Bhairitu wrote:
> TurquoiseB wrote:
>
>> We'll know tonight how the French feel about the
>> world and their place in it. Approximately 90% of
>> them are expected to vote today -- compare that to
>> the voting rates in the U.S.
>>
>> However, at this point the polls are saying that
>> Sarko has the lion's share, and that's a sad thing,
>> in my opinion. Sarko is a mini-me version of George
>> W. Bush. He's smarter, and much more polished, but
>> his fake "compassionate conservatism" lacks compas-
>> sion, and he tends towards 1) violence towards those
>> who don't share his views (he has a history of this
>> in his time as a minister) and 2) an outspoken
>> distaste for immigrants, many of whom he plans to
>> "ship back where they came from" if he can.
>>
>> Segolene Royal is, in contrast, a remarkably
>> balanced politician, one who manages to juggle
>> practical economic reforms with compassion and
>> social programs that benefit *all* of the people,
>> not just the rich ones.
>>
>> We'll see who the French identify with more, tonight.
>> I think it would be a giant step backwards if Sarko
>> wins, but there you jolly well are, aren't you? One
>> of the biggest issues facing this planet is immi-
>> gration and how to handle it gracefully, and the
>> tendency one sees in country after country is towards
>> reactionary, protective thinking, and handling it
>> rather ungracefully.
>>
>> Bon chance, France. Not being able to vote in your
>> election, I lift my glass to you from the South and
>> wish you well -- both in your choices in the voting
>> booths, and your karmas as a result of making them.
>>
> Paper ballot I assume or electronic voting (without paper trail)? The
> latter as we well know in the US can be easily rigged.
Yup, must've been rigged. Really backward for the French:
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Sarkozy_sweeps_to_French_presidenti_05062007.html
Fuck the right wing.
