Trade unifies politics divides. Close the EU parliament, it's an irrelevant talking shop churning out more and more legislation and heaping more and more costs on it's members. It's not working the post war vision had been crushed

[aaronc]

1930s Germany wasn't experiencing massive immigration from the Muslim world.

[norwegianblue]

These guys always define those on the left as "center left" and those on the right as "far right".

[Billy-the-Kid]

Main problem is that the usual medium politicians refused to listen to the average people. They kept on going looking away intentionally from the topics that are important to the average people. So the average people react by voting much more right wing. It's logic right?

[gauloiscalifornien]

The Greek undertaker giving lessons! How sad.

[davebarrowcliffe]

I went to Paris in 1989. It was a bit sleazy but mostly beautiful.
I went this year, and it was a bit beautiful but mostly sleazy.

Needs a BIG clean-out.

[tonyreyes]

Try to explain the actual political situation in France without using one single time the words "immigration" or "criminality" or "insecurity" or "ethnic" or "cultural" is a very difficult challenge... Congrats, he mades it. But the real true remains.