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Originally posted by Melusine:
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Originally posted by johnny:
they elected him and now they're sorry they did it ?????
well, i never had a high opinion of the french and it keeps just getting better and better
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Wow, that's such a nuanced opinion 
What about all the Dutch supporting Fortuyn? What the hell does nationality have to do with anything? Voters make stupid mistakes everywhere in Europe, it's not just the French
Anyway, for a part I can see where you're coming from, but try and look at it this way: the French were HIGHLY disappointed in the current government, and voting Le Pen was their way to demonstrate their discontent - they never actually expected him to get anywhere! It was meant as a sort of wake up call, if you will. Not the smartest way to do it, true, but it explains how they could vote for him first and then regret it. I mean, the masses are easily influenced in any country and lots of voters make stupid decisions, the whole point of democracies being that even stupid people get to vote. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]you're not comparing fortuyn with le pen, are you ??? I never heard him say he would deport all foreigners back to their original countries. He is a freak, don't get me wrong, but i think it's not right to compare him with le pen