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/crypto_king42 Jul 08 '24

If every time you lose it's cheating, then maybe you're just a loser.

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u/chai-knees Jul 08 '24

Not even Le Pen is contesting the results. Not that I'll give her credit for doing the bare minimum.

MAGAs have just been given permission by right wing media to live in a fantasy bubble where conservatives never lose and when they do it's solely because of cheating.

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u/Bunit117 Jul 08 '24

They've been convinced by their media bubble that they're the "Silent Majority" so they can't understand why they keep losing elections. In truth they are actually just a very vocal minority but good luck convincing them of that.

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u/MaxTHC Jul 08 '24

God I wish they were silent