We need to talk about the French elections.

[@cbv4583]

As a French I must rectify, we did not have elections, we had a tv reality show

[@HoussamNekkaa]

Welcome to democracy buddy!

[@jackpaice]

it feels like that's the way things are everywhere, right now

[@prisonmike7179]

As an American I can relate T-T

[@HoussamNekkaa]

@@prisonmike7179 as an Algerian I can’t relate we know who will be the president even before the candidates are announced 😭😭😭

[@aspen1606]

As an American, Itll get worse before it gets better. *hug*

[@cosyreadingtimes8857]

When you mention left wing political analysts, you should have also mentioned yourself. While Franch-language content might be particularly impactful rn in France, you are for me (and certainly many others) a very important voice who often puts in words phenomena that are hard to explain even with leftist basics already there. The first video of yours that showed how much I learn from you was the "Liberal Femisim leads to Fascism" video and since then you've added so much to my own further political education. Thank you so much for that. What I learn from you is constantly put to use, in leftist workshops and gatherings, Uni as well as conversations with friends and family.

[@zax1998LU]

I agree. Whenever I remember that Alice is French I feel so greatful that she chose to make her content ok English.

[@Victorvondoom9159]

Well as a European let me tell you that she is grossly misinforming you about the situation in France and Europe in general

[@Victorvondoom9159]

@@RhythmAddictedState she as a matter of fact isn't, just the part where she talks about far right "myths" and strawman the far right by saying that they instrumentalize isolated act of violence meanwhile we have conclusive data on the incredible overrepresentation in crimes and sexual crimes in particular among immigrants and refugees from Africa and the middle east is incredibly dishonest, also mentioning that the majority of rapes happen between people who know themselves, but not mentioning that in cases of rape where the rapists and the victim don't know each other the rapists is 80-90% an immigrant(again an african or middle eastern immigrant, because it's not Chinese immigrants doing this study)

[@cosyreadingtimes8857]

@@Victorvondoom9159 I'm European, too, and get information and news outside her videos that reinforce and match what she's talking about. Thanks for trying to mansplain me

[@Victorvondoom9159]

@@cosyreadingtimes8857 well you get your information from clearly biased sources, given what she says is inaccurate, also mansplaining? How does that term even make sense here? I had no idea you were a woman before you mentioned it

[@dorinpopa6962]

The video misses the point about the left alliance being very temporary and situational because no party on the left wanted to risk loosong parliament seats. The socialst (in name only), green and communist (in name only) parties are actually less willing to form a coalition with La France Insoumise and are trying to find common grpund with Macron. No government was formed yet as the left alliance while having obtained the most seats didn't obtain a majority. The situation is far from being clear.

[@Ratatosk-ok6bw]

Yes thank you !! Macron has clearly refused to acknowledge the NPF's victory, which is already tearing apart to choose a prime minister candidate that Macron will refuse anyway. Macronists are already working with the right to overcome the left's slight majority and just reelected their candidate as president of the National Assembly. Also Macron is pushing the Constitution to its limits by keeping the government in place 2 weeks after elections to conduct "current affairs" (ie enforcing passed bills such as racist immigration law...)

[@maciej5101]

Insightful comment. Would love @Alice Cappelle to address core reason why people vote for the far right - let's be honest with ourselves, people are fed up with political correctness regarding immigration to Europe (high crime rate among few nationalities, communities isolating/isolated from the rest of society radicalizing themselves etc.) I am lefty but if we continue to ignore these problems by shouting RACIST, rather than address them people will continue to vote for people like Geert Wilders & Le Pen. And one day, they may actually seize power.

[@Ratatosk-ok6bw]

@@maciej5101 well this discourse is actually that of the right and far right that has infused in public debate for half a century now. Yes sociological works show that far right vote is motivated by racism. That's it. Fighting the far right is fighting racism. Unless you just wish to beat far right in the poll, then yes it's easier to advocate for (far) right policies yourself. But people prefer the original to the copy, this is a losing strategy AND it gives credit to racist policies and discourse.

[@drtg101we7]

@@maciej5101 I am very doubtful of anyone who proclaims to be on the left while using right-wing notions like ’’political correctness’’ and fear mongering about ethnic minorities.

[@maciej5101]

@@drtg101we7 No idea about situation in France specifically, but I see danger in implying that right-wing voters are uneducated/stupid/racist/seek violence & it's quite common in such spaces. That's very elitist attitude, contrarian to essence of the left I hold in high regard: listening to everyone and answering their concerns. I have no reason to prove anything to you, but I work in one of the most inclusive workplaces you may find, writing this very message from country affected by a war. Believe it or not, we're just strangers on KZbin.

[@cosima3374]

As a French person, I've been closely following the political situation but I know that isn't the case for everyone! Thank you for all the work you do and the awareness you bring to things, your videos are always refreshing and thought provoking

[@curtisfrazierjr.]

As an American, it's pretty cool to get an insider's perspective on European politics. Subscribed, and thanks!

[@MN-vz8qm]

A far leftist insider

[@améliehester6996]

​@@MN-vz8qm Thats the future of Europe. Now its time for conservatives to obey

[@curtisfrazierjr.]

@@MN-vz8qm She's pretty clear on that, but thanks!

[@MN-vz8qm]

@@curtisfrazierjr. Well, as long as you know that you are watching a heavily biased opinion with an obvious fantastic narrative, it's all good

[@MCSkiure]

@@MN-vz8qm the fantastic narrative that the far-right is rising in france?

[@ChrisBedford-x3c]

Hello, I'm Australian and have lived in France for 32 years. Finally I have discovered your show on KZbin. You present an interesting, informed and intelligent analysis of what is going on in France and

[@louisemular4080]

As an activ person campaigning for the NFP in a far-right inclined District, i confirm that feminist activists were massively invested on the battleground, as other militant forces. But the decisive change was the massive number of left-inclined civilians who rose to join the militant groups for this one time, aware of the unprecedented stakes of those elections.

[@GuilhermePereira-vi6vc]

You are strange and weird for supporting communists and traitors. Start being normal and patriotic

[@heldermonteiro2718]

Enjoy your third invasion

[@ijon-y4549]

You are a disgrace for your country

[@newscoulomb3705]

As a U.S. citizen, your description of a right-wing dystopian future is, unfortunately, our current reality.

[@maksimfedoryak]

It's dystopian future only in metric system(c)

[@rastarapha]

You're a step ahead

[@GothPaoki]

Did i lose sth? Didn't the left win albeit it will be hard to form government but still they can't be sad

[@czarkusa2018]

We know.

