Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen's hijab obsession is merely a symptom of the country's deeply rooted Islamophobia

The French presidential race has begun. For the first time since 2017, Emmanuel Macron won’t be a part of it.

And for the first time in her career, Marine Le Pen is the clear frontrunner, even after her conviction in a corruption scandal almost prevented her from running for public office.

Prior to the final ruling, her second-in-command, Jordan Bardella, had tried to force his way in as the strongest National Rally presidential candidate, believing that Le Pen’s judicial vulnerability might translate an into electoral one - a costly ambition for which he is now paying, after Le Pen fired his closest associates inside the party.

In short, the 2027 race is widely believed to be Le Pen’s to lose, after she launched her campaign around the themes of immigration and Islam.

She plans to hold two referendums: one asking whether the French population supports her plan to restrict immigration, and another on banning the hijab in public spaces. Both would seek to cement the legitimacy of structural racism and Islamophobia through majoritarian approval.

    • EmmiLime@lemmy.ml
      25·
      2 days ago

      So Russia is about the contorl France.

      Or, just hear me out. This is what capitalism in crisis looks like. It makes no fucking sense to keep externalizing fascism and racism to another designated “bad country”. Need to own up to it ffs

        • MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml
          51·
          2 days ago

          Maybe not. At least they have a population that will definitely fight back.
          They’re not gigantic pussies like the US

          • Doomsider@lemmy.worldBanned from community
            41·
            2 days ago

            Oh I was being silly, they are definitely fascist as fuck being one of the major producers of arms around the world.

            Yes, they are very violent as well. So are most fascist countries. They definitely like to riot and destroy shit, but they never seem to have anything to show for it.

            • MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml
              21·
              2 days ago

              You are indeed silly.
              Sure their governments are nearly as bad historically as the Brits or US in terms of imperialism and like a lot of EU countries a large part of the population now is fascist while their leaders support the US fascist regime.
              But despite your ignorance they have plenty social and worker rights to show for.
              Because they also have plenty leftists that fought for them.
              Which, like those social achievements in Unlike the US banana republic where leftists and rights are non existent.
              They’re just a bunch of pacified impotent whiny pussies consisting of fascists and fascist lite . So at least that France is worth saving, the US can fuck off and die.

              • Doomsider@lemmy.worldBanned from community
                14·
                2 days ago

                That was a bunch of nonsense. Are you the defender of neofascist regimes?

                Despite your complete ignorance that fascist countries cannot have “social or worker rights”, which is unbelievably dumb, you do seem to recognize some of their obvious fascist tendencies.

                No country is worth saving at this point. I do agree that US is the worst, but France is right up there and your ignorance to this fact is truly staggering.

                • lemonwood@lemmy.ml
                  51·
                  2 days ago

                  You’re right to harshly critique all western countries, but

                  No country is worth saving at this point

                  That’s just nihilist defeatism. Nihilists are nothing but losers who like being losers. They hate everything but refuse to do anything about it. They believe their lives to be meaningless, so proceed to live meaningless lives.

                  Instead, why not use your sharp critical thinking skills to do something helpful: build class consciousness in people and prepare the revolution. Read marxist leninists theory and teach others! It’s very easy to get started

                  • Doomsider@lemmy.worldBanned from community
                    12·
                    2 days ago

                    You thinking I came to this conclusion lightly is your issue, not mine.