Thank you French citizens for electing an adult.
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With MSF, France has the leadership in global medicine. Médecins Sans Frontières is an inspirational model that President Macron is sure to utilize to galvanize French youth from a young age onward to consider serving their country and the world as a person interested in improving the health status of all peoples.
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A mature and professional politician. France showed us the way to democracy and maybe the US politicians who have stuck their heads in the sand to avoid looking at the difficulties they gave caused will see what Mr Macron has been able to do in only a few weeks. US politicians and presidental handlers - wake your boss and have him watch some great REAL reality tv and maybe you should take notes for yourselves as well . Mr Macron, Mr Trudeau and Ms Merkel I applaud your professionalism and envy your respective countries.
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Congratulations and Bon Chance. We recently had a great President. Hopefully this bout of temporary insanity will end. Please know that the majority of Americans did NOT vote for the Presidential Apprentice, and do not support him, or his " views ". This shall pass. Like a huge kidney stone.
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I will be impressed when impressive acts occur. Until then, King Macron of France, repeat.
Macron reminds me of how America felt with Kennedy and Obama--hopeful, inspired, and interested in politics.
Contrast that with today's despair, shame, and fear about all that is happening and might happen.
Macron is bringing out the best in his people. And Trump, well, you can figure out the rest...
Contrast that with today's despair, shame, and fear about all that is happening and might happen.
Macron is bringing out the best in his people. And Trump, well, you can figure out the rest...
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Macron is just Merkel's Puppy dog. It was not the Russians interfering in the French election it was Germany.
Like always it is Vichey France following Germany instructions.
Macron was a clone of Cameron or Blair both the same just following Merkel's instructions. Designer President.
12 months before the French election the French over sears realised Holland was not going to be reelected hence they took a member of Holland's team created a party and from nowhere and Macron was voted in as President. No person could do this without backing from his own finances and having
no backing organisation in just 12 months.
Macron is not even a millionaire in any currency.
Like always it is Vichey France following Germany instructions.
Macron was a clone of Cameron or Blair both the same just following Merkel's instructions. Designer President.
12 months before the French election the French over sears realised Holland was not going to be reelected hence they took a member of Holland's team created a party and from nowhere and Macron was voted in as President. No person could do this without backing from his own finances and having
no backing organisation in just 12 months.
Macron is not even a millionaire in any currency.
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What a joke. The candidate Russia supported with disinformation and attempting hacking, Macron's opponent Le Pen, was the one who downplayed the crimes of Vichy France. Her own father and party glorified Vichy France for years.
Macron seems to be the leader France and Europe need in these troubling times...Vive la République !
Macron seems to be the leader France and Europe need in these troubling times...Vive la République !
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Bravo et bonne chance! Your time has come.
I hope you succeed.
I hope you succeed.
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France gets Macron. Canada, Trudeau. America? Trump. How utterly demoralizing. Guess countries get the leaders they deserve.
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Ok, so our tasty Mr Macaron can face down Putin -- and even more difficult -- his own country's labor unions, in a valiant attempt to open France's job market to its young people.
But what matters most? That he can shake hands longer than Trump?!
Come on NYT. That's just liberal snark. That's the job of me, my mom, and all these other lovely commenters here.
But what matters most? That he can shake hands longer than Trump?!
Come on NYT. That's just liberal snark. That's the job of me, my mom, and all these other lovely commenters here.
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The handshake took on greater importance because it served as a metaphor for beating alpha-primate Trump at his own game. Message to Trump: don't mess with me. The more people who can teach our man-child president a lesson in how to behave, the better.
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Ah Marcon, the liberals love him. He is pretty, he is tough, knows how to work the stagecraft of Versailles like a pro. Draws red lines he can’t back up. He also deals with his trouble making citizens in the same way Duterte of the Philippines does; he hunts them down and kills them. No, don’t get concerned it’s only the brown French Citizens he is killing.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-special-forces-hunt-french-militant...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-special-forces-hunt-french-militant...
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And so he should
Despite his youth, he acts infinitely more seasoned, dignified and mature than our Dear Leader not to mention more presidential.
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I truly believe the British people never would have approved Brexit had the vote taken place a few months into Trump's presidency.
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The authoritarian streak described in this article might land the President in difficulties sooner rather than later. On the other hand, Politics might change his views. Pragmatism is the name given to that change.
Others have mentioned it so I'm an echo, so to speak. Marcon and Merkel are well positioned to lead the "free world" in the face of the void created by Trump and Brexit. This will be important for the US until the point in time when it's leadership faces reality or is replaced.
