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[Loud Whispers]

French election somewhat interrupted by suspicious vehicle

[ChairmanPoo]

French election somewhat interrupted by suspicious vehicle

[Loud Whispers]

Dongmobile rising in polls     

[Sheb]

Well, Macron is ahead by several %age points, but his support is less enthusiastic and there are a LOT of undecided voters. His chances are good, but you can't rule out an upset.

Turnout at 12 was up by some fractions of a %age point compared to 2012, which is a good sign for those of us who dislike Le Pen.

[Loud Whispers]

Commentators have suggested that low voter turnout would benefit far-right candidate Ms Le Pen, whose supporters are more certain to vote in a low turnout election than those of other candidates.

All candidates had voted by lunch.

Tbh low turnout is haram. Not like Napoleon who got 101% turnout at all

[Loud Whispers]

Haram is always haram. I would be more surprised if halal was haram

Also away from French election and into Brit election
Corbyn to promise additional holidays if he is elected

[ChairmanPoo]

If the Royal Family accepted polygamy they could get married several times = more holidays. Think about it.

[Azzuro]

Eventually the British economy would grind to a halt as all days became holidays.

But the TOURISM DOLLARS would more than make up for it!

[Sheb]

Haram is always haram. I would be more surprised if halal was haram

Also away from French election and into Brit election
Corbyn to promise additional holidays if he is elected

Unofficial exit polls (French law forbid announcing exit polls before the end, but it doesn't apply to Belgian broadcaster.) seems to hint to the expected Macron-Le Pen second round.

[Loud Whispers]

I'M VOTING FOR HIM!

It was fucking great when I got a day of school because of the royal wedding.

swear down promising holidays in exchange for votes is simultaneously one of the best and worst ideas ever

If the Royal Family accepted polygamy they could get married several times = more holidays. Think about it.

inb4 the queen sets up a royal harem of lumberjacks

[Sheb]

So it seems that the French election end up with MAcron in first place and Le Pen in second.

Interestingly, the Socialist Party, torn between the centrist Macron and the hard-left Melenchon clocked less than 10%. It's going tobe interesting waiting to see if itll survive.

[redwallzyl]

someone really needs to start a new party based around the things that everyone actually hates, the rejection of old entrenched elite orientated capitalist neoliberal principles and a extremist anti corruption and electoral reformist stance. basically a trump like appeal to the massive amounts of angry disenfranchised people but with actually intent and positive reformist policies. direct all that energy at the things that are really hurting people not scapegoats or to push a ideology. we have yet to hit this stage yet where all that energy is caught and directed into a solid movement like have emerged in the past. the republican revolutionary's the communists the nationalists and socialists. i just wonder when and where it will finally emerge to harnessed the energy and in what form. if all that anger is siphoned off into the continuing right reaction i can see it getting messy when the two new stances meet. early twentieth century 2 would not be fun. thoughts?

[Helgoland]

That's why people should look less at the policies on offer and more on the mode of thinking and acting behind those policies. Communists, Nationalists, Socialists - they've all ran things into the ground. What you call

rejection of old entrenched elite orientated capitalist neoliberal principles

I call refusal to deal with conflicting interests in a mutual manner. What you call

extremist anti corruption and electoral reformist stance

I call preparations for a power grab.

I know those are not your intentions - but if your revolution was unleashed, those would be the results. Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism don't come out of nowhere, they are the result of a certain political and philosophical mindset.

Spoiler: Goethe said it best. (click to show/hide)

Hat der alte Hexenmeister
Sich doch einmal wegbegeben!
Und nun sollen seine Geister
Auch nach meinem Willen leben.
Seine Wort und Werke
Merkt ich und den Brauch,
Und mit Geistesstärke
Tu ich Wunder auch.
Walle! walle
Manche Strecke,
Daß, zum Zwecke,
Wasser fließe
Und mit reichem, vollem Schwalle
Zu dem Bade sich ergieße.
Und nun komm, du alter Besen,
Nimm die schlechten Lumpenhüllen!
Bist schon lange Knecht gewesen:
Nun erfülle meinen Willen!
Auf zwei Beinen stehe, -
Oben sei ein Kopf,
Eile nun und gehe
Mit dem Wassertopf!
Walle! walle
Manche Strecke,
Daß, zum Zwecke,
Wasser fließe
Und mit reichem, vollem Schwalle
Zu dem Bade sich ergieße.
Seht, er läuft zum Ufer nieder!
Wahrlich! ist schon an dem Flusse,
Und mit Blitzesschnelle wieder
Ist er hier mit raschem Gusse.
Schon zum zweiten Male!
Wie das Becken schwillt!
Wie sich jede Schale
Voll mit Wasser füllt!
Stehe! stehe!
Denn wir haben
Deiner Gaben
Vollgemessen!
Ach, ich merk es! Wehe! wehe!
Hab ich doch das Wort vergessen!
Ach, das Wort, worauf am Ende
Er das wird, was er gewesen!
Ach, er läuft und bringt behende!
Wärst du doch der alte Besen!
Immer neue Güsse
Bringt er schnell herein,
Ach, und hundert Flüsse
Stürzen auf mich ein!
Nein, nicht länger
Kann ichs lassen:
Will ihn fassen!
Das ist Tücke!
Ach, nun wird mir immer bänger!
Welche Miene! welche Blicke!
O, du Ausgeburt der Hölle!
Soll das ganze Haus ersaufen?
Seh ich über jede Schwelle
Doch schon Wasserströme laufen.
Ein verruchter Besen,
Der nicht hören will!
Stock, der du gewesen,
Steh doch wieder still!
Willst am Ende
Gar nicht lassen?
Will dich fassen,
Will dich halten
Und das alte Holz behende
Mit dem scharfen Beile spalten!
Seht, da kommt er schleppend wieder!
Wie ich mich nur auf dich werfe,
Gleich, o Kobold, liegst du nieder;
Krachend trifft die glatte Schärfe.
Wahrlich! brav getroffen!
Seht, er ist entzwei!
Und nun kann ich hoffen,
Und ich atme frei!
Wehe! wehe!
Beide Teile
Stehn in Eile
Schon als Knechte
Völlig fertig in die Höhe!
Helft mir, ach! ihr hohen Mächte!
Und sie laufen! Naß und nässer
Wirds im Saal und auf den Stufen:
Welch entsetzliches Gewässer!
Herr und Meister, hör mich rufen! -
Ach, da kommt der Meister!
Herr, die Not ist groß!
Die ich rief, die Geister,
Werd ich nun nicht los.
"In die Ecke,
Besen! Besen!
Seids gewesen!
Denn als Geister
Ruft euch nur, zu seinem Zwecke,
Erst hervor der alte Meister."

[redwallzyl]

I had something a little less revolutionary in mind with my wandering speculation. something more akin to a political party that's less concerned with making money as the thing of primary importance in die Welt. Ein Mann kann hoffen.

something more along the lines of the anti Reagan.

[Sergarr]

Macron-Le Pen second round. It's good to know that Europe Continental still is sane. Macron will win the second round - he has a 20+ percent lead on Le Pen. This spells very good news for the EU, and could possibly be the start on a road to proper federalization of the Union, which will produce the economically strongest entity on the planet.

I can't wait to see the glorious new age of Europe to shine upon us.