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|OT| French Presidential election - 2012 edition
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Because we're going to turn into Greece overnight don't you know? Because economy is the end product of civilization? And because values like liberty, equality and fraternity are for suckers.
ComputerMKII
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It's the only thing that candidates really disagree on but those issues are very minor (elections are never won on social issues and candidates barely even mention them in their campaigns). In the end, whether it's UMP or PS, you're still voting for the same policy.
By the way, is there a hashtag to follow the firsts results, like #radiolondres, it was really fun to read all the puns.
Hurr durr let's by-pass the law so funny and clever! #fuckinghipsters
First, this "Law" is completely outdated, inadapted to the modern media.
Second, I asked just to read some puns like "Carla changed her Facebook statue to "it's complicated" ..." if I want some early estimations, I can pay a visit to our neighbours.
Third: Hipsters are cute, count me in!
el retorno
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Ok I agree with what you posted here. Your other posts in the past have said its always good to have debt and the higher the debt the better. I agreee debt shoul never be zero but I don't think crazy high debt is good and harmless. I thought your post was the MMT stuff.
I agree that in recessions deficits don't matter and counterintuitivly cut the deficit faster over the long term.
ErasureAcer
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Can't wait til we have a Socialist President in America.
ComputerMKII
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You already had one, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Sarkozy is crashing in flames on intrade : http://intrade.com/v4/markets/?eventId=90918
el retorno
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We've had presidents that are what would be called social democrats in Europe before.
FDR, Ike, LBJ, Nixon, Bush Jr, Obama
have all passed socialist policies.
So does it invalidate the previous previsions?
Alx
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Anybody can throw numbesr around the latest official polls and will have big chances of being close to the truth.
I still don't understand why foreign press is so eager to publish polls when they know that it conflicts with the internal mechanics of the elections. Of course they don't have to follow French laws, but is it so hard to wait for a few hours as a sign of respect ? It's simple "savoir-vivre", being allowed to do something doesn't mean that you should.
I still don't understand why foreign press is so eager to publish polls when they know that it conflicts with the internal mechanics of the elections. Of course they don't have to follow French laws, but is it so hard to wait for a few hours as a sign of respect ? It's simple "savoir-vivre", being allowed to do something doesn't mean that you should.
ComputerMKII
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I don't know which one is the best but le soir (Belgium) seems to be decentCan you tell me the swiss source with the best weather reports, please?
Alx
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Ok for freedom, that's why it's not forbidden. But what "duty" ? That's only feeding curiosity, there is no ethic reason to spread (incomplete) info a few hours before the official ones. The only reason they do it is to generate traffic on their websites.
ComputerMKII
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Edit: nevermind
At this point, they might discourage more than demobilize.
People are gathering at the Bastille, otherwise. But at Concorde...
EDIT : fuck me, the RATP closed Bastille D:
Heh get out a station before Bastille and you'll be fine.
Those guys sound even worse than the FN.
ComputerMKII
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Can't wait to see Copé and Morano's faces at 8 pm.
Copé's gonna be the one to watch, as he desperately tries to plant the seeds for his 2017 run. It's gonna be like Nick Fury talking about the Avengers Initiative, except with more flailing around.
yes, it's bitter tears night tonight. I'm so ready. Meanwhile the concorde gathering is cancelled : it begins !
reggieandTFE
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FDR saved capitalism in this country. By no means was he a socialist.
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Than no European socialists have ever been socialist. (Excluding obviously the iron curtain)
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I'M guessing Hollande will be as bad if not worst than Sarkozy. In typical anti-middleclass fashion, the anti-estbalishment left-wing parties get infiltrated and once elected implement conservative policies while their base has its guard down.
People would protest against Sarkozy, but they won't against Hollande for implementing the same policies. All your options will have been exhausted, and you will be left with PS or UMP, otherwise risk giving more power to the FN.
Just like in Australia, New Zealand, etc. It's the socialist/labour parties that end up getting elected, only to end up being even more conservative than the conservatives.
It has become "evil" to take anti-finance sector and anti-wealth-accumulation political actions, when it has been demonstrated MORE THAN EVER that those are the root cause of our societies' problems.
Self-inflicted brainwashing. Austerity is branded as a solution all over the fucking news, and it is clearer than ever now that it is terribly corrosive, yet "let's not get crazy and start believing that government spending is not evil!".
There is no more Democracy, only puppet governments.
People would protest against Sarkozy, but they won't against Hollande for implementing the same policies. All your options will have been exhausted, and you will be left with PS or UMP, otherwise risk giving more power to the FN.
Just like in Australia, New Zealand, etc. It's the socialist/labour parties that end up getting elected, only to end up being even more conservative than the conservatives.
It has become "evil" to take anti-finance sector and anti-wealth-accumulation political actions, when it has been demonstrated MORE THAN EVER that those are the root cause of our societies' problems.
Self-inflicted brainwashing. Austerity is branded as a solution all over the fucking news, and it is clearer than ever now that it is terribly corrosive, yet "let's not get crazy and start believing that government spending is not evil!".
There is no more Democracy, only puppet governments.
Just for pleasure : http://livre.fnac.com/a3794850/Eric-Brunet-Pourquoi-Sarko-va-gagner
And I'm preparing to leave for the Bastille. Good evening folks !
And I'm preparing to leave for the Bastille
. Good evening folks !
ComputerMKII
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Holy fuck I thought that was a joke :lol
Jesus Christ, the tears are delicious!
The end is near indeed!Mwahahaha the end is near
Will Copé succeed at hiding his boner? I don't think so.
ComputerMKII
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Moundir&Tony>you
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SOCIALISM, FUCK YEA
If only we had real socialists ... but anyway, we won !
If only we had real socialists ... but anyway, we won !
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