Also, seeing Marcon and Merkel reminded me, again, of how wrong Rumsfeld, the other neo-cons and now Trump were/are in deriding the failures of "old Europe".
Also, seeing Marcon and Merkel reminded me, again, of how wrong Rumsfeld, the other neo-cons and now Trump were/are in deriding the failures of "old Europe".
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Let's wait and see if the high unemployment numbers turn around.
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When you look at labor participation rate, France and US are about the same ... We do have an unemployment issue, but the truth is the difference between our two countries is probably much less than the official stats would lead to believe.
In France one sometimes continues to be counted as unemployed when one works unofficially on the side, thus cumulating 2 sources of revenues (unemployment indemnisation is relatively generous and paid for 2 years, 3 years if you are older than 50 y.o....) and inflating the stats.
In the US, is it possible that since people are not entitled too much and not for very long thay kind of "fall off" the official statistics?
In France one sometimes continues to be counted as unemployed when one works unofficially on the side, thus cumulating 2 sources of revenues (unemployment indemnisation is relatively generous and paid for 2 years, 3 years if you are older than 50 y.o....) and inflating the stats.
In the US, is it possible that since people are not entitled too much and not for very long thay kind of "fall off" the official statistics?
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So, essentially cheating? It's a wonder anyone works there, and if they do, probably not accomplishing much. This is exactly what the Democrats want for the US. A giant welfare state.
I predict that by his second year in office, especially if he pulls out of the Paris accord, Trump will find that the US is not even invited to participate in important global discussions. Merkel, Trudeau and Macron will take center stage. Maybe US will be voted out of G7, and Mexico will step in. Trump will watch the world go by - and pout, and tweet, and thrash about to show how powerful he is.
What a waste of a presidency. I just pray he is not reelected to a second term.
What a waste of a presidency. I just pray he is not reelected to a second term.
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I predict Mr. Trump will have little or no second year in office. At least not the White House office. At the rate the boy king's reign is deteriorating he'll be gone before spring of 2018. Mr. Pence is already practicing his acceptance speech. Or is that Mr. Ryan?
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USA has willingly made so many great sacrifices for France over the last 100 years. Can't we just exchange Presidents? For a month? A week?
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Forever?
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No ! Thank you!
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The President's hard talk with Putin is a media stunt swallowed hole by the NYT. The exact same stunt backfired horribly on President Obama when chemical weapons were used, his red line crossed, and nothing happened; save for more talk. Putin won big that time around looks like he is heading for another win.
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Next time, let the French intervene or at least vet?
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Macron Swerves vs Trump PUSHES
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Next time, let the French intervene or at least vet?
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Why is the Times suddenly so interested in French politics? Obviously, it's just another way to attack Trump: the Times doesn't actually care about Macron, or they would urge him to seek therapy for his wife's seduction of him at age 15.
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True your hero's top model does not need therapy: your guy (and hers) is so extraordinarily young, handsome... and clever.
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Macron told France that "we just have to get used to these acts of terrorism" was one of the scariest statements ever made from a world leader. Does this sound like the man that will protect France in the Great Holy War of the 21st Century? Leave it to the NYT to love the Lefty.
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Sadly, Macron is quite correct that we will have to get use to living with acts of terrorism. It is nearly impossible to stop the lone actor, even in countries that are run by authoritarian regimes with minimal civil liberties for its citizens. It has stopped terrorist acts in Russia.
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SOS Macron 2020 Come to America Help Us Please
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I have so much hope for Macron and France. I was holding my breath during the French election and I felt a huge weight lift off me when he won. I feared so badly for the world if he'd lost. I so hope he and Merkel can take Europe forward and I too believe Merkel is now the leader of the free world.
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To my mind Germany is now the leader of the free world in many respects. It does the right thing pretty much always and still boasts a very strong economy and a largely united populace, unlike the United States for example. If I was German I would vote for Merkel again. Why not, she has an outstanding record in every way. It is exciting to see that France may at last have a leader worthy of this great country, although it is early days yet. A strong and resurgent Europe with France and Germany leading the way can only benefit the free world. On the other hand, Britain looks increasingly out of step as it faces an uncertain future outside of the EU. What a difference an election can make!
