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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes's avatar

Thanks for this concise overview of what's going on in France's capital. It seems to me like the same old tune: the powerful testing the limits of their power; the people being largely unaware of how it affects them; and the political machine continuing to churn in a way that is confusing enough to the average person that it assures the status-quo shall never change

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Phineas Rueckert's avatar

Yep! All the while using high minded rhetoric that on the surface is hard to argue with (re: tonight's speech to the nation)

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes's avatar

Oh it was a classic McMacron Menu of Saucy & Vague Categorical Truths

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Phineas Rueckert's avatar

😅

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Céline sans racines's avatar

Désolé de faire le pédant mais suis traducteur et le terme « motion de censure » se traduit comme « motion to censure » ou tout simplement « censure motion » en anglais. Le mot « censor » est un faux ami. Bon courage pour le reste !

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Phineas Rueckert's avatar

Bien vu ! En fait j'avais oublié que j'ai laissé comme ça dans le chapeau. Dans tout le reste de l'article je traduis ça en "no-confidence vote" parce que je ne pense pas que "motion to cenSURE" soit bien connu. Qu'en pensez vous de cette expression en tant que traductrice ?

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Céline sans racines's avatar

En fait, le “no-confidence vote” est un terme plus large, je dirais. Il s’applique plus aux comités de travail, conseils d’administration, etc. Quand on parle de cette motion au niveau gouvernemental, c’est plutôt ce terme de “censure”, même si, admettons, il ne fait pas partie du langage courant en l’Amérique de nord. Anyway, c’est pas très grave dans l’absolu car la plupart de gens s’en fichent complètement.

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Sara's avatar

I refer you to the link to Phineas’ post, Resist & repeat. True & decent centrist? Fine words but untrustworthy.

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Janet Hulstrand's avatar

Thanks for the update Phineas!

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Jayne Freiall's avatar

The center isn't a flavor, it's the fulcrum.

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Céline sans racines's avatar

The 20th century called, wants its deleterious Clintonite centrism back.

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Jayne Freiall's avatar

It is literally & figuratively unfortunate that the left decided not to support a true & decent centrist such as Barnier and instead to cuddle up to the far right.

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Sara's avatar

Cuddle up? No. Not happening.

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Phineas Rueckert's avatar

I don't agree with this analysis, personally. The Barnier government had the legitimacy of a paper party hat at a three year old's birthday celebration. His LR party won less than 10 percent in the snap elections, and benefited from left wing candidates bowing out of several close races so the far right would not be elected. While I do thing Barnier has suffered perhaps unfairly from the decisions made by his executive (who is literally responsible for this entire situation), I don't think he had a mandate to govern and his choices for pretty much every ministry were, to me, a capitulation to the far right.

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Céline sans racines's avatar

If you wanted to say that it is the RN that has cuddled up to what should be qualified as a populist, coalition left, NFP, then I’d give you a pass. ☺️

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Sara's avatar

Yes, Barnier did cuddle up to the far right. But the left? Never!

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