Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections

It's a FIVE letter name, so not terribly complicated, and the poster makes that same mistake every single time, including when quoting posts with the correct spelling, and without a pattern of similar mistakes with other words, it seems more likely that he is just not very familiar with the political scene in France.

Which does rather discredit his opinions about, eh, the political scene in France. It'd be like an English person repeatedly posting about Michael Martin and expecting people to think he had much understanding of the political scene in Ireland.

I don't want to sidetrack discussion any more.

I'll report posts in future, let mods handle it.

Homophobic rant? You've lost me. What does homosexuality have to do with anything?

The poster said 'F*ck me' he didn't just ask, he got really pissy.

Anyway I'll report in future, let mods handle it. Didn't think it would turn into a big argument

From your post:

"What's discrediting is effeminate tantrums over spelling, punctuation, grammar, orthography."

That's a homophobic post.

effeminate/ɪˈfɛmɪnət/adjective DEROGATORY

1. (with reference to a man) having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man.

It does sound weird doesn't it? Using a slur like effeminate in a post in 2024?

How do know the posters you are replying to are men? Or women? You are insulting them based on gendered language. Effeminate is both an insult to men (for displaying feminine traits) and women (belittling feminine traits).

You are dog whitlstling homophobic gendered language. You know well effeminate was and is a frequent slur against homosexual men. So why are you using it in your post?

You know well what you are doing posting offensive language and then trying and failing to play the victim yourself.

No misconception. I see through the sagenda you are peddling in your posts.

I wonder what happens if this turns out to be true.

It's either homophobic or misogynistic. It's certainly bizarre in this context. Do women really get into tantrums over grammar more than men do??

Another new one

I watch BFM tv now and then to catch up on the elections. At the moment there is a studio discussion going on amongst four female guests and a female presenter. It is refreshing to see how the guests are asked a question and are allowed to speak at length in their reply without interruption from either the host or the other guests. The topic under discussion is "L'apres deja dans toutes les tetes" (can't remember how to put in accents and circumflexes), translates as "The aftermath is already on everyone's minds"

I have only just tuned in, and while I'm far from fluent in French I can follow a lot of it. There are unfortunately no subtitles, as I can read French better than understand it as spoken on TV!

My main point was the difference in tone, approach and sheer manners in the way the discussion is conducted. It is online.

Russia behind fake news seeking to undermine Marcon and push support to Le Pen and far right.

Analysis of a range of sources reveals a co-ordinated campaign of disinformation that has smeared Mr Macron, while promoting Eurosceptic far-right leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, who have voiced opposition to Ukraine.

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/russia-fake-news-bot-campaign-french-far-right-3149163?ITO=newsnow

Everytime an election isn't going the way of the establishment-left, Russia gets wheeled out. It's getting petty at this stage. Can the establishment-left cannot get their heads around that their policies are distasteful to a decent swathe of the public? Even across the water, the left leaning Labour Party only seen miniscule gains, alot of which were by the public there holding their nose as they voted Labour. Most of the protest vote went to ReformUK, thus upending the Conservatives. But Russia. The left really think the voting public are out and out sheep, don't they?

Ah yes: useful idiots, morally bankrupt, intellectually bankrupt. Could have went full-on Hillary Clinton and completed the bingo card with deplorables for good measure too.

It bemuses me how left leaning activists who bang the drum for equality, diversity and tolerance look down their noses at anyone who doesn't conform to their political views.

The public are too thick to know when they're being 'swayed' in the wrong way. But they're a brilliant well-informed public maturing as a nation when they vote the correct way.

Question for you, who are the unwitting backers of globalism who campaign for policies that help make MNCs ever more rich?

It's exciting isn't it ? First time i have bought popcorn in years.

God knows what follows it though regardless of the result. I certainly would not fancy being a policeman on duty tonight, hopefully the loons keep cool.

Midday numbers show the highest numbers of votes cast at 26.6% the highest for 47 years.

Support for extremist or populist parties is part of Putin's multi-faceted hybrid war on Europe (which also includes cyber-warfare, hacking, influence operations, economic warfare, military and proxy pressure, propaganda, "lawfare", espionage, coercion)

It's not fully responsible, but it plays a part