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There is much to bet that Macron will turn out to be a blowhard that will collapse under the pressure of his promises and self induced mirages. As a start, one of his big campaign promises to "moralize" french politics is backfiring big time, (Ferrand, Sarnez, Bayroy, et al). There is as yet no hint that his government has any intention to tackle this problem in an expeditious way. Breaking Trumps knuckles during a handshake is one thing, standing up to him, and for that matter Merkel, Putin and Xi, quite another.
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The Macron-type could be a kind of profile for future politicians. You don't necessarily have to be a veteran to win an election or become in the top. If he could manage the unions and give the country a Scandinavian touch with a combination of high social standard, low unemployment and a dynamic private sector, we'll see France take the lead in Europe again.
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Is it okay if I say I really, really do envy French people?
Trump's behavior has brought shame/embarrassment to America around the world!
Trump's behavior has brought shame/embarrassment to America around the world!
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Macron is enjoying an extraordinary honeymoon. If his party, the REM, wins the legislative elections next month, as polls suggest, he will have the strongest mandate of any president since Chirac (who mostly squandered his). The rubber will hit the road when he tackles labor reform and the trade unions. How he finesses or thatcherizes that task will prove how effective he is.
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Just a sad reminder and contrast of the ineptness and ignorance of our president. We used to have republicans who were more like the French president - not anymore.
It saddens me when I read about leaders like Merkel, Macron, and Trudeau. What has this country done to itself? We have lost our place in the leadership of the Democracies of the world.
I do wish them the best and foresee a Renaissance of the EU. With Chancellor Merkel and President Macron at her side, that is a powerful team. To think Germany and France partners is truly remarkable considering the recent history of the two countries. Two great wars as enemies now walking into the future hand in hand.
I do wish them the best and foresee a Renaissance of the EU. With Chancellor Merkel and President Macron at her side, that is a powerful team. To think Germany and France partners is truly remarkable considering the recent history of the two countries. Two great wars as enemies now walking into the future hand in hand.
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This country can restart from less reality tv, sugary drinks, fatty food and better education.
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Also: he has firmly and politely refused to dismiss one of his appointees caught with his hand in the till...
If president Macron will be able to redo the labor code that has drowned so many presidents before him - we´ll know for sure he can walk on water.
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Macron has excellent instincts for stagecraft, his high school history teacher said that it was assumed that Macron would be an actor and he personally thought Macron would be the next Gérard Philipe, and of course, Macron married his high school drama teacher, who, as a recent document of his campaign showed, is an omnipresent coach, giving him "notes" as it were after each campaign stop.
He is perfecting the art of presenting himself on the world stage, but what is most remarkable is not the backdrop, the scenery change, the character he is projecting (king or president), but his quick progress: from screaming on stage at his first campaign rally, to getting it almost right at the Louvre on election night, to pitch perfect at Versailles, he has shown to be a remarkable quick study.
Now the world awaits to see if there is actually any substance behind the form.
He is perfecting the art of presenting himself on the world stage, but what is most remarkable is not the backdrop, the scenery change, the character he is projecting (king or president), but his quick progress: from screaming on stage at his first campaign rally, to getting it almost right at the Louvre on election night, to pitch perfect at Versailles, he has shown to be a remarkable quick study.
Now the world awaits to see if there is actually any substance behind the form.
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France "has been missing its king since the execution of Louis XVI"? Unlikely, as France has had three kings (and two emperors, but who's counting) since the overthrow and execution of Louis XVI.
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My fellow Americans,
I am a very lucky American to live in France with a young president who has more than the credentials needed for the job and who is giving us a vision of hope. However, you should be organizing constructive movements to fight hard against all the harmful and unjust reforms the Trump administration is taking while helping the Democratic Party reform to be credible in the next round. This is no time to cry over spilt milk. Our democracy is at stake. We cannot let it be taken over by an inept populist.
I am a very lucky American to live in France with a young president who has more than the credentials needed for the job and who is giving us a vision of hope. However, you should be organizing constructive movements to fight hard against all the harmful and unjust reforms the Trump administration is taking while helping the Democratic Party reform to be credible in the next round. This is no time to cry over spilt milk. Our democracy is at stake. We cannot let it be taken over by an inept populist.
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He is just what France needs but it will be a prolonged and difficult struggle with, at best, an uncertain outcome.
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Macron's musings about monarchy apply to the US as well. The problem in this country is that the president is not accountable to a cabinet or the legislature as a prime minister would be. That is because the president is given the kind of deference that should only be given to a non-political monarch or ceremonial president. France is alone amongst its neighbors and similar to the US in uniting the ceremonial and executive roles in one person.
