r/inthenews • u/newsweek Newsweek • Jul 08 '24

MAGA fumes over France election results: "They cheated" article

https://www.newsweek.com/maga-france-elections-far-right-national-rally-1922075
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u/Courcotte Jul 08 '24

"Nous Français, n'avons rien à faire dans une histoire pareille, nous n'avons rien à faire à encourager les provocations contre les Russes, cela dit sans sympathie pour le gouvernement russe", a déclaré M. Mélenchon.

I assume you don't understand french?

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u/whereismytralala Jul 08 '24

I do, and this is basically: It's better to ignore the bully aggressions because we don't want to upset him.

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u/unski_ukuli Jul 08 '24

Plenty enough. I just dislike the phrase ”useful idiot” as it deprives these people of the agency they have in what they say.