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French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, February 14, urged calm and restraint after the fatal beating of a 23-year-old French youth aligned with the far-right on the sidelines of a conference by a hard-left lawmaker in the southeastern city of Lyon.

The death of the young man – identified only as Quentin – has intensified tensions between France's far-right and radical left who are both eyeing 2027 presidential elections.

He had been hospitalized in Lyon on Thursday after being attacked while providing what his supporters said was security for a protest against an appearance by hard-left MEP Rima Hassan at the Lyon branch of the Sciences Po university.

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[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 87 points 1 day ago

Why is it called "far-right" and then "radical left"

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Aka the "Tubular Left" aka the "Cowabunga Left" aka the "Gnarly Left"

[-] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 6 points 23 hours ago

Michaelangelo is part of the Cowabunga left.

[-] texture@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

also to claim that "the radical left is eyeing 2027 presidential elections" is pretty wild. no radical leftists will be winning any election, sadly.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

One is normalized and one is not

[-] Kacarott@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago

I don't think I've heard of "radical left" outside of the US? In Europe I only recall "far left" and "far right"

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 day ago

In France the literal translation would be "extreme right" and "extreme left".

[-] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It’s not often I’m able to read things in a voice other than my own, but I read this one as Jason Mendoza from The Good Place and it was perfect.

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Jason figured it out? Jason? Well, this is a new low. Yeah, this one hurts.

[-] CovfefeKills@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
radical
/ˈradɪkl/
adjective
adjective: radical
1.
(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
"a radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework"
2.
advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party.
noun
noun: radical; plural noun: radicals
1.
a person who advocates thorough or complete political or social change, or a member of a political party or section of a party pursuing such aims.

Radical change is literally the goal.

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Denotation ignores connotation, and in the US, "radical left" has specific meaning, especially to nazis.

[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

America has no concept of "radical left". I can suggest something mild and end up being called a communist.

[-] CovfefeKills@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

That's radical dude. That's rad.

Radical has always been progressive in america. Right out of the civil rights movement co-opted by hippies.

If you are backing down to the nazis and letting them change the meaning of words I am going to call you a weak dog.

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