[@dihyaneverforget5163]

A lot of countries are apparently seeing the US and saying "we want that here"

[@pariscape]

Your channel is literally why KZbin was invented. Great storytelling! I I have so much to learn from you for my video essays 💛

[@ericdere]

Same in The Netherlands, except the far right Freedom Party did make it to government. I doubt they will last long. Already their ministers were more or less forced to distance themselves from the great replacement theory.

[@lazarous2772]

Bro it says you posted this 21 hours ago and the video is only 2 hours ago, man who let youtube cook? 💀

[@diosamurcielaga9418]

But, "distancing" themselves is just like hiding your dirty underwear under a clean suit. I doubt they don´t believe in that and act on that in pragmatic ways that keep the disguise of distance funcional

[@Quintinohthree]

​@@diosamurcielaga9418Matter of fact they have not distanced themselves from the idea, only from the term. They have only found new terms to describe the same ideas they continue to hold.

[@ether158]

Anybody who calls it a theory cannot do elementary level math

[@Cio773]

@@ether158 Yes, it's everyone else. They are all using the word wrong. They don't understand numbers. When you explain they simply refuse to understand. That's probably it.

[@marinadecampos4225]

Omg. I was waiting so much for your comments about the election. The media in my country didn't make anything clear about it. Thanks for the videooooo

[@MN-vz8qm]

She completely missed all the points, I can't believe a human being living in France can be so off

[@sidhantkalia2556]

As a queer brown person living in paris, I feel so proud of the french people that they mobilized and stood up against the wrong when it was needed. I have lived in the US, netherlands and germany and now I was almost looking for a country to move to due to increasingly xenoophobic and homophobic environment in france. But french people stayed true to the national value of the country and made me feel increadibly accepted here (altho I know the right wing for 10M + votes) but it is important that the left mobilized when it was dire to do so

[@Danipiz666]

@@sidhantkalia2556 I find France the most homophobic among netherlands and germany. Idk about US. Probably in spite of you being brown (you underlined it, so I felt like you wanted it to be underlined?) you are rich enough to go in the queer bars in paris where a beer costs 20€. The rest of France is increasingly homophobic also thanks to muslim immigrants.

[@ArodrethEruhin]

The LGBTQ is a tool of Western colonialism and White supremacy and is therefore a far-right fascist agenda. This is why the original Eastern communists purged the LGBTQ. The only PoC who support the LGBTQ are usually raised in the West, so it's obvious that they are Westernized and White-washed, unfortunately. The LGBTQ goes against traditional Eastern values which is why we Easterners resisted Western imperialism and its fascist LGBTQ agenda. I wouldn't even mind if the Middle East declared a jihad on the queer West.

[@diosamurcielaga9418]

💜

[@aszitwas]

on t'aime

[@luca2612]

C’est super touchant ! 😊❤️

[@PokhrajRoy.]

“Greek babes.” 💀

[@lazarous2772]

🗿🗿

[@MajraMangetsu]

I mean, they are.

[@marjory62]

Lmao

[@dekox]

One thing to note is that the French constitution mandates that the election happens between 20 and 40 days after dissolution. So a delay some would consider "normal" (2 or 3 months) is expressly forbidden. This means that the government had three potential dates : 30 June, 7 or 14 July. However the two last dates would have either of the two election rounds fall on bastille day (14 July). The reason for this is that after world War 2 they wanted to make sure that a new parliament would be quickly selected to counter balance the power of the president and government

[@eldarr0uge482]

You could announce that you will dissolve the parliament in 3 months and sign the dissolution bill 40 days before said date. If he wanted to give us time he could have done it.

[@PC42190]

I will just say that it brought tears to my eyes to hear one more time The International in the same place where the Paris Commune was born 🥹

[@garysquarepants898]

Thanks for doing all this in english. I don't always agree with you, which is the beauty of it, but fell in love at first glance with your channel. I am Italian, and the ignorance we have on our neighbours is really unjustified

[@DukGef]

"Narrative" is the word i loathe most in the last few years. It means the story is more important than real life. So it's really refreshing to hear that - as you put it - the left doesn't need narratives because it's real.

[@musiqtee]

I agree, but if we lacked the word “narrative”, we’d be unable to describe - and reveal - just what you rightly point to…?

[@redstatesaint]

That is also the Left's weakness in that narratives give the appearance of overcoming ignorance. In a world where public education is hanging by the thread, and ever increasing volumes of social knowledge are locked behind IPRs, narratives offer an easy way out. I don't know how the left can overcome the convenience afforded by such a device, but I imagine it will have to embrace the ideological necessity of ignorance, i.e. we are always ignorant of something, as well as the principle of accountability resulting from the abolition of immunity.

[@redstatesaint]

​@@musiqteeI think _affects_ are beyond narratives, and the reality of the Left, that alice also refers to, is perhaps its sensitivity to the discontinuities, the outliers, the pathological, the erroneous - aspects we are made aware of through affective disruptions when something actually doesn't fit our narrative.

[@lame6810]

high inflation, high gas price, more crime and wars are real. parties that are not in power have narratives.

[@musiqtee]

@@redstatesaint Yes, I agree. I alluded to the prevalent, naturalised or incumbent narrative - not the subjective one. At this time, the value of & from the collective is pretty much hijacked by nationalism as a collective effort. Socialism as an idea is portrayed as alienating - and alienated voters have taken that bait for some decades across OECD. A clear breach of logic, but sadly - we observe voters go for “liberalism” when liberalism through four decades is braking their backs. Adam Smith was clearly in error, positing human beings always being rational in a market economy. Brilliantly weaponised as the industrial and otherwise upscaled financial “liberalism” took hold around a young Marx. We’re not all rational in any economy, it seems… And I believe it’s imperative for the left to reintegrate this intuition holistically. After all, being human without forced externalities used to be the inclusive force of socialism. Add ecology into this, and there may be a meaningful and transnational path to join…?

[@gokerveral6713]

Yes , the day I am sad , the day I feel alone , the day it seems all hope is lost about meaningful friendships . Alice upload a video I know the video is political, but sometimes even the slightest smile from someone means a lot. I think the owner of this channel is sincere every time she speaks, and that's what I need right now

[@daturatear]

felt it

[@redstatesaint]

Take care, mate.

[@Ak0tnik]

15:15 I think this was my first step into getting more political. During the pandemic and Bolsonaro's goverment, a bunch of explicitly leftists streamers started appearing there (most known is Ian Neves/História Pública, who appeared on The Deprogram once). Although there is too much criticism for that strategy, I can swear it was properly effective in catching the attention of a bunch of people who really thought it was the end/"I don't care about politics, I'm apolitical"/I felt alone with my ideas until now/etc.