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Are Macron and Merkel playing good cop bad cop with Trump?
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I don't know how Macron's domestic policies will fare, but I am thrilled that Merkel now has an assertive partner/ally to parry the two bullies to the east and west of Europe!
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The French are lucky. They have a real president,
Smart, educated, accomplished, supporter of women, able
to deal with political complexity.
We have a buffoon.
Smart, educated, accomplished, supporter of women, able
to deal with political complexity.
We have a buffoon.
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If anything points to trump allying with putin it is his trying to destroy the EU. How is it his business....one would think america first would imply looking inward...minding ones own beeswax. I am thinking about it this evening and getting angry about it. How is Europe hurting trump or the good ole us of a. He has no history of travel.except brief business trips...so how can he assess cultures. He does not read or study so how can he evaluate the world. So his only motive can be to build up russia and putin...why...what is his reason.
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The reason is Trump gets no respect at home and he thinks he gets respect from the Russians, the oligarchs who share his tacky taste and have floated him (probably illegal) money over the past two decades.
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Chapeau Monsieur Marcron!
By acting statesmanlike you have taken the wind out of the sails of both Putin and Trump. You invited Putin to Paris mark the 300 year anniversary of Tsar Peter the Great's visit to France a visit Tsar Putin simply could not pass up. With the whole world looking on you very diplomatically said to Putin's face that just because a country has freedom of experession does it mean it should accept propoganda from "Sputnik" and "Russia Today".
Your Firm-but-polite handshake with Trump made him look like look like a complete [whatever] and spoke volumes about his inflated ego.
You Monsieur le président have not had to push another country or head of state around to be seen or heard - and for that you have all my respect.
By acting statesmanlike you have taken the wind out of the sails of both Putin and Trump. You invited Putin to Paris mark the 300 year anniversary of Tsar Peter the Great's visit to France a visit Tsar Putin simply could not pass up. With the whole world looking on you very diplomatically said to Putin's face that just because a country has freedom of experession does it mean it should accept propoganda from "Sputnik" and "Russia Today".
Your Firm-but-polite handshake with Trump made him look like look like a complete [whatever] and spoke volumes about his inflated ego.
You Monsieur le président have not had to push another country or head of state around to be seen or heard - and for that you have all my respect.
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Macron has already put Trump to shame on his first meeting with Putin.
The French electorate has also put America's to shame. Thank God the world has Macron and Merkel to lead the world against tyranny and injustice!
The French electorate has also put America's to shame. Thank God the world has Macron and Merkel to lead the world against tyranny and injustice!
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We need such a president. Though we certainly don't deserve one.
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How elegantly simple & truthful an analysis.
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La Republique en Marche seems on the way to get a majority in the National Assembly and Senate. If that is soon confirmed, Macron will have won the first part of the game. Saying the guy is impressive is an understatement. The way he calmly dealt with Putin was a show in itself: cool, calm, collected...all topics on the table.
But there is a but: this administration has five years to lower unemployment rate and reduce deficits while reboosting the economy: if results show, Germany will then work on a new, more people sensitive Europe, not strong again, but strong at last.
But there is a but: this administration has five years to lower unemployment rate and reduce deficits while reboosting the economy: if results show, Germany will then work on a new, more people sensitive Europe, not strong again, but strong at last.
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"That was a markedly less pessimistic view of the American president than that of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany..."
I don't think "pessimistic" is the right word here. "Diplomatic" is. It should be: "That was a markedly more diplomatic view..."
I don't think Macron holds any illusions about Trump or the United States. He is not a committed Atlanticist like Merkel. He just thinks it serves no purpose to say (or to tweet) things, unless there is a purpose to say (or to tweet) them.
I don't think "pessimistic" is the right word here. "Diplomatic" is. It should be: "That was a markedly more diplomatic view..."
I don't think Macron holds any illusions about Trump or the United States. He is not a committed Atlanticist like Merkel. He just thinks it serves no purpose to say (or to tweet) things, unless there is a purpose to say (or to tweet) them.
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I can't remember who it was that said the Leader of the Free World is now Angela Merkel. It seems that she has a trusty lieutenant in Macron.
We just returned from a trip to France. When Macron was inaugurated there seemed to us to be a palpable sense of relief. France rejected LePen and her nationalist agenda. Macron's meeting with Trump seemed to further buoy the French, or at least that's how we read it while listening to news reports. Optimism has returned to France, just as it has left The United States. Don't count the European Union out, folks.
