Macron vs. Yellow Vests
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 01/06/2019 - 6:45pmFrench President Emmanuel Macron declared war on the yellow vest protest on New Year's Eve.
French President Emmanuel Macron declared war on the yellow vest protest on New Year's Eve.
When Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France last year the establishment absolutely swooned like schoolgirls.
When French President Emmanuel Macron was elected the center-left international community was ecstatic. The Democratic Party think-tank Brookings Institute said: The “Macron miracle” could transform France into a global powerhouse.
That was just one of many examples of unconditional love by the Third Way community.
We elected a Neo-Liberal's Neo-Liberal
His popularity is tanking faster than Hollande's did.
Seems like whizz kid Macron 1er isn't so much of a whizz at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/24/housing-benefit-cuts-add-t...
I'm noticing how much love Macron is getting on some liberal sites just because his ego matches that of Trump. His government was hardly elected on a wave of euphoria, turnout was appalling.
His Jupiter speech and the choice of venue, Versailles, have Napoleonic overtones.