07 May 07
Originally posted by Thales247 per cent of the French population voted for a socialist candidate!
At least the French now seem to be heading in the right direction, as would England if the Scotch and Welsh voters were restricted to electing their own parliaments.
Scotch (sic) elections do not point to a massive shift to the right.
Welsh people kept Labour as the largest Party despite 10 years of Blair.
As the English do not have their own government it is impossible to say ow the result may turn out. But you will notice London seems pretty satisfied with Red Ken.
The Tories, after a shift to left, gained a point this week - mainly from UKIP who disappeared of the radar.
09 May 07
Originally posted by Thales2France isn't the only country in Europe that has voted for a conservative leader in the last few years, they are just the most recent.
At least the French now seem to be heading in the right direction, as would England if the Scotch and Welsh voters were restricted to electing their own parliaments.
If this is actually a trend, socializisms last fort is under seige. It might not be dead, but it might want to think about reserving a spot at the nursing home.
09 May 07
Originally posted by MerkIf only that were true.
France isn't the only country in Europe that has voted for a conservative leader in the last few years, they are just the most recent.
If this is actually a trend, socializisms last fort is under seige. It might not be dead, but it might want to think about reserving a spot at the nursing home.
At least in America, the only thing conservatives are able to do is slow the transformation into a socialist country. If Hillary gets elected in '08, we'll lurch left. If Rudy gets elected, we might stay still or move very slowly left, but we won't move right.
09 May 07
Originally posted by techsouthI'm not sure we've seen who is going to emerge with the nominations yet. I'm not so sure about Hillary, nor The Mayor.
If only that were true.
At least in America, the only thing conservatives are able to do is slow the transformation into a socialist country. If Hillary gets elected in '08, we'll lurch left. If Rudy gets elected, we might stay still or move very slowly left, but we won't move right.
I try not to follow the donks, but Fred Thompson looks to have a good chance at the trunk nod. .
09 May 07
Originally posted by MerkBeen to South America recently?
France isn't the only country in Europe that has voted for a conservative leader in the last few years, they are just the most recent.
If this is actually a trend, socializisms last fort is under seige. It might not be dead, but it might want to think about reserving a spot at the nursing home.
They've got proper socialism there.
France is hardly socializm's last fort.
09 May 07
Originally posted by RedmikeWhat is proper socialism? What they have in south America is a new socialist state. They are just as rich as Russia and Cuba were when they started. And if history repeats itself (and it usually does) then they will wind up the same way. The outcome of socialism is that the common person no longer sees it feasible to work since it's more profitable to not work and collect a free check and services. Eventually most people follow suit and the system collapses because you run out of workers.
Been to South America recently?
They've got proper socialism there.
France is hardly socializm's last fort.
09 May 07
Originally posted by Thales2All I know is the French were having violent protests because they wanted to raise the work week to over 35 hours. Those lazy socialisitic pieces of garbage. Maybe someday they will actually have to work for a living instead of having their government take care of them.
At least the French now seem to be heading in the right direction, as would England if the Scotch and Welsh voters were restricted to electing their own parliaments.
09 May 07
Originally posted by RedmikeI was referring to Europe. Not France specifically.
Been to South America recently?
They've got proper socialism there.
France is hardly socializm's last fort.
And yes, South America does indeed have socialism and true to form, double digit inflation is the norm in the newest club member. Almost 25% last time I checked.
The reason I called Europe its fort and not South America is because European nations can have real influence on other nations and perhaps spread the socialist ideal. South America doesn't have much of a history of being looked up to for its governance.
09 May 07
Originally posted by slappy115Which is going to be a big problem if the new President tries to advance real reform. Everytime they try to make a change, the French go berserk.
All I know is the French were having violent protests because they wanted to raise the work week to over 35 hours. Those lazy socialisitic pieces of garbage. Maybe someday they will actually have to work for a living instead of having their government take care of them.
On the good side though, I hear the French only torched three and a half times as many cars during election night as they normally do on a typical night.
09 May 07
Originally posted by Bosse de NageThe results by arrondissement in Paris are extremely interesting. The unbelievably tight aggregate result in the 75th department (50,19% for Sarkozy) is a bit misleading, in my opinion.
So, here's a map showing the outcome of the election by department:
http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/088/article_51318.asp
Can anyone offer intelligent comment...?