[@laurynas3628]

thanks for creating this vid in increasingly scary times

[@MN-vz8qm]

yeah the left is scary

[@andbrnr523]

A big cause of the rise of the far right in France is also because the left parties almost officially gave up on campaigning to rural areas and blue collars : in 2011 there was an extremely influencial report from Terranova (a think thank close to the socialist party) that pushed the left to basically give up on issues such as labor's rights, medical deserts or public services (considering the people to whom these policies would matter are uneducated, basically doomed to be racist and will vote for the right anyway) and instead solely focus on tokenizing "cultural and progressive values" aimed at urban voters. Since then the far right has kept rising, and when you look at the voting map, the divide between cities and rural/desindustrialized areas is very obvious, which was not the case before. To be fair, within the popular front, Melenchon and the communists are not in this line as much. But the socialists and the green clearly are. For example, several green mayors in large cities (Grenoble or Lyon f.e) push for policies directly aimed at excluding low-income people from rural areas from even entering the cities by forcing them to buy a new greener car with the money they don't have.

[@jameswilkerson4412]

Sounds like PA, U.S.

[@chynabad9804]

Leftists of Alice sort simply despise the natives, and want them powerless. But they like the aesthetics of being on the side of the common man, and will convince themselves that's what their appeal is when they ally with urban immigrant stew.

[@ivani3237]

100%

[@bohemianvillage676]

Does rural France have the same problem as the rural parts in East Germany? Because there, the main problem really is emigration. It‘s a bit of a chicken-or-egg thing: do people leave because of the crumbling infrastructure, or is the latter only cut because people keep moving to the cities? This, combined with a rising shortage in skilled labour, makes me really wonder why no party has the guts to actually confess that without immigration, those regions will be empty within the next 10-20 years.

[@imanethe1175]

Have you ever lived in Lyon or Grenoble ? Because indeed, I am not a fan of EELV, they are way too [neo]liberal for my taste, but gosh, their transit and green policies are actually good. I moved to the outskirts of Grenoble 3 years ago, and I bought a car because I thought I would absolutely need one. Grenoble was pioneer in 30km/h, which sounded dumb on paper but was actually sm better in practice, I started by driving at 40km/h and improved my driving a lot, it became less jerky and speedy and more smooth and pleasant. After 1 year, I sold my car because I didn't even use it that much. Tramways and buses are enough and the bike network, infrastructure and specially rental subsided prices are amazing. As a working class person with a tight budget, it considerably saved me a ton of money (car insurance, reparations etc were an insufferable financial burden) and made my transportation more pleasant, biking between mountains is amazing, trams work smoothly. I really don't get the argument of green measures being anti-poor, even by EELV, it seems like just a chauvinist car-attached position.

[@hanibal212]

Capitalist realism, Mark Fisher, capitalism has stolen our ability to dream of something better. 😢

[@00PlPu00]

*Fisher

[@MCArt25]

I mean it's not just capitalism, the failures of socialism had quite a lot to do with it as well. Like you couldn't look at the late 1990s and early 2000s and not get the idea that socialism was mostly a spent idea and that there would be no bright future waiting for anybody.

[@diosamurcielaga9418]

But imagination is innate, we have to get out of the goo, breath some fresh air and think and feel hard to we can imagine something better. 😉 Let's get to that as soon as possible.

[@endxofxeternity]

@@MCArt25 I think your problem is with authoritarianism and not socialism...

[@heg1098]

Just imagine more bro Xd

[@Zizanie-g6w]

Merci d'avoir crée ces vidéos sur la politique en france, j'avais suivi l'élection mais les détails et l'histoire m'ont manqué. C'est tellement encroyable (selon moi) qu'il était possible de créer un parti comme ça dans juste quelques semaines et puis gagner... la puissance de l'activisme en france est tellement forte ! Ici au canada je pense que la politique ressemble à celle de la france - un parti 'neoliberal' et un parti d'opposition beaucoup plus conservateur qui (peut-être) va gagner à cause d'une population qui est devenue chaque jour de plus en plus 'anti-immigration'... mais je sais pas si c'est possible ici d'avoir une élection comme la votre, les gens ici en ont marre de la politique. I wrote this in French to continue practicing, but in English also: Thanks for making these videos on French politics, I had followed the election but was lacking the details & its history. It's absolutely incredible (in my opinion) that it was possible to just create a party like that in a couple of weeks and then win... French activism is truly powerful! Here in Canada I think that the politics are similar to that of France - a 'neoliberal' party and a (much more conservative) opposition party which (maybe) will win thanks to a population which has become more and more anti-immigration each day... but I don't know if it's possible to have an election like yours, people here are sick of politics.

[@soundofazure]

It’s really nice to get an explainer from someone “on the ground”. Thank you!

[@nivmhn]

I was eagerly waiting for your take on the French elections!!

[@MN-vz8qm]

a bunch of leftist non sense

[@ionllys]

Please make more videos talking about French politics! I love to read newspapers in French, but sometimes I still feel like I don’t get the whole thing and this video helped me so much to understand the full perspective of the elections! Love your videos ❤

[@simontang5487]

I am in Canada and watching the US election. It is very worrying. Yes, I agree the importance of the public institutions such as Canadian Broadcast Corporation. But it gets repeated attacked which make it hard to do their job. And secondly, you are right - when I look at politics and US in particular - election is about emotion not policies. It is an appeal to people emotion. (And there are Canadian politicians who would love to copy Trump). I often wonder why people are attracted to Trump. People mistake government for entertainment. I think Trump is an avatar for our dark impulses. He is a living example that people can act on their darkest impulses and not have any consequences. Every time he bends the rules and gets away with things - it legitimate they too can act this way without consequences.

[@Onmytree]

I wonder quite the same when I see how popular is Pierre Poilievre where as i don't see anything good in its public policy plans for Canada future.

[@vulkanofnocturne]

meh, the right accuses the left of being only about emotions too. It's a common pejorative throughout political faction to call the other guys 'emotional'.

[@invasionpikachu8536]

When Trump was president, no soul in the Planet wanted to start a diplomatic crisis with the West. After Biden won, every eastern country had turned their backs at us and started wars, etc. He also didn't start any wars so idk why are you all so afraid of him.

[@invasionpikachu8536]

​@@vulkanofnocturne and they are kind of right. Every time the Right exposes the increases in violence and rapes due to massive immigration, the left uses the shield of "poor people, we have to be solidary"

[@patrickarmstrong2492]

@@vulkanofnocturneit's not specific to the right or the left. But it is specific to partisan electoral politics. Appealing to the emotions is the most effective way to get votes.