We just returned from a trip to France. When Macron was inaugurated there seemed to us to be a palpable sense of relief. France rejected LePen and her nationalist agenda. Macron's meeting with Trump seemed to further buoy the French, or at least that's how we read it while listening to news reports. Optimism has returned to France, just as it has left The United States. Don't count the European Union out, folks.
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This young 39 y/o is more presidential than a 70 y/o! I'd take the youngster over the old guy any day.
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It's heartbreaking to realize that our president has chosen to align himself with Putin, Duterte, Erdogan, el-Sisi, and the House of Saud rather than with Merkel, Macron, Trudeau, and May. At the same time, it's very encouraging to see this young, French president's willingness to face the reality of this new world order head on. I applaud him for stepping into the void and confronting Putin directly about meddling in his country's election. It serves to amplify Trump's unwillingness to do the same and reinforces the need to get to the bottom of Trump's Russian connections as quickly as possible.
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France sorely needs real reforms. We are full of interest groups protecting this and that special advantage. Our 10% unemployment is bleeding the country. Our debt used to pay current costs is passed on to our youth. We are a hard working people hamstrung. Our long term politicians need to go. Macron will put pressure on all this and force us into a more fair society. Many of us will feel the pinch, myself, with a generous pension, I will pay more tax. I say, bring it on and lets get this done.
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As much as I am impressed with Macron so far, I can't help but wonder if these same superlatives would be bestowed upon a woman president so early on in her term, if at all. To be "polite but firm... project assertiveness.. and show determination but be open" (to paraphrase from the article)- would any of these terms be used to describe a female president? Would the same actions and character traits even be discussed in a positive light?
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You have a point, Shirley. Of course, it is impossible to prove how Macron would be described if he were a woman in the same position, but there are major differences (all of which we saw during the Clinton campaign). Another article in the Times today dealing with Trump's tirades against Germany included the statement: "There is no such rapport between the flamboyant Mr. Trump and the brainy, button-down Ms. Merkel."
I found that description very off-putting. Angela Merkel is a trained scientist with a PhD in physics. Referring to her as "brainy" trivializes her, conjures up the image of that insufferable know-it-all girl at school whom nobody liked. Would any reporter describe the highly educated Mr. Macron as "brainy?" I seriously doubt it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/world/europe/trump-merkel-germany-mac...
I found that description very off-putting. Angela Merkel is a trained scientist with a PhD in physics. Referring to her as "brainy" trivializes her, conjures up the image of that insufferable know-it-all girl at school whom nobody liked. Would any reporter describe the highly educated Mr. Macron as "brainy?" I seriously doubt it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/world/europe/trump-merkel-germany-mac...
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@Expat I agree on all points regarding the description of Angela, and note that the article was written by a man. Quelle surprise!
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Does EVERYTHING have to be seen through the lens of gender?
But if you must, I'm certain that Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto and Golda Meir earned these superlatives early in their terms.
You're asking questions that have been answered.
But if you must, I'm certain that Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto and Golda Meir earned these superlatives early in their terms.
You're asking questions that have been answered.
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If anyone has the brilliance to get away with actually bringing the Union movement with him Macron can. There will be people on the streets, we must also remember the extreme left had about 20% of the vote. He will have the gritty focus to bring the changes in himself if need be. For the sake of France the changes have to come. I LOVED that handshake!
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I'm very impressed with Macron so far. I was much more on board with the societal vision Hamon had articulated during the French election, but I realize that his (Hamon's) ideas are 20-30 years ahead of their time. In the meantime, we have to work with the confines of the world as it exists in the present day, which is something I think Macron is very well suited to do. He's a technocrat, but he's not a right-winger, like Merkel (it's true, she is), that's all we can ask for at this moment, and to that end I think he'll do well.
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- Make France Great Again: done.
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Not yet...not yet. But sure there are good signs.
Looking back, François Hollande very credibly filled the role French presidents aspire to assume on the international stage. I think, for example, of his willingness to enforce the chemical-weapon "red line" in Syria, the P5+1 negotiations on Iran nuclear, EU sanctions against Russia, and France's rapid anti-Islamist military interventions in Mali. Accordingly, international affairs could well be where Emmanuel Macron finds his refuge and makes his mark. And we should encourage Macron's promise to be a bulwark in defense of Western democracy, now that the White House has gone all wobbly on that score. I say refuge, because domestic politics is exceedingly challenging in France. You see, French voters -- and the majority do vote -- consider themselves to be citizens first, not consumers...with all the political contentiousness that entails.
