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OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Looking forward to the Sixth Republic.

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OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Ils ont applaudi.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1070342064666279937?s=19

I wish us Americans could riot hard enough to force a rollback of the GOP's tax cuts for the rich.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
We can only hope France forces cross the Atlantic after liberating Europe in the New Revolutionary Wars.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Eester en sécurité Algeria.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/technology/france-tax-tech-companies.html

France is moving forward with a tax on Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google that includes direct sales in France, revenue from online marketplaces, and the resale of private data.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Macron declares it's illegal to guillotine a god as he's lead up the gallows.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1087535444592599040?s=19

What is up with this guy and invoking the old guillotined king.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
I've listening to Michel Thomas' intro French course on YouTube and wow French has been pretty easy to pick up so far.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Our government shutdown wouldn't have lasted a day if us Americans had even the 1/10th of the courage the French do.

Reste fort!

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-economy-le-maire/france-prepared-to-step-up-spending-cuts-finance-minister-idUKKCN1PM13T

quote:

PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that he prepared to step up public spending cuts to finance faster tax cuts if people voiced a desire for lower tax in a nationwide debate underway.

“Should we go further on tax cuts? The grand debate will offer an answer to this fundamental question, which involves real choices as a society,” Le Maire said.

“I for one am ready to reduce public spending on things people do not consider a priority in order to step up tax cuts,” Le Maire added, speaking in a business address to business leaders.

Hmm yes. The people are crying out for austerity to fiance taxes for the richest members of society.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

COMRADES posted:

I love when Europe lets the mask slip a bit and everyone remembers oh yeah those dudes loving HATE gypsies.

A friend of mine did their Masters Thesis on the racism that Roma face in several different European countries and ohh boy do they reallyhate Roma.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/FRANCE24/status/1092061787854331904?s=19

quote:

According to French weekly Journal du Dimanche (JDD), which cited a number of unnamed sources in the young leader’s entourage, the ballot papers have already been “pre-ordered” and everyone is now awaiting Macron’s green light to set the machinery for the May 26 referendum in motion. The vote would in that case coincide with the European Parliament elections.

“We’ve taken all the necessary measures,” one source was quoted as saying, while another said that “the chances of a May 26 referendum happening are very high”.

The referendum is likely to contain several questions, inquiring on a number of economic, social and socio-economic issues, and would be the first of its kind in the French Fifth Republic’s history. JDD speculated that such questions might include whether France needs to reduce its number of lawmakers, and whether their mandates should be shortened.

Oh actually doing the referendum.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47371901

quote:

"It's a lie," complains Mr Dubrul. "The president doesn't want to listen to the people, the yellow-vest movement isn't strong enough yet. We need more people on the streets".

quote:

In a cafe across the road from the town hall Fanny Niquet and Chantal Huger reflect on his decision to get off his "Parisian pedestal".

"He has been very arrogant from the start," says Fanny.

They talk about the struggle of looking after their grandchildren, so their children can make ends meet.

"He needs to raise the low wages, so that people can afford to live", she says.

And if he doesn't act?

"There will be a civil war," they both claim, "a revolution". "There is too much tension now, people are radicalised," says Chantal.

:hai::hai::hai:


quote:

They are the French bourgeoisie, and this should be safe territory for Macron. At the entrance of the hall his picture hangs high on the wall.

They talk for hours and become increasingly frustrated. Taxes are "too high" and welfare payments "too generous".

:thermidor:

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
So French goons what policies need to be passed to improvement the lot of the French people and not just the 1%. I understand what needs to be rolled back: the repealed wealth tax, the struck down rent controls, the cuts to the welfare state, etc. What needs to come after that?

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

Sassy Sasquatch posted:

I think if you look past those the major point of contention here is the European Union. The way it's setup to favor tax competition between member states and embrace liberalism as the only way forward is the biggest problem we face. Macron's strategy was supposedly to reform the country (read: enforce more neolib' policies) to cozy up to Merkel and gain more leverage at the EU level. Strangely enough the only part of that plan that was enforced was the neolib' reforms and we're no closer to seeing any reform of the EU. As usual the only reason we're not seeing the benefits here is because we didn't go far enough.

