World News @lemmy.ml naturalgasbad @lemmy.ca 4 mo. ago

French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges

www.lemonde.fr French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges

Rassemblement National candidate Ludivine Daoudi is expected to withdraw from the second round of the parliamentary elections after a photo of her wearing a Nazi cap circulated on social media.

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Fuck the Nazis and anyone who wants to be one
- We should have never stopped punching nazis
  
  I didn't get that memo. Still punching
Takes a special kind of French citizen to wear a Nazi cap.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichy_France
  
  Just for historical record context, every country in Europe either had clown set up like this or at least some clown fucking sympathizers volunteering for the cause.
  
  If Germany was gonna be this degenerate, than Japan did it too.
  
  This is a human condition that requires a human solution.
- Not that special, unfortunately.
Here in the US they wouldn't even have the shame to drop out.
- Exactly right. They might consider it initially, but then they'd realize that they got an increase in support from the MAGA base and they'd lean into it.
  
  Polling bonus for triggering the libs.
- And a lot of people wouldn’t even care
  
  Unfortunately, far too many people would cheer it on a some sort of "own the libs" "joke"
- It would be a talking point if they were republican
- They would be smiling in their official public portrait while wearing it and throwing Heil Hitler arms
  
  I really wish we could start treating Nazis like we used to
at least the candidate had the decency to be ashamed?

i know some ~~conservatives~~ fascists who would not be bothered by shit like this.
- haha, "shame". No, I don't think it is shame. It's just grounds for legal problems
  
  good point.
- It would boost their ratings.
Make No mistake, every single one of the RN members would gladly wear a Nazi hat and behave as such, if they didn't have to appear reasonable to access power. They are a hateful and violent group. This party has been co-founded in 1972 by a former SS. Their plan for France is not to kick out migrants and reenforce safety, no, no, no. Their plan is to destroy freedom of speech and press, destroy education, destroy the "Rules of law" (L'État de droit), militarize police and racial cleansing.
- Its so weird that of all countries to infiltrate and corrupt, the country famous for rioting and executing leadership wouldnt really be high on my priority list
Self reports are going strong lately for european fascists. Hope more follow suit
They're all Nazis just with different branding.
Sounds like Nazi's were too kinda on the western front.

Where did she even find the hat?
- Grandpa decided to move back from Argentina.
- Article elaborates, she took the photo at an arms market
  
  So is it possible this was done as some kind of joke?
- Countries let some nazis live in exchange for research
  
  Turns out that was a Bad Idea
  
  US deff had these guys trying to white wash germany through 1970s and then their crotch fruit are still around spreading that shit.
  
  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wehraboo
  
  They are not nazis, they are "history enjoyers"
Is this satire or for real? I can't tell anymore.
They need to get a better image consultant. She's quitting for the very reason she was appealingly to her supporters.
I didn't know LeMonde has an English version. Nice

I'm honestly surprised she even bothered withdrawing. It's far from the first picture of a RN candidate in Nazi outfits we find. I'm glad but she did, but I'm surprised.
European values are showing again.
she withdrew from the legislative candidacy today apparently.
That solves that, then, I suppose?

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