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[birdy51]

Oh thank goodness. Let's hope he does well now.

[ChairmanPoo]

I kind of hope he does not gain an absolute majority, as he's, when push comes to shove, a right wing politician and it would be good if left-wing parties kept him from stepping on worker's rights too much.

[Helgoland]

I kind of hope he does not gain an absolute majority

It's a two-candidate election...

[smjjames]

I kind of hope he does not gain an absolute majority

It's a two-candidate election...

Maybe he meant in Parliament?

[ChairmanPoo]

  I meant in Parliament, yes. I believe there's another election coming soon, right? Or was this already settled in the first round?

[smjjames]

The parliament stuff is still upcoming AFAIK. I believe I've read that it's June 8th or so.

[Sergarr]

Le Pen has conceded the election, meme magic is over. Concession speech for her, victory speech for the Savior of France, Emmanuel Macron. She lost so hard she's going to have to rename her party to remove the stains of that defeat. Seriously, she just announced that she will change the name of National Front, as a part of her scheme to try to get more places in parliamentary elections.

[smjjames]

Anybody know if the French parliamentary campaign starts now or if it starts two weeks before voting or something?

I suppose there might be a logistical deadline for changing the name of their party before the parliamentary election.

[misko27]

So right-wing populism is only for anglophone countries. I'm not sure how to feel about that. Good for France, I suppose.

I suppose there might be a logistical deadline for changing the name of their party before the parliamentary election.

They'd probably have to have something to change it to in order to do that, which I, for one, have not yet heard.

[WealthyRadish]

So right-wing populism is only for anglophone countries. I'm not sure how to feel about that. Good for France, I suppose.

I suppose there might be a logistical deadline for changing the name of their party before the parliamentary election.

They'd probably have to have something to change it to in order to do that, which I, for one, have not yet heard.

Cultural similarities? Britain's always been more isolationist, makes sense that it would have carried over to the US.

"Isolationist" is one way of describing it.

Spoiler: Countries the UK has not invaded at some point (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: US Military bases (click to show/hide)

[misko27]

Spoiler: Countries the UK has not invaded at some point (click to show/hide)

If that is that same map that made the rounds a while back, I remember reading a well-sourced criticism that the map was misleading, and had an odd definition of the word "invade". But your point still stands.

[WealthyRadish]

Yeah, it's the same one, but was just what came to mind immediately. I do think most of it applies, but ones like Norway and much of latin america (for example) seem pretty shaky.

[ChairmanPoo]

Welll... to be completely honest you could likely make similar maps for most European nations. Cause that's how European history went, trolls trolling trolls   I mean, nations invading each other over and over

[helmacon]

Yea, but we did it in like, a fraction of the time Britain took. The US has only been around for, what, 250 yrs? British imperialism started 500(ish?) years ago.

[scriver]

I strongly distrust your apparent definition of isolationist.