c/world · by SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol · 215dFrench prosecutors request 5-year ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office https://apnews.com/article/marine-le-pen-appeal-trial-france-presidential-election-726408584ad5126901fd101f6ccf47d965 points · 8 comments · view on lemmy.world
8 Comments
9point6@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 215d
Yes 5 years is definitely enough time for someone to cool off about being a fascist
We definitely don't have any recent examples that would indicate that it's not enough time to keep someone away from office to limit the damage they could cause
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 215d
That's not really a fair comparison since the Mango Mussolini didn't even START to see any consequences.
Le Pen is actually being charged for her crimes and sentenced to house arrest and a fine, with EXTRA punishment possible to likely.
It's kind of like saying that punishing murder doesn't help because OJ Simpson wasn't successfully rehabilitated by his lack of punishment.
Solumbran@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 215d
It's not about rejecting the punishment, but how short it is
synapse1278@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 215d
When they write:
They actually meant:
She is pushed as a front-runner by a massive propaganda effort orchestrated by christo-fascist billionaires, Vincent Bolloré, Pierre-Emmanuel Sterin and the likes.
Solumbran@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 215d
And they are helping it by saying this sentence.
Dippy@beehaw.org · 6 pts · 215d
Only 5? We gotta do more to prevent fascism.
itsaphoque@moist.catsweat.com · 3 pts · 215d
Giving some pocket money, getting a new anklet and missing just one presidential term? A slap on the wrist...
FelixCress@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 215d
Good.