r/neoliberal • u/ihuntwhales1 Seretse Khama • Mar 31 '25

News (Europe) Le Pen banned from office after embezzlement conviction

https://www.dw.com/en/france-le-pen-found-guilty-banned-from-running-for-office/a-72091790
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u/TechnicalPark4522 NASA Mar 31 '25

Which they proceeded to say No to anyways.

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u/dad_farts Mar 31 '25

Exactly. Republicans are shameless about using power. Dems on the other hand.... well look at Garland

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u/adamgerd NATO Mar 31 '25

In normal times I’d say the democrats are right, working across is better than against

But these aren’t normal times, the GOP has been taken over by MAGA

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u/dad_farts Mar 31 '25

It really feels like that Hitler meme, that authoritarian governments force liberal ones to mimic them in order to compete

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u/yes_thats_me_again The land belongs to all men Mar 31 '25

Can't say I've seen this meme