[@chelseashurmantine8153]

You are iconic! I found you through the Barbie video, but I saved it for a few years ago after I caught up on all your other stuff. I don’t always agree with you on everything but I admire your positions and I like how you think and value your perspective in the world. You come from a good place and I really am glad I found your channel last year. It’s helped me to really stay grounded in this world lol. Because there are coockoo people out here.

[@AraKlet]

20:50 this is the same argument by every sides of politic : "I am rationalist, the others are idealist." By itself, this is not an argument, just à formulation to justify us and discredit our opponents based on our fondamental values. Anyone that is concurring with some values will say it for his party.

[@kotofei9157]

and the funniest part is that it's a MARXIST who says that. one should be really not self-aware to say so

[@matthieugeorgelin5671]

Except it's more than rationalism vs idealism It's the very philosophical ground of the different ideologies Far left is deeply influenced by marxism and the enlightment, and therefore, materialist. It has idealistic movements within (most notably within ecologist and anarchist sub-movements), but materialism is its clear basis. Liberal inherits enlightment system, but lacks the whill to make it its whole dogma: accepting all scientific facts from sociology or ecology is deeply inconsistent with their beloved liberal capitalism, therefore, they turn blind eyes on many things, even tho they are mostly materialist on everything that doesn't contradict them. The far right is by essence (lol), extremly essentialist. Be it because of its ties to religion, but also because of its attraction to society models that stays the same and don't allow for much social movement. It is rooted in racism, would like to believe that class "is inherited because some people are just better than others" etc ... Therefore, it is super idealist: it believes the ideas structurate the world, and not the opposite. Even deeper, the right/left divide is that of people who want to change the world for a better one (progressist)/people who want to stay (liberals/centrists)/people who want to roll back or stop adapting (conservative/reactionnaries). The right-left axis is therefore one of past-present-future. The fact that the left is more materialist is just a logical alignment with scientific and educational progress, it aligns with advanced views of the world, while the right (especially the far right) aligns with views of the past, which it romanticizes, hence the idealism.

[@JMOP1715]

Been waiting for this!!!! ❤️💙🤍

[@czarkusa2018]

The "centre" establishment parties across the world are all united in doing their best to cultivate and promote a fascist future though intentional ineptitude. We all have our own Macron.

[@Halrax_38]

Middle ground fallacy be like

[@zacsubach]

When ruling center party starts losing support, they always pander to the right or adopt the right's policies. I wonder why. Happened in my country too. Probably because of capitalism.

[@gonozal8_962]

@@zacsubachwell if you get to know the history of the betrayal of the german revolution 1917, eg from Bes D Marx‘s excellent breakdown, you will realize that reformists are extremely proximate to literal Nazis, because both try to protect the capitalist mode of production via carrots and sticks, with sucdems being more carrots and fascists more sticks (the symbol of italian fascism and its linguistic reference, fasces, are literally a bunch of sticks lol

[@covfefe1787]

the4 Macron is Hitler LMFAOOOOOO YOU PEOPLE ARE FUCKED

[@AndreasOla-ib6sz]

@@zacsubach because ask yourself, if taken to their extremes, left or right, which would suit better big capital.

[@LorenaOlafFurter]

ur literally the only person that can make me care about french politics! thanks for the great video as always.

[@gretatoth8759]

I've been waiting for this!!

[@atakanulukurt]

The normalisation of hate-speech is just disgustingly relatable for me viewing from turkey

[@mervepp2931]

maalesef

[@MN-vz8qm]

hate comes from the left... just look at how they cancel and call "fascists" and "nazis" anyone who disagree with them. Not long ago one of the left leader even used the term on another rleft wing leader

[@deba6468]

We are constantly ruled by people who hate and isolate us sadly

[@orjansora5076]

Was ist mit Hassreden gegen syrische Flüchtlinge in der Türkei?

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

@@orjansora5076 your reading comprehension needs work

[@tijnieken]

The lack of awareness on the overton windows' evolution throughout the last decades is very telling. The irony here is rather scary but ok

[@maria_maria33]

Intelligence coupled with lack of awareness is the common denominator of every video posted in this channel. It's disheartening.

[@Hoptimistline]

This is great appreciated. Thank you! Have subscribed and look forward to diving into more of your analyses.

[@galekeoma7276]

You missed an opportunity not doing this video in French with subtitles. That would have been disorienting but in a good way.

[@jeanivanjohnson]

i don't understand why doesn't she do her videos in french. why are left-wing youtubers so focused on the anglosphere even when they are not from english speaking countries?

[@paulr6462]

I think she just has a genuine interest in bringing French news to a wider audience around the world.

[@jeanivanjohnson]

why alice doesn't have a french channel? why hakim doesn't have an arabic channel? why yugopnik doesn't have a serbo-croatian channel? why jonas čeika doesn't have uuhhh, i am not sure, seems like he is a lithuanian from norway, so why he only does his videos in english? i am not sure if he is an actual lithuanian who knows lithuanian language, or he is just someone who is a child of lithuanian migrants, but what i do know is that there is a HUGE lack of left-wing perspective in lithuania, i know this because i am lithuanian myself. the only left-wing youtuber i know who has both english and non-english channels is badempanada, who has a channel in spanish even tho it's not his native language. but his spanish channel is not very active. so why, why everyone only do videos in english? i would like to see alice's videos in french cuz i am learning french. and probably not everyone knows english in non-english language countries, so they could, maybe, do more influence locally...

[@Cailloumax]

Agree, this one definitely needs a French dub/version

[@Razzy_D9111]

@@jeanivanjohnson KZbin pushes English speaking content moreso than whatever language you might speak natively, Europeans also tend to speak multiple languages so most people in Europe would be able to understand it without the need of subtitles. A channel in French and another in English could split the viewer base and is more effort, also those who need the most education regarding these topics are solely English speakers in general i bet.

[@gabberwhacky]

Thank you Alice, I was waiting for that video! Great analysis, I very much see the parallels in Germany as well, the blurring of journalism and opinion is very destructive to political discourse. I hope we'll learn one or two things from the French activism when our election is coming up soon...

[@antoniodepalma-f8i]

6:12 to say it was the french left who did it is very disingenuous. Without the support of Macron's block (not Macron), it would have been impossible to block the national rally. The left and Macron's alliance coordinated removing candidates in many, many seats to consolidate the anti national rally vote. Millions of left-wing voters voted for Ensemble candidates, and millions of centre voters voted for the left, even traditionally centre right voters voted for macronists and leftist candidates.

