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Post by adpz on Jun 11, 2024 7:02:00 GMT -5
If it fails he'll have an extrem right Prime Minsiter and congress. Couldn't Macron not call an election? And serve out his term? Or does the voting for the Euro also have effects within the French National gov?
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Post by southparkcpa on Jun 11, 2024 7:04:16 GMT -5
Ive had 2-3 friends return from Paris and (all due respect) they say it is a shithole mess full of immigrants graffiti etc. Same was said of Rome. Your thoughts here??? I refuse to go to France, any part. Friends recently spent 5 nights in Paris and loved it. Rome was safe but a shithole none the less. Graffiti everywhere. It was the only locale we went to in Italy that we made sure the wives were never left unattended. Friend of mine just spent 30 days in Rome (AirBnB) and said to live there gave him a different perspective. Probably like staying in Manhattan, in Midtown for a week and then having to live in the lower east side etc or even upper east side where now you have to stay alert. I'm going to Spain in October for 12 days... but the Northern part (Bilbao), so not sure what to expect BUT the immigration has hit Madrid, Barcelona very hard.
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 7:07:45 GMT -5
Ive had 2-3 friends return from Paris and (all due respect) they say it is a shithole mess full of immigrants graffiti etc. Same was said of Rome. Your thoughts here??? I'd say like any major city there are places that are rougher than others. To say that Paris "is a shithole mess full of immigrants graffiti" is an exageration unless they were staying specifically in the shittiest parts of Paris. Dunno, maybe I have a higher tolerance level. On a Scale of San Francisco to Nashville how much of a shithole is it?
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 7:11:01 GMT -5
Extreme right has always been hanging around, and I think a lot of people are fed up with Macron. France is a country that needs reform, and unpopular ones. Like our retirement pensions, which were drawn up ages ago and now that everyone is living longer, we recently pushed back the retirement age = Macron sucks, but he's the only politician who's had the balls to bite the bullet, while others just passed it down the line. JMO In response to the European Parliament vote, he's dissolved our equivalent of congress, which is a gamble. It's in 3 weeks. I'm guessing he's hoping for people to vote "responsibly" which is always what happens when the extreme right is in position to gain power, everyone votes basically against it but he may be going to that well too much. If it fails he'll have an extrem right Prime Minsiter and congress. Personally, I wouldn't trust the extreme right with any kind of power, just like the extreme left. They're also notoriously close to Putin/Russia which for me is a deal breaker. What is the "extreme right" in France? In America, far right (according to the left/media) means you are a horrible monster who still like America, are patriotic, want lower taxes, less government, less crime and border control.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Jun 11, 2024 7:13:37 GMT -5
If it fails he'll have an extrem right Prime Minsiter and congress. Couldn't Macron not call an election? And serve out his term? Or does the voting for the Euro also have effects within the French National gov? He didn't have to, it's a calculated gamble. 1 - Any way you look at it, it's a sort of vote of no confidence in his presidency, and anything he'd try to push forward would be blocked in congress. He has legislative tools at his disposal to pass bills without going through congress; He's done it A LOT and is very unpopular. Like I said above, any type of reform is practially impossible, so he used these tools and is paying the price (my opinion) 2 - As said by another poster the multiple of parties also make alliances difficult with everyone pulling in different directions. My guess is he's hoping with only 3 weeks for the 1st round, they won't be able to organize themselves into a coalition and get the majority 3 - He's hoping his troops will get orgaized faster and will wake up the people who didn't vote to vote against the extreme right
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 7:24:30 GMT -5
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 7:37:18 GMT -5
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 8:00:42 GMT -5
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 8:08:37 GMT -5
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 8:59:21 GMT -5
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Post by Trades on Jun 11, 2024 9:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by bxjetfan on Jun 11, 2024 9:14:58 GMT -5
I will never understand Americans wanting to resemble EU politics. Could you imagine having random elections in our country with 5 different parties and a president getting like 22% of the vote.Yes, our system sucks but as Jets fans we know the answer to the question of if something could be worse. That said, having their results the same day, voter ID and in-person voting are clearly the right way to do things. It sucks, but also not a fan of bi party system. Crazy to me that a 3rd party hasn't really emerged as a credible solution. Not a fan of the bi party? That’s not what 32Green said.
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