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All the more difficult because, well, some citizens would appreciate being consumers too.
Merkel's rueful assertion that Europe should become more independent from the United States is probably in its best interest both economically and for its self-defense, and Macron is a good partner for that endeavor. I have been giving my European friends that exact advice for the past five months.
The United States is not now a politically stable nation, and it is on the verge of a civil war that will not take the form of 1860-64, but instead will subdivide itself and become Balkanized without actually drawing up borders. With gerrymandering, this has already been accomplished to a large degree.
The United States is not now a politically stable nation, and it is on the verge of a civil war that will not take the form of 1860-64, but instead will subdivide itself and become Balkanized without actually drawing up borders. With gerrymandering, this has already been accomplished to a large degree.
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Astute analysis. Thank you (though perhaps I should say thank you for nothingg for "telling it like it is").
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Very well said . I've gone further concluding we are 2 countries and we should consider a separation, a divorce but a peaceful one which in relatively short order may lead to cooperative friendship. Who would have thought that it would be France and Germany that would be such close allies. No choice with the US no longer in the picture. We've gone from the Marshsll Zplan to the Trump Plan. Not good
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I have been impressed by the perspicacity and grit of the leaders of many of our allies (Trudeau, Merkel, and even May), and Macron so far has been a pleasant surprise. It shows that someone can indeed become president without having held office before and do the right thing. Hats off to the French electorate for its common sense! If only America would play its proper role...but it seems our inexperienced president lacks Macron's gravitas.
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Theresa May, not so much. Her government is Trump lite, looting the country to profit her rich buddies. We can hope the UK is smart enough to reject a one-party government, with it's terrible energy policies and sellouts (nuclear to the Chinese, for example, and not even modern tech at that). The party wants to frack public parks (not even practical) and ban onshore wind, which is backwards and dumb.
If you don't mind your fun vulgar, this is only slightly an exaggeration:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2017/jan/26/steve-bell...
If you don't mind your fun vulgar, this is only slightly an exaggeration:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2017/jan/26/steve-bell...
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He did hold an important office, he was minister of economy, a very strategic position, for a few years. He resigned precisely to create his own movement.
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Our inexperienced president lacks everything--a moral compass, totally inability to tell the truth and deplorable values or lack thereof. We elected a narcissistic petulant man baby who is doing everything in his power to leave his mark on America--destruction of all we used to hold dear.
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Thesis: The French like order. Antithesis: The French, as de Gaulle said, are ungovernable. Synthesis: well, following Ricoeur, Macron will have to find it -- them, really, from one case of tension to another ....
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A president who can speak knowledgeably off-the-cuff. Ah, it seems like only yesterday.
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I'm putting my hopes in M&M: Merkel and Macron!
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Dear Mr. Macron,
Will you consider taking in disaffected and disenfranchised Americans, we are fast losing hope over here.
Will you consider taking in disaffected and disenfranchised Americans, we are fast losing hope over here.
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And the Canadian immigration site is down again....
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Dear GMR,
Feel free to join us. We left for France during the reign of George Bush 2 and haven't regretted it. Mr. Obama gave us 8 years to ponder a return, but Trump cemented our decision to stay. Vive la France.
Feel free to join us. We left for France during the reign of George Bush 2 and haven't regretted it. Mr. Obama gave us 8 years to ponder a return, but Trump cemented our decision to stay. Vive la France.
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You will be welcome with open arms !
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Macron certainly started strongly by standing up to Trump, a man who appears to be trying to run the largest protection racket the world has ever seen.
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Aussie: "protection racket" is a great way to describe trump! Thanx.
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It's nice to see someone step into the vast amoral vacuum created by America's Derriere-In-Chief.
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Au secours, au secours, je suis gauche derrieree
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At least we see strong leaders in France and Germany. Someone has to step in and take over for the so-called president of the US. Welcome to the leadership of the free world, Ms. Merkel and Mr. Macron.
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And best of all, unlike Marine Le Pen, the alternative candidate, Mr. Macron is not a Nazi! Just based on that, I don't particularly mind anything he does. If he wants to break Trump's knuckles, next handshake, that would be fine.
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Unlike the US, France seems to have a real president.
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Not to mention an informed and thoughtful/thinking electorate...
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Somebody standing up to Putin and Trump, what a relief. The western world is not going under yet.
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They all sound great in first month of office. Then reality bites.
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Did Trump ever sound great?
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Donald Trump hasn't.
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Trump bit reality first
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Vive la France!
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