[@Saidor570]

The NFP won more votes in the first round than Macron's party in the first round. If anything, they helped them more to win seats and be the second party in parliament instead of the third as the polls predicted.

[@ValentinRobert]

About 70% of NFP voters reported their votes to an Ensemble candidate, while 40% of Ensemble voters reported their votes to a NFP candidate. 127 NFP candidates quit the run to help an Ensemble candidate, while 81 Ensemble candidates quit the run to help a NFP candidate. Yes there is a sizeable subset of Macronistes who helped with the "barrage", but the left participation is quite larger. And the sentence you're replying to says that the left "did it" is about the fact that they built a coalition and got the relative majority of votes. So calling it disingenuous seems disingenuous.

[@antoniodepalma-f8i]

​@ValentinRobert Yes, the left pushed harder than others to block the national rally, but the line I am referring to is "the left did it, they pushed the far-right to third position". The left where not the ONLY ones that pushed national rally to third position, it was them and a big mayority of the rest of the voters. I do not want to undervalue the effort made by many of the left, but had the left been the only ones voting anti natinal rally the results would have been very different.

[@AngelineHargreaves]

Thank you great video ! Very educational for me as a Brit living in France ! So thanks from a lefty boomer xxx

[@TRASH78246]

I am very interested in your channel. This time I am "forced" to disagree with you. Le Pen did not lose as her party came first in votes. Essentially won I would say. The only reason this did not translate into parliamentary seats is the French electoral system, which was actually made so that the powerful French communist party of the 50s, could never rule. So in France we have the paradoxical (and completely undemocratic) fact, the first party in votes (Le Pen) being 3rd in seats, the 2nd in votes (the Popular Front) 1st in seats, and the 3rd in votes (Macron) 2nd in seats. The fact that consultations are currently being held to appoint a prime minister of Macron's choice, turns the French elections into a farce. In any case, I send my greetings and international solidarity to the struggling French working class, and I wish you the best.

[@babbaganush9659]

American here. We are also VERY concerned.

[@dragonbeardable]

No we are not, because we are voting for trump.

[@advisorywarning]

@@dragonbeardableit’s easy to be happy when you are ignorant 🤷🏻‍♀️ unless you are a very wealthy, selfish, white male capitalist… right wing policy will not benefit you. And immigration is vital for our country- they commit far less crime than citizens do and work very hard. It took my father 12 yrs to get citizenship and he had a masters degree, married an American, had American children, paid American taxes, owned American assets and an American software company was sponsoring his visa. We need to expedite citizenship and expand union protections for everyone. Most undocumented immigrants are visa overstays that came through legal ports of entry, not random people sneaking over the border

[@European-Federation]

@@dragonbeardable If you want to became evangelist theocracy, it's your choice lfmao.

[@kezia8027]

Great, informative video. As an English speaking Australian, it's so important to have people like you able to share what is happening to the world so we can all be better aware, despite our different languages. One recommendation I would have, is that when you're putting up a bunch of examples of tabloids/press/websites as examples, when they are all in french, they become somewhat meaningless, it would be great if an english translation/summary could be included at least for the title of the articles, would make it a lot more accessible for those of us who aren't smart enough to speak more than 1 language lol

[@tigerareyouthere]

You’re my favorite KZbinr! Thank you for your fantastic work, as usual!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

6:10 Omg this was so historic!

[@ThelouwseFD]

We were so happy !!!!! We danced in our living room the whole night with my family !

[@MN-vz8qm]

This was a terrible move from those loosers of the left. They only delayed the unstoppable rise of the patriots, but actually, they made it better for them. Whoever was going to win those elections would have ended up in an impossible situation. The patriots have won by far in number of votes, but the center and left allied in some seat swapping strategy to deny them. Now they will rule, break themselves against the wall of reality, and in 2027 for the next presidential elections, the patriots, safe in a posture of opponents, will have a boulevard to the presidential seat.

[@tol9090]

After watching one billion videos on the topic in French, I thought it would be interesting to hear someone talk about it to a more international audience. It was very interesting!

[@boterkoning4708]

Great video! It can be disorientating looking at French politics as an outsider, so your videos are always a gem As a Dutchman, France really inspires when it comes to organising. We need more of that same energy here, especially as our far-right has gotten into government…

[@Victorvondoom9159]

Fortunately the Dutch are much more sane then the french and would never vote for similar islamo leftists

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

There is no Far-Right in France though.

[@neon-astronaut]

Was waiting for your video on the election as a non french person

[@lana-jg4ho]

can americans be inspired by this video instead of crying and pouting in their rooms alone, jfc

[@ChrisBedford-x3c]

Please don't stop. Keep up the good work

[@Just_some_guy_1]

16:27 How is this democracy?

[@FueledbyJohn]

Hey, Alice merci por the update. I just picked up a copy of your most recent book from, Waterstones thank you ever so much for putting your thoughts down I'm reading through it at the moment. Take care.

[@captainnakou]

very nice of you to end on a positive note. we're gonna need it in the months to come, and prepare what's coming next.

[@Shaushkaa]

Le bêtisier m'a tuée, GG et merci encore pour ton travail qui me permet d'informer mes ami-es anglophones avec du contenu de qualité ❤

[@user98344]

You forgot to mention that the RN coalition actually got the the biggest presentence of votes with 37% but still got third. Also by working harder you meant doing tactical voting with Macron 5:39 something that you didn't mention. Damn, the video is not even a good propaganda.

[@FunnyParadox]

When you get into less circonscriptions you will naturally get less percentage, but you have a bigger chance to win them as you can focus your campaign better on less circonscriptions

[@user98344]

@@FunnyParadox Is it fair or democratic though?

[@FunnyParadox]

@@user98344 Being in less circonscription to focus your campaign on a smaller era to win most of your seats is also a democratic campaign stategy, the far-right did an all-in putting candidate in EVERY circonscriptions to try to get as much seats as possible which is another strategy

[@MrLuno34]

@@user98344 les nombres de voies au second tour n'a aucun sens à cause des désistements par contre le fait que vous finissiez 3eme veut surtout dire qu'on veut pas de facho au pouvoir mdrr et oui on préfère du néo libéralisme de merde que le combo néo libéralisme + racisme désolé

[@etahenry3377]

Brilliant, thought provoking analysis,as always.Thank you

[@Spectacurl]

There is a huge difference between how the left seems themselves and how it really is. The last part of this video is almost funny

[@Snipergrey]

It’s great that political maneuvering was able to overcome the will of the people. It’s a slippery slope and once the people figure out the game people will hang. Good luck.

