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[–] 193 points 2 years ago (10 children)

France did the thing that Democrats are too scared to. I hope it works

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  • [–] 60 points 2 years ago

    Nothing to do with Democrats. This has everything to do with American Politics; Republican, Democratic, Independent.

    Corruptions only friend is freedom from responsibility and accountability. We have that pretty dialed in here in usa.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    He was charged. Judge Cannon postponed the hearing past the election. How is that on Democrats?

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    It's not the job of politicians (or at least it shouldn't be) to prosecute criminals. However, if you count Merrick Garland as a "Democrat", he should have moved on Trump immediately after he left power. Instead, he sat on it. That was the first delay, and Judge Canon was the last. Blaming the last delay is obvious, but not the real story.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    Hey, don't stop at Garland. Who was Garland's boss, who could have told Garland to do his fucking job or be replaced by someone who will?

    Never forget that failure to deal with Trump is ultimately on Joe Biden and no one else.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    That’s fair. I’m not sure of Garland’s motive to delay, other than a lack of constitution. Cannon was quite overtly playing games with the hearing and calendar, so she took the heat.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Garland didn't want to seem like his actions were political retribution, like they claimed it was anyway. He didn't want the perception they already concluded anyway!

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  • [–] 149 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Le Pen is reportedly accused of wrongfully diverting $5 million in funds earmarked for the European Parliament to staffers of her nationalist, xenophobic party, the National Rally, over a 12-year period.

    I hate soft worded journalism. She isn't reportedly accused of shit. She was found guilty.

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  • [–] 98 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Stop allowing criminals like Trump to run for office!

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    Like Trump is the operative wording. Problem is that if a criminal conviction prohibits one from running for political office, the fascist parties worldwide will absolutely use that requirement to automatically disqualify all their opponents by charging them with absolute bullshit crimes, that in many functional democracies are still crimes and most people don't know those laws even exist. No one knows how to legally define "like Trump," similarly to the fact that there is no clade of "fish."

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  • [–] 81 points 2 years ago

    Huh, I wonder why they're so concerned about anti-corruption laws and their enforcement

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago

    Russian asset get's mad when another Russian asset get's pinned.

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    France has to crack down on fascism ... you know why? .... the people would literally burn the entire country down than allow fascism to raise its ugly head again in their country. They are the type of people that will rip up the asphalt and cobble stone, build walls and throw them at police to protest government.

    The US think that they would do the same if it happened in their country but they'd rather wait until a full blown civil war is happening and government has directed drone strikes against their house ... but by then, there won't be much of a country left to save, or even have the remnants of a country worth saving.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (9 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Pretty sure it was unlearned 1804-1870, and again 1940-1944.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    i'll grant you the prior but absolutely not the latter. the french resistance tied up german resources in the western mainland they couldn't afford to do

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    And then immediately after the war they went to town on Algerians. Look up "ici on noie Algeriens".

    Their police was rebuilt by an honest to god fascist and just last election 33% percent voted for the far Right bloc. The French Far Right is currently stronger than then German one.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Local government still has a legal obligation to ensure that every town and village has a functioning bakery, so no-one has a revolutionary urge.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Given the number of kids Elon has had. His death would be one of the greatest acts of wealth redistribution humanity has ever seen.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Except I seriously doubt any of his kids are going to get anything.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Where do you think it'll go? genuine question.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Probably some other CEO or whoever he designates as a successor (his relatives won't have a say. I don't think his bratty toddler son will get that much, either). The way how these corporations are run are like the Roman empire. Run by backstabbing jackasses and who is the backstabbiest of them all will probably get it.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago

    Of course they're triggered. What if we did that in America? MAGA wouldnt get to be in power.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago

    This is rather tame considering how France has historically handled its corrupt leaders and authoritarians.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    Meanwhile, congress dems: damn, I just reached my one billionth twiddle! 🥳 🎂

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    She was also sentenced to 4 years in prison (2 suspended) and a 100k€ fine.

    But she will (already has?) appeal this ruling. The ineligibity, however, was ruled to be immediate, even while the trail is awaiting appeal.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Didn't they invent a machine that gives the closest shaves and haircuts you've ever seen? So close you will never need another again?

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