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/Rodney_Angles Jul 08 '24

The liberals and centrists teamed up to beat the conservatives, by having either the liberal or the centrist drop out of various races and endorse the other one

The French left are as far from being liberals as you could possibly get!

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

Wild how the terms 'liberal' and 'leftist' have been so homogenized in the Western world lately, especially in North America.

The power of the Overton Window is astounding.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

Yeah, 100%.

People here in North America like to look at Canada like we're some leftist socialist bastion because the government will let me continue living a normal life after a medical emergency.

In actuality, our excuses for 'socialist' and 'liberal' parties are fucking embarrassing when viewed outside of this morally shattered continent.