[@teimy42]

Thanks for the video, for me it is very valuable to get insights from French politics in English!

[@christinakcover]

Thank you so much for this video - learned a lot about current politics in France. Thank you so much also for your leadership and organizing work!

[@augustina6212]

Realy disapointed to have a bad view of the right and a good view of the left, with no criticism or questioning, when there's plenty to criticize

[@davidmcqueen7797]

Great commentary. Many thanks!

[@Palmier_nain]

Dany et Raz mentioned 🗣️🗣️ Interesting the view of right idealism versus left realism, thanks for the vids and for exporting french politics !

[@rika.furude]

LES GOATS

[@covfefe1787]

thats what we call a cult and everone to the right of stalin is literally Hitler

[@lssl1306]

That was a great video, but I think you missed out on discussing the impact of social media, both in expanding the National Rally's reach and as a space for political confrontation during the elections, all of which specifically regarding young people

[@Kaelllinn]

Zawa mentionné, incroyable!!

[@rwatertree]

My French teacher told me over a decade ago about elections when he was in France that played out similarly. Maybe there simply is a large constituency of voters for whom economic and social policy are much less important than ethnicity. The guy who wanted a "big shock" was probably thinking of mass deportations programme. As one rightist told me, 'Welfare and tax policy aren't going to stop churches from being burned.'

[@EddiKh]

As a much as i share disdain for the neoliberal I must say that the implication that Macron was conspiring with the right when he called the elections is really dangerous and false

[@PetitPoneyDuVercors26]

There were secret dinners between close men of macron (like one minister, lecornu) and le pen and bardella in the home of one of macron's clan guy, before the european elections Bardella already said he will call for an election after the result of the european ones And the d day macron did it quickly and without informing his prime minister attal and part of his cabinet he didn't discussed that with them his decision was already set One tv host of a far right channel (Praud from Cnews) was even informed of the assembly dissolution before some of macron government But if you look back, a lot of macron's laws passed in the assembly thanks to the RN representatives, so allying a bit with them isn't that far fetched, just he can't do so openly, cuz he was elected against them with most of the left votes at the second turns of presidential elections And a lot of his views are indeed conservative, look at his friends, his wife and her circle, the folks he chose in government that came from the hard right (like interior minister Darmanin)...

[@jeongbun2386]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ❤

[@Sokrabiades]

If you mythologize yourself as a 'partisan of the real', that is just as insane as mythologizing yourself as a 'partisan of God'. 'Everybody is insane except me' is how psychos or sociopaths talk.

[@Chrysobubulle]

Typical of the left. All her points are entirely biased 😅 She’s saying that the far right is now appearing as a government party when clearly if anything the election showed us how demonized it is still

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Would like to see Cappelle discuss the UK elections. Sure Labour won in a landslide but their voter share was lower than 2019

[@444_nathan]

c'est trop la honte ce qui se passe en ce moment

[@rastarapha]

Oue mais c'est une trop grosse dynamique Ça se passe partout, on va pas y échapper

[@itsoffthebabango6090]

À shame vraiment

[@synkaan2167]

@@rastarapha Tu as raison, cela dit dans les années 30 y avait une grosse dynamique aussi, tout le monde n'a pas succombé, l'avenir s'annonce très compliqué mais ne renonçons pas à nous battre ;)

[@MN-vz8qm]

cx'est clair, que les patriotesse soient fait volé les elections par les nouvaux fachos venu de gauche c'est trop triste

[@MN-vz8qm]

@@synkaan2167 L'histoire oublie un peu vite que si la France est tombée c'est à cause des joyeux rublions de gauche qui ont tout fait pour

[@Priya-xc3pe]

Been waiting for this 🤩

[@dairebulson7122]

Macron has got to go The longer Macron and his coalition stays in power, the stronger the far-right grows

[@anushvardazaryan2601]

Hi, Alice! As always thank you for this video! When watching what is happening in France, I was waiting when you will drop video about it, so I can understand what is really going on there. I don't get politics very well. I tried researching videos, articles, etc about left and right wings, so I got a scoop of it. But please, can you suggest videos, books, articles or even make video yourself, about Politics for beginners and what are those wings? Also I would like information not to be biased. As always thank you very much! 😁

[@PokhrajRoy.]

If you had told me that Jean-Luc ‘I can use a hologram’ Mélonchon would be in power, I’d be shook. But he recognises Palestine and really wants to do his best so yay

[@n.n.6771]

What's wrong with him being in power?

[@YM-zf8mt]

@@n.n.6771 absolutely nothing outside the fact that people aren't able to think for themselves outside of what the mainstream media said for the past 10 years

[@GlizzyGlizzers-yj5yr]

He doesn't know anything about good economic policy. We'll be lucky if he hasn't triggered a huge debt crisis by the end of his term.

[@idiocrat3744]

​@@GlizzyGlizzers-yj5yrConservative fearmongering as usual.

[@BoboTMC]

@@n.n.6771 probably him being a racist

[@ariannadibenedetto8673]

As an Italian, I am so jeloaus of how French people are able to mobilize when needed, but also hopeful that one day this will happen in Italy as well.

[@MrWertheron]

Hmmm. I don't think Macron wanted a far right prime minister, based on what we know about Bruno Roger Petit and his other advisors that were in favor of this dissolution, he was expecting a divided left and tho an easy 2nd turn as 4 left candidates would mean an Ensemble candidate in 2d turn in most circonscriptions and left electors would vote for them.

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

There is no Far-Right in France though.

[@MrWertheron]

@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae. Of course the country that invented far right with anti Revolution movements, was one of the most antisemit country at the end of the 19th century, who had politics who collaborates with the nazi (Vichy), and had anti decolonization movements with white supremacists in Algeria has no far rights... my dude, don't know what is your definition of far right, but I'm a bit scared.

[@thomaswright5525]

Thank you so much for this content. It has been said that France and Germany because of their geographic, demographic, economic and geopolitical positions in Europe are the heart and brain of the continent. Whether that's true, it is undeniable that what happens in the french republic over the next few months will go a significant way towards determining the future of the European union, as well as Europe itself. It is so important that this story is being told in a way that might be more comprehensible to our neighbours as well as those further afield who have lost faith in their democracies and might, if France can turn this situation around, look to us for the inspiration they need to reengage and make a positive change for the future. Time is running out for us all. So thank you again so much for making this content.

