Jean-Luc Mélenchon: If I am President, France will leave NATO (xcancel.com)

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[-] companero@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

Based, but I feel like bluntly saying this is self-sabotage. Better to be vaguely NATO-skeptical and then leave after you get elected.

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 2 months ago

I'm not so sure. Having a principled position can work and goes a long way to rally people. Instead of trying to tip toe around the issue, he's tackling it head on. The sentiment in France is very much anti liberal establishment, and against the US. Saying the quiet part out loud can be powerful.

[-] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

he's said it a few times before

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