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Judah Grunstein@judah-grunstein.bsky.social |
One historical counterexample of the French right considering the far left a greater danger than the far right is the Resistance against the Nazi occupation, which despite mutual suspicions comprised everything from communists to right-wing republicans. Hence Jean Moulin and Guy Môquet. 🧵
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Margaret Kearton
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Ditto the Italian Partisans and the post-war parties. The old right which fought the Fascists (Christian Democrats) has now largely been absorbed by the Partito Democratico or the small breakaway centre parties - they initially all joined forces against Berlusconi under Prodi.
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Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺
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Charles Pasqua once said something like “j’ai toléré les communistes uniquement pendant la guerre et cela m’a suffit pour toute une vie” 🤣
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Steven Seggie
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much as I despise Le Pen and everything she stands for, comparisons to WW2 are very problematic for obvious reasons.
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Judah Grunstein
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At the grassroots, there was a nationalist factor driven by the humiliation of surrender and the indignity of foreign occupation. And at the leadership level it was a decision driven by the exigencies of the moment. But the sense of solidarity made a strong imprint on postwar French politics.
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