[@PyRomane]

I am recommending your videos to my Erasmus friends that had asked me what was the situation in France these past few weeks! I liked your video a lot, I liked how you decided to present your ideas, and I think it's a great representation of our country. However, what I will always put the emphasis onto for those elections and those times we live, is that the Left is indeed the closest party to the people, but they missed one portion of the population: people living in rural areas / farmers. I come from the countryside, and by talking with other people also having grown up there, we realised the former places where people were mainly communists, or that trusted the left, nowadays almost all turned to the National Rally. The Left HAS to remember it did loose a very important portion of the people in order to represent all social groups suffering from neoliberalism. I wish one day the Left will achieve to know how to talk to this population, and it would certainly not be with "bobos" from the cities' words. Cities, where the governing power lies, has to understand closely how the countryside thinks and works. Get to the real people and don't let them being brainwashed from National Rally bullshit on their TV/radio!

[@Danipiz666]

If the left now cares about only 2 categories, which are young progressive students and people from the banlieues mostly inmigrants, what could they do to obtain the rural vote? I find it shocking already that those 2 categories did converge voting NFP, I find no reason why a farmer could see their best interest defended by NFP. I make an example. In rural zone, you need a car. The greens basically want to make car the most expensive as they can. This means destoying the countryside if no investment in public transportation is done (spoiler, they are reducing public transportation too). How can someone vote the left with that in mind? Also the migration problem. I'm from Belgium, both my parents are (european) inmigrants. Took so much time for them to learn French. I speak bad italian and 0 spanish (my moms and my dads languages). That is called integration. My parents suffered racism, they were poor, not even considered fully "white" by the 70s standards (south italian was considered african, south american was considered bad too). Still they feel belges now. Nowadays 1nmigrants, mostly musl1m 1nmigrants, identify with their country of origin the most. The left refuses to see the problem that comes with rad1cal 1sl4m. Those are 2 reasons why the left wont obtain rural vote.

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

@@Danipiz666 what you're describing is assimilation not integration, your family experienced discrimination and your response was to mold yourself into what your victimizers so as ideal but your proud of it for some reason. I grew up speaking almost only English and feeling only British, its not that the left refuses to see a problem its that the left humanises Muslims and views them as individuals part of a community instead of a green plague like the right wing. If there is a problem with Muslim integration it certainly isn't helped by right wingers creating an us vs them mentality. after all unlike a half Hispanic half Italian such as yourself speaking only English to appease racist scumbags isn't going to change how I'm perceived by the far right I could even emulate their beliefs and politics and it wouldn't help. As the many racist comments directed against rishi Sunak and even Suella Braverman the posterchild for the "good brown person" that the far right can stomach accepting being "assimilated" isn't enough I can't change my skin colour so I will always be a pak1.

[@MoiJ5]

Merci Alice, j'ai beaucoup d'amis étrangers et bien qu'ils soient très au courant des politiques europeennes et en Europe, ils ne comprennent pas en general, notre point de vue sur l'actualité, notamment nos critiques sur un président qui est très bien vu à l'étranger. C'est très bien résumé et très clair et très complet, merci ! 🙏 Je viens originellemment du monde des médias et je le trouve décevant donc c'est toujours super de découvrir ce genre de chaines. Bonne continuation

[@AshkanPacino13]

According to a poll by Institut français d'opinion publique in 2020, 46% of Muslims gave the view that their religious beliefs were more important than the values and laws of the French Republic, more than twice the fraction of the French public (17%). Among Muslims under 25 years of age a large majority (74%) considered their religion more important than French laws and values. but you don't ever talk about that, and keep in mind as more and more of them come the less they will integrate.

[@redstatesaint]

It's almost as if the republic itself didn't value those principles for centuries that led to the impoverishment of the geographies where your "non-assimilated" migrants come from. Their idiocy is that they are honest. Not like Macron or Le Pen, who use the garb of republican or "french" values, for whom these values are a hindrance in their pursuit for power. Did CdG adhere to the "french", republican values when he sent his troops to indochina to reclaim french colonies? Or in Algeria? The fundamentalism of the oppressed has, historically, always emerged from realising the hypocrisy of the universal principles through which imperial power justify their rule. Haïti, Viet Nam, Algeria...there is a long list. And, it is only the Left, everywhere in the world, that takes those ideals seriously and actually works towards deradicalizing the fundamentalism of the oppressed because they begin with acknowledging the hypocrisy and the oppression. The right and the centre either ignore the existence of such phenomena, pathologize it, or double down through myths of the other. I mean, you could literally prove this process of deradicalization through a game theoretic model as well (increase the stakes of participants in the maintenance of the system/institution/principles), and then arrive at the conclusion that the Left's agenda is literally the only way forward for a healthy, peaceful and democratic society.

[@AshkanPacino13]

@@redstatesaint the French values muslim oppose are secularism, lgbt and women rights and democracy, this has nothing to do with the right or left, their religion trumps all else, and btw if they ever grow large enough that don't need the liberal/left protection they will vote conservative the moment they can.

[@Danipiz666]

​@@AshkanPacino13 she will never talk about that. She just can't. Leftists live in their own world where everyone can leave in peace. I wish it was like that but it is not. Homo homini lupus.

[@DerAua]

@@AshkanPacino13 They won't vote conservative. They'll vote conservative muslim. And we all know what that's gonna mean for the french people.

[@labobinette]

After a quick Google search the numbers in that study are 15% for Catholics 38% for Muslims and 57% for 15-25 years old, and the question asked is not the same for some reason (which is rather strange in a statistic study) for Catholics it's: Do you agree with the following statement: "The norms and rules set by your religion are more important than the law of the Republic" ? ( 7% answer fully agree, 8% answers somewhat agree) while for Muslim it's: Do you agree with the following statement: "Islamic law (Sharia) is more important than the law of the Republic" ? ( 18% answer fully agree, 20% answers somewhat agree) Now, I'm not religious myself and I would rather see both those numbers to be 0%, but some things to notice are: - the survey was self-administered - the study had 1000 participants from the "general population" and 500 more that self identify as Muslim - it was performed a few daysafter the Samuel Paty barbaric murder to that question for Muslims participants (no details for catholics): - The older they are, the less they agree - The lower the level of education, the more they agree - Those from low-income suburbs agrees nearly 2x more than from wealthy suburbs, downtown is in the middle. It's as if the rising climate of hatred for Muslims increases the communotarism especially in the younger unpriviledged Muslim population ? Some other numbers from this survey: - 87% of Muslims agree with the 1905 secularism law (87% for the general population) - 75% agree to organize a referendum to enshrine the principle of secularism at the same level as equality, liberty, fraternity (84% for the general population)

[@Masonmadesunshines]

I love this video. Thanks Alice! 🫂 Btw, where is you tshirt from?

