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userbinator 5 hours ago

Maybe it's time for France to reconsider its relationship with the EU.

Georgelemental 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The French people did consider that, in the referendum on Maastricht. The politicians ignored the results

palata 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The French people typically elect far-right politicians to represent them at the EU level, so...

userbinator 4 hours ago | parent [-]

It's not about left or right, but up and down.

tardedmeme 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Which are also known as right and left, respectively.

What, did you think right and left were arbitrary? The words are arbitrary, but the meanings are not. They correlate quite strongly with the material interests of the up and down.

novok 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Stalin & Mao would like to have a word with you.

tardedmeme 2 hours ago | parent [-]

... okay? I thought they were dead. What about the entire rest of the world that is left or right. We're not stuck between a choice of Staln (left), and Htler (right) - there are more reasonable people in the world, even more reasonable politicians.

0dayz 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That makes little sense if you know some basic political science, the EU is comprised of different political interest groups just like your country is.

Unless you literally belive everyone in the EU belive the exact same thing and there's zero disagreements what do ever.

shakow 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Kind of, at least in France? Our privacy-nefarious laws have been passed by both left- and right-leaning governments. It seems that if there is something the elite agrees upon, it is that the plebeians should be kept in check.

0dayz 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is France pushing this onto themselves?