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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Where is this notion that where you're born has something to do with it? It's about the culture that forged their ideology.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Abuse does not necessarily turn to radicalization

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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He is America's mess. It's where he's been radicalized.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Nope.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Alright muting this because you clearly are unable to follow a thread

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Referring to this bsky.app/profile/ener...

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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We didn't deport him, and we didn't radicalize him

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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A good neighbour cleans up their mess instead of throwing it over the fence.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Thanks, was unaware

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Why does he have Canadian citizenship

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Wait until you get quote skeeted, and you get an avalanche of insults

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Easily circumvented with a vpn

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I've tried, they can't be. They just do what Kevin showed. Or they call you a pedophile, ask why you're into bestiality, that sort of stuff. There's no reason to go further with them.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I can see a Faure-leading government as being a palatable option to both LFI and REN parties.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Cons leading the government for 14 years, and people turning around on Brexit, has been a major reason that is not particularly transferable to other countries.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Average British lunch

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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A few hours

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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What about it?

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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We do, and it certainly doesn't include setting our hair on fire.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I'm just asking for a little bit of calm and thinking things through here. I don't know what country you're from that you're referring to, but whatever is going in France and there are not the same thing.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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So, if you think the French military will decide to take out Macron and put in place a Le Pen dictatorship, this is very much fantasyland. It simply won't happen.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I said "there will be an election in 2027". Somehow that got changed to, as you put it, 'a claim of "can never happen here"'. The only avenue in which there won't be an election in 2027 is if there's a coup, which would require the military, for which the government doesn't control.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Ok - go ahead and catastrophize. If the RN forms the government (and that's a big IF) and there is a free and fair election after all in 2027, will you go back to me and admit you got it wrong?

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Or, go catastrophize about how all is going to hell and we might as well light the world up in fire. Whatever makes you feel better.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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The checks and balances in the Fifth Republic were specifically put in place under the shadow of the Vichy regime and in the aftermath of WW2. They knew better than you do about the threats of extremism and how to counter it. They lived through it.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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If you understood about the workings of the French Republic, you'd know that the government has no involvement in the electoral process, and would therefore be unable to do anything to stop it.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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To be clear, the French Republic will not fall regardless of the outcome. There will be an election in 2027.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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For more info: www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decod...

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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The frustration I have is that people seem unwilling to listen or even care as to what is going on in France while still commenting about the French elections. We won't go anywhere until we understand their frustrations and answer them.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Yes, it is true - partly - that vote switching to the RN is due to that, and more general concerns about economic reforms and austerity measures, not to mention the rising levels of crime and insecurity throughout the country, and the ever present concerns of terrorist attacks. But...

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Yeah, but the thought of Ciotti ending up out of a seat after what he's done would be hysterical.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Something very funny could happen in Nice if Monetti withdraws and calls to vote for Salerno.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I'm saying that centre left and centre right parties need to respond to the needs of the people that are switching their votes to the RN. To go off about some nebulous globalist movement, completely alien of what's happening in France, is barking up the wrong tree.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I'm French - If you think you have a better handle of what's happening in my country than I do as to why the RN is progressing, spell it out and educate me. So far, all I've seen is a lack of respect.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I'm talking about what's going on in France, not whatever you're talking about.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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He didn't. The voters did. Maybe it's time to understand what the reasons are for voters switching to the RN, and determine how their governance needs can be met by centrist parties.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Because people calling for increased social benefits and those voting for RN are completely different. French people are not uniform.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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The left has been weak because voters are generally more interested in austerity and authoritarianism at this point in time.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Is there a link to the results for North American voters?

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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He'd just answer that he has a great plan that he will unveil in a couple of weeks.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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I very specifically mentioned it so now we know why you hate libraries - you are incapable of reading. You'll be blocked later today.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Right, because caring about libraries means cheering for genocide. Get a grip.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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You are pretending to care about the Palestinians, while cheering for the destruction of libraries. Two can play your bullshit game. Either quit it or get blocked.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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Unrelatedly, NBC announces 1,500 layoffs from the post production department.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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We're living in an era where the right wants to shut down or censor libraries & you're just giving them more reasons to shut them down. What's going on in Gaza doesn't give you the right to vandalize a service half a world away that does good to a community and is in constant need of funding.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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"progressives" who want a Trump win are false flags, full stop.

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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It's done to avoid piling on

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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(or if the person blocks you)

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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If you block someone you quote, no one who follows you can see it

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philstr.bsky.social's avatar philstr.bsky.social @philstr.bsky.social
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How wild would it be these talking points are there to justify Trump taking them. Would make for a great show.

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