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50. And how many of his "plans" got carried out?

Sat May 20, 2017, 11:15 AM

May 2017

Had he been a resounding success, he would have sought, and won re-election. It's not as if the French right had anything positive to offer other than "I'm not Hollande." You have to turn in a rather poor performance for THAT to work as a rallying cry for your opposition.

Like America's so-called "conservatives," you can hijack any label you want. Wading into the water still doesn't make you a fish. Being elected from the socialist party doesn't make you a socialist, either. A huge portion of France still maintains socialist sympathies. His 17% approval rate indicates he placated neither socialists nor social democrats nor the opposition. His government never attempted nationalization of the means of production, never even touched on the attempts Mitterand made, so no, his government was not socialist. That's like calling Trump "conservative," which he also is anything but.

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+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #21

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I always enjoy your posts and you are right on with this. yardwork May 2017 #102

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True. Good post. Welcome to DU. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #26

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Thanks for that report DFW. Ligyron May 2017 #19

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You're right. Progressive Americans need to be ambassadors of sanity when abroad. Ligyron May 2017 #56

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That's what I heard. Ligyron May 2017 #84

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Europeans vs. half of US - difference is Fox News and RW propaganda american_ideals May 2017 #22

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Fox does not broadcast here in Germany DFW May 2017 #29

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Yes Hekate May 2017 #36

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The first measure Hollande enacted was to lower his own salary by 30%. ucrdem May 2017 #41

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And how many of his "plans" got carried out? DFW May 2017 #50

I like the edit and gave it a rec. ucrdem May 2017 #51

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