Thursday, January 17, 2019

Macron has a 23% approval rating and there are riots on the streets of French cities every weekend. The only thing he's 'nailing' is the societal collapse of his own country.

“What’s wrong with elitism?” asked Washington Post columnist Max Boot this week on Twitter. Boot posed this in a discussion about the merits of centrism, raised in the context of the “yellow vest” protests against the government of Emmanuel Macron in France. American media seems to be confused by the protests. Few seem to understand what protesters want, or even who they are. Some outlets describe protesters as Trump-like nationalists aligned with Marine Le Pen, others as antifa-style leftists aligned with Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Macron has a 23% approval rating and there are riots on the streets of French cities every weekend. The only thing he's 'nailing' is the societal collapse of his own country.
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