Prime Minister François Bayrou sparked outrage from the opposition, and indignation from his allies, when he referred to a feeling taking root in France of being “flooded” by immigration. The prime minister was accused of citing the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory that has fuelled the far right for decades.
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zloubida@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
As always, Centrism gives Fascism a leg up.
gaael@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Nothing new in France, Macron has been doing it since 2017. As someone smarter than me once wrote:
CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
I would argue that the entirety of post-90s french politics is an accelerating drift towards fascistic centrism
gaael@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I would not argue, I mainly agree with you minor a few exceptions.
skhayfa@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
He struggles to sell a coherent economic program so the easy way to stop asking questions about the economy is to deflect using outrageous cultural wars debates