Populism always offers the easy answers. Then they get in and just f*ck things up even more. Then the electorate wakes up and demands sensible politicians. And then they forget and see those lovely populists with their easy solutions... And on and on.
Populism always offers the easy answers. Then they get in and just f*ck things up even more. Then the electorate wakes up and demands sensible politicians. And then they forget and see those lovely populists with their easy solutions... And on and on
No one is claiming it’s easy ,, but the problems have been caused by the centrist liberal governments over the last forty years It’s time they took responsibility for creating the mess
No one is claiming it’s easy ,, but the problems have been caused by the centrist liberal governments over the last forty years It’s time they took responsibility for creating the mess
In a small coffee shop in the town of Coulommiers, 40 miles outside of Paris, we meet Noémie Del Mastro, a worker at an elderly care home.
What the 31-year-old mother of three tells us is the sort of thing that may well keep President Macron up at night for the next month of the election campaign.
"They say the far right scare people," she says. "But maybe we should try that because nothing else is working and France is getting worse."
"I’m scared to leave the house, use public transport," she continues.
She says immigration and housing are crucial issues where President Macron has failed and where the far right offers solutions.
"Too many immigrants are coming into the country without contributing anything," she says.
Noémie says reports on TV and online have contributed to her concerns. "My vote is linked to my children and their future because I’m scared for their future."
When a 31yo mother of three comes out with that type of statement, you know the country is in serious trouble. Cretins like Macron never have to worry about things like personal safety etc... His ilk simply never listen to these type of valid concerns.
Add in social media influencers being elected in Cyprus and you see what a comedy show politics is....
In a small coffee shop in the town of Coulommiers, 40 miles outside of Paris, we meet Noémie Del Mastro, a worker at an elderly care home.What the 31-year-old mother of three tells us is the sort of thing that may well keep President Macron up at ni