[Liberty4eva]

For months people would talk about Trump in the lead-up to the US election. Why not Marine le Pen? France is closer to the UK, afterall.

[MB.]

What more is there to be discussed? She's a far right asshat and if she wins the election (which, looking at the polls, I'd like to think she won't, but given the past few major political results and the general ****show that is the current French election, it's bound to happen), France is just as screwed as the rest of us

There comes a certain point where neither ridicule and downplaying nor deep, pseudo-intellectual analysis do anything at all - the outcome will be the outcome, and if we've learnt anything from Trump it's that us loony liberal lefties in our big bubble only galvanize the kind of people who'd vote for Le Pen

[the truth]

Originally Posted by MB.

What more is there to be discussed? She's a far right asshat and if she wins the election (which, looking at the polls, I'd like to think she won't, but given the past few major political results and the general ****show that is the current French election, it's bound to happen), France is just as screwed as the rest of us

There comes a certain point where neither ridicule and downplaying nor deep, pseudo-intellectual analysis do anything at all - the outcome will be the outcome, and if we've learnt anything from Trump it's that us loony liberal lefties in our big bubble only galvanize the kind of people who'd vote for Le Pen

its 100% the lefts fault

[Cherie]

Good question, she far more extreme than Trump, she gets very little coverage in the media here

[Greg!]

Bc she has hardly any chance of winning

[Shaun]

I'd imagine because France is far more insignificant than the US, especially with our removal from the EU looming.

[user104658]

Ahh yes! The second in line to the world's greatest economic and military power! ... France.

[Northern Monkey]

I think there may be a protest vote.However that protest could be from the left.A pushback against the right and against Le Pen.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I think there may be a protest vote.However that protest could be from the left.A pushback against the right and against Le Pen.

However,I still think this will be the case

[Crimson Dynamo]

France do not produce movie stars or pop stars or TV programmes so will have very little impact on Tibb tbh

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

France do not produce movie stars or pop stars or TV programmes so will have very little impact on Tibb tbh

Are you actually going to pretend that France has the same level of global influence as the USA outside of "movies and pop songs" LT? Outdoing yourself today...

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Are you actually going to pretend that France has the same level of global influence as the USA outside of "movies and pop songs" LT? Outdoing yourself today...

No as that was not my point

[Kizzy]

Because negative press coverage of Jeremy Corbyn is more important than warning of a fascistic uprising obv.

[Ronald.]

She's not nearly as comedic or interesting as Trump is (whether you like him or not). And she doesn't speak English so I suppose that has something to do with the lack of interest from most Brits. R.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ronald.

She's not nearly as comedic or interesting as Trump is (whether you like him or not). And she doesn't speak English so I suppose that has something to do with the lack of interest from most Brits. R.

What logic is this Ronald?

Trump has so much more comedic value. I was driving to work this morning and the radio show I was listening to even had a game called "Fake news"

[Ronald.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What logic is this Ronald?

What do you mean Niamh? R.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ronald.

What do you mean Niamh? R.

I mean your post is very logical

[Ronald.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I mean your post is very logical

Oh ha ha yes. I thought you were saying there wasn't any! ha ha.

I was in a cafe the other day and heard a table of oaps saying how funny nigel farage was and that they enjoyed seeing him on the piers morgan star stories . I thought bloody hell but they seem to see him more human like. The difference between him and trump compared to marine is that she's not that funny (or at least the media don't think so) and less of an entertaining personality. R.

[Withano]

~80% of threads made about famous people are created by those who support them. Maybe nobody on tibb supports her.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I will look into this paucity of threads in a potential alternative right situation and report back

[DemolitionRed]

She wants to organize a frexit which would mean pulling out of the euro, so it would have a massive financial impact on Europe.

[Withano]

Superheroes yayyyyy

[Livia]

I don't think she'll win. I think she may come close... but then if the political results of the last couple of years have taught me anything, it's that anything is possible. Le Pen wants the French Franc back.... if she did win it could well be the end of the single currency. And then in the Autumn we've got the German election where Merkel is probably finished. Before all that though, we've got the Dutch general election on 15th March. It's going to be an interesting few months.

[Crimson Dynamo]

yes lets hope she loses and the other ones, you know the good ones, win

[Withano]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes lets hope she loses and the other ones, you know the good ones, win

Makes sense to me, cant argue with this logic.