French President Macron slapped by alleged Far Right Royalist
The man apparently yells "Montjoie Saint Denis, a bas la Macronie." The first three words being a medieval battle cry that modern French Royalists use as a rallying call today.
EDIT: Removed special characters for easier quoting.
Originally posted by StyleTimeI actualy don't mind Macron and I have many friends in France. But this is so french it's brilliant cultural stereotyping. Sacre bleu mon ami!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRDj-3K2ixsThe man apparently yells "Montjoie Saint Denis, à bas la Macronie." The first three words being a medieval battle cry that the French Royalists use as a rallying call today.
I am fascinated by these Royalists, Monarchists, and other factions who'd like to re-instate a monarchal system in their country. As an American, we don't really deal with this political ideology: we've never had a king or queen so it's not an issue that comes up. They exist I suppose, but mostly in the online world. Maybe our members from countries like that can comment on it? I imagine it's a fringe ideology even in Europe, but has support grown for it any way recently? In the news, I've seen Imperialists making a bit of comeback in Japan too.
I assumed we were all in agreement that using kings/queens/emporers/whatever was a shit system. I learned a while ago that many reject the idea of a republic, and I visited sites like the monarchist sub-reddit and others to learn the arguments for it. It's....interesting. I see folks painting the French Revolutionaries like traitors and terrorists who kept the nobility from properly doing their job.
Originally posted by Klaw
Why?
He's a neoliberal shill that comes from the French elite and has worked tirelessly to stack the deck further in favor of that elite, undermining protections that French labour has fought hard for, to ensure that a few people make more money. This is not a new development either he has been working on this project since Sarkozy's presidency at least. His policies are broadly unpopular, as you can see in the continuous protests in France, he's very much disliked as a president, and also his incredible unpopularity is making it much more likely that Marine LePen will get into power.
Originally posted by StyleTime
I am fascinated by these Royalists, Monarchists, and other factions who'd like to re-instate a monarchal system in their country. As an American, we don't really deal with this political ideology: we've never had a king or queen so it's not an issue that comes up. They exist I suppose, but mostly in the online world. Maybe our members from countries like that can comment on it? I imagine it's a fringe ideology even in Europe, but has support grown for it any way recently? In the news, I've seen Imperialists making a bit of comeback in Japan too.I assumed we were all in agreement that using kings/queens/emporers/whatever was a shit system. I learned a while ago that many reject the idea of a republic, and I visited sites like the monarchist sub-reddit and others to learn the arguments for it. It's....interesting. I see folks painting the French Revolutionaries like traitors and terrorists who kept the nobility from properly doing their job.
Monarchy is superior to democracy.
Monarchy = private ownership of government
Democracy= publicly owned government
A natural order is superior to both