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Today's French election explained in two photos. (Original Post) Tomconroy Apr 2022 OP
IQ test. Who has tea with Putin? nt (no tea) usonian Apr 2022 #1
Nobody does it twice. Martin68 Apr 2022 #23
The Le Penn visit was Pre COVID Abnredleg Apr 2022 #2
It's symbolism. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #11
Thanks. I don't get why any offhand point has to be held to pedantic standards!1 UTUSN Apr 2022 #16
The US elected tfg. Britain elected johnson. Jakes Progress Apr 2022 #3
Hopefully not as many as live in America. Oppaloopa Apr 2022 #6
Dunno. Stupidity seems pretty universal. Jakes Progress Apr 2022 #17
Yes exactly PatSeg Apr 2022 #21
I think they were alway there, but now Jakes Progress Apr 2022 #22
Yes, I think you're right PatSeg Apr 2022 #24
Sums it up pretty well KS Toronado Apr 2022 #4
What is at the base(s) of the upper table? pandr32 Apr 2022 #5
What are you getting at? Backseat Driver Apr 2022 #14
Perhaps pandr32 Apr 2022 #19
Uh, I think this is an oversimplification. mrsadm Apr 2022 #7
Yes, it is Sherman A1 Apr 2022 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Apr 2022 #9
Does you post mean that you think Macron Jakes Progress Apr 2022 #18
Absolutely not. mrsadm Apr 2022 #20
No shit. You get what you vote for. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #10
Hope & pray French voters are Pas-de-Calais Apr 2022 #12
Yep. dalton99a Apr 2022 #13
Excellent - UTUSN Apr 2022 #15

Abnredleg

(670 posts)
2. The Le Penn visit was Pre COVID
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 11:35 AM
Apr 2022

It was taken in 2017 while the Macron photo is recent so it's a little misleading. No denying her closeness to the Kremlin, however.

PatSeg

(47,595 posts)
21. Yes exactly
Mon Apr 25, 2022, 09:29 AM
Apr 2022

These people are no longer fringe anymore. 40% is very disturbing and enough to cause a lot of damage. Yes, it does seem to be universal which is horrifying. It is like a zombie apocalypse.

Jakes Progress

(11,122 posts)
22. I think they were alway there, but now
Mon Apr 25, 2022, 05:22 PM
Apr 2022

Last edited Wed Apr 27, 2022, 07:12 PM - Edit history (1)

twitter and other social media helped them find each other, while putin and the republicans used those sites to spread lies and take advantage of the natural gullibility of stupid people. They were fed lies that thinking people would never have believed, but republicans bank on the stupidity of their voters to carry their agenda of anti-democracy forward.

PatSeg

(47,595 posts)
24. Yes, I think you're right
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 08:52 AM
Apr 2022

Without social media, right-wing media, and people like Putin, the poison would have stayed more local for the most part. Rather a perfect storm for authoritarians and tyrants.

Backseat Driver

(4,397 posts)
14. What are you getting at?
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 02:03 PM
Apr 2022

Appears to be stylized pillars with multiple electrical outlets for electronics and/or charging of electronics and/or out-of-conference room translating capabilities? Every seat gets their own "secure" circuit? LOL...in the Kremlin?

pandr32

(11,613 posts)
19. Perhaps
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 04:25 PM
Apr 2022

The smaller table seems to have openings where it fans out at the bottom and I have noticed all the tables--even in other pictures have bases that seem to have some purpose other than ugly design.

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