Now that his plan to influence Germany (lol) has failed the options left on the table are:

- Strong-arming the EU to enact social and tax reform that benefit more than the 1%, Germany, and Benelux.
- Leaving the EU
- Kindly sell our state assets, destroy our social safety net and funnel that money to the poor bankers in need who are holding our national debt. Full disclosure: we're already spending 46b a year on interests. That's the equivalent of our entire education budget right there.

Macron is a strong proponent of option 3 so what I'm saying is:

Thanks for the post Sassy. I have been reading a few articles that touch on the fact the underlining problem is that France (and every other country in the Eurozone) is tied to the much larger German economy via monetary union and since it has zero control over it's currency it has zero fiscal tools at its disposal. Such as devaluing or deficit spending to provide stimulus (like when Brussels vetoed the Italian budget).

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/PaulineBock/status/1103313857748107266?s=19

Love to present myself as a champion of the international organizations and leader of Europe and ignore international organizations and European institutions because geez the fash police just gotta horrifically maim people.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Où est Flowers for Alergia?

Is he ok? :ohdear:

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

This place is the high class restaurant where Sarkozy celebrated his election win surrounded by a bunch of millionaires.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Feldegast42 posted:

Lol and the great liberal hope leads the first western country to go full throated fascism

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OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

mila kunis posted:

off topic but i know someone trying to learn french, and in addition to taking classes she wants to watch youtubes/whatever of french shows or movies with subtitles in her free time to immerse herself more. any recommendations?

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3361871&pagenumber=1&perpage=40

The op of the old French Language thread has a list of recommended movies. I'm not sure what's on Netflix/YouTube though.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/LiamMTaylor/status/1117835607928184832?s=19

Unrelated to the protests, but the Notre Dame Cathedral is on fire.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/patrickgaley/status/1117848909877895171?s=19

It might be totally lost to the fire.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

unpacked robinhood posted:

Est-ce que Macron a fait son sketch au 20h comme prévu ?

Non. Il a annulé.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1121545814466285568?s=19

Bon ou pas?

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/1144145749510447106?s=19

People might collapse from heat exhaustion, but at least they won't see women in burkinis!

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

get that OUT of my face posted:

i don't know french but my eyes sure did see the words "plus tard"

"Plus tard" is "later" in French.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

Kurtofan posted:

I hope the media won't cover the hell out of those homophobic protests like they did back in the day haha (they are going to do that aren't they)

This is about IVF rights being extended to same-sex couples and single woman? That's the only mention of stuff happening in France here in Anglo-media.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

Agean90 posted:

u know I don't know French but I think I see "massacre the musslemen" in there so I'm gonna call that bad

Gets worse from there.


"When General Bugeaud arrived in Algeria. He started massacring the Muslims, and even certain/some (unsure here) Jews. And well, I am on the side of General Bugeaud today. That's it/right, (unsure here too) to be French!"

"No, it, it's to be a monster."

Like goddamn. I teach myself some rudimentary French and now I get to read racist garbage in a whole another language Hahahaha :suicide:

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

Kurtofan posted:

the minister for unemployment is basically saying that to motivate employers to hire people long term, unemployment rights will be lowered

What are the odds of Macron mimicking Bill Clinton and saying something like, "fin du aide sociale tel que nous le connaissons!"

OhFunny has issued a correction as of 22:54 on Nov 2, 2019

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/lemondefr/status/1191245244089688064?s=19

Must not be working that well since I haven't heard a peep about him anywhere since his mass ban across social media.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

Kurtofan posted:

is there such a thing in American politics? politicians holding a thousand jobs at the same time, i feel like it's a french thing

Not a thing in the US. It's highly unusual that Mick Mulvaney is fulfilling two positions in the White House.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
"Je suis la victime." :reddit:

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Réforme des retraites : Macron reste inflexible, aucune issue ne se profile



Hmm. I think Macron is trying to copy Thatcher's playbook. She pushed through garbage despite some of the biggest and longest strikes in British history.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1221162467621048322?s=19

Owns.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/lemondefr/status/1233795635473719303?s=19

Condoléances goon français.

So much for liberal democracy.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/lemondefr/status/1235196051231035392?s=19

The court rules Uber drivers are in fact employees and not contractors.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://twitter.com/lemondefr/status/1262674188835454977?s=19

lol

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OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Glanced at the front page of Libération and looks like the Marconists are getting blown out almost everywhere along with huge wins by the Greens. Unfortunate RN win in Perpignan.

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