[@vdghj93]

Alice, comme beaucoup d'autres partisans de gauche (mais aussi de droite), penser que tu détiens la vérité sur tout et que ton camp est celui du réel quand les autres sont de dangereux psychopathes restera une attitude non seulement détestable mais aussi très dangereuse et amenant au sectarisme. Énormément de gens dans ce pays (mais ailleurs aussi) se reconnaissent dans les positions/propositions de partis différents. Beaucoup sont d'accord avec la position du RN sur l'immigration ou sur la sécurité, beaucoup rejoignent Macron sur l'UE et beaucoup rejoignent la gauche sur la réforme des retraites. Le modèle français de la Veme république est dépassé on est d'accord mais il ne faut pas se méprendre et oublier que ce modèle est basé sur l'ultra domination d'un bloc ou d'un parti sur tous les autres et par conséquent sur l'écrasement TOTAL des autres qui n'ont pas voté pour le bloc gagnant (quand bien même 70% de la population serait opposée au bloc gagnant). Si on change de République (VIeme) il ne faut pas changer pour changer. Il faut apprendre, et ce sera difficile dans un pays où la culture du compromis et du dialogue est quasi inexistante, à prendre des mesures qui respectent le plus grand de nombre de français dans leurs préoccupations et leurs revendications. Si on est pas capable de faire ça alors ne changeons rien et ecrasons les autres en les méprisant. Que Macron le fasse, que la gauche le fasse ou que le RN le fasse ce sera vécu de la même façon par la majorité des gens. Cordialement

[@aweirdredguy3885]

Une question, êtes vous masochiste?

[@vdghj93]

@@aweirdredguy3885 Et ta sœur elle l'est ? Question stupide réponse stupide.

[@Starnate77]

@@vdghj93 Point de vue intéressant. Merci de rappeler que la sacro-sainte gauche, le camp des promesses non tenues et de la France travestie en fourre-tout du Tiers-monde, qui a accouché de Macron en 2016, n'est probablement pas l'eldorado auquel croient les citoyens de ce pays en plein déclin.

[@eleaveseliottco9335]

Thank you so SO much for this, as a French person who was really concerned by these elections, this is the perfect summary to educate my relatives and foreign acquaintances about what is actually happenning (even though apparently most foreign media says that these elections were problematic). Great video ! ✨✨

[@ziyuz-qo8yz]

Fact: Marcon aligned with the left to fight the far right. Your assumption: Marcon wants a far right prime minister. What a genius.

[@rastarapha]

LoL

[@samba780]

Macron has made it quite clear he hoped to have a far right PM in order to push through with histoire réformes ans cornerise the far right. He did not, at any point, align with the left, instead he persisted in concentrating his rethoric and criticism against the left. What saved us is basically the fact that his MPs had to relly on left candidate desisting in order not to be completly flattened by the far right.

[@Palmier_nain]

You don't understand french politic lol, listen to the video again

[@IHATEGOOGLESOMUCHFUCK]

She just lies ​@@Palmier_nain

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

There is no Far-Right in France though.

[@michaelmundy5754]

Alice, it was a joy listening to your cogent, erudite and wise analysis framing the political dynamics and terrain across France in these shifting, struggling and turbulent times. Moreover, delineating real paths to equitable, just, moral and virtuous governance - with sound, sustainable mitigating policy solutions for the collective good. Thank you and much best wishes in your future endeavors.

[@LTDM-m2c]

French conservative here, just some insight that this video is very far left leaning and very biaised. None of the major concerns of France, that Far right is tackling, are merely adressed in the video. The major problem of the left, very much embodied in this video, is that they feel truth and morals belong to them, and suffice for the republic. Completely oblivious to power struggles of our days…

[@00PlPu00]

Nice way to write while saying nothing

[@fantuswitt9063]

Yeah as German classical liberal who is slightly right leaning it’s pretty obvious. The left really loves language games

[@Tigerman303]

Well it's pretty obvious she is a socialist, and there's nothing wrong with that.

[@paulm749]

​@@00PlPu00 - and _WHOOSH_ goes the irony.

[@VincentBonnefille]

très bon résumé... bien plus la mise en perspective pédagogique (en prenant le temps pour les non habitant.x en France) vous oblige à tout bien déplier, citer, refaire le fil Ce retour sur le réel m'a bien plu, merci bonne continuation

[@guisilva9815]

5:05 Brazilians: 🫢🫢🫢

[@phillipanselmo8540]

they tried both

[@RaphaPortoRP]

​@@phillipanselmo8540 Yeah! Coup in 1964, elections in 2018.

[@nikola4362]

I heard from a political analyst that the united left in france wont be able to govern properly because there are too big differences among them. He also said Le Pens party isnt as far right as some are trying to make it seem. I know nothing about french politics and parties but I wonder if there is any truth to what the analyst said.

[@Palmier_nain]

First thing is true, but the first problem is Macron that doesn't want to cooperate and name a left prime minister as he should do. Also the assembly is divided in 3 almost equivalent bocks that hate each other so nobody can vote laws because nobody have a clear majority The second thing is false, the "conseil d'état" a centrist public organisation have defined Marine Lepen of being far right. Also the party as been founded by SS so...

[@nikola4362]

​@@Palmier_nainthank you very much! 🙏

[@Sx-xy2zi]

I know labour isnt amazing but im so glad here in the uk we got rid of the tories finally from government. But there is much to do to fix the economy snd country to pursue socially positive and redistributive programs due to the debt snd weak and crumbling infrastructure the Tories put us in It has been alarming and depressing see the classic far right populism of when things are not going well, then blame immigration and minorities in society as the negative elements to be targeted. I thought we as society would move ever more towards socially democratic Scandinavian style models even if they werent fully redistributive due to the underlying capitalism. But instead weve become this terminally online economies that are only joined together by their tech, finance, and too an extent big pharmaceutical industries which make for most of the valuation of the economy over things like how green something is and how well a system works to have us growing but also respecting the underlying ecological systems we depend upon.

[@somethingelse9228]

Labour = Tories

[@ikhnatonosiris7166]

Didn't you guys vote for the red Tories? 🤨

[@Catthepunk]

​@@somethingelse9228no one likes Labour but you have to admit they'll do less damage than if the conservatives got in again. Just don't rely on party politics to get a more just society

[@LeDore38]

The labour will probably disappoint and reform will rise. I hope I'm wrong.

[@owentill]

Yeah and I agree that Labour isn’t perfect but it’s irritating to see the left divided with a bunch of people still upset that Starmer isn’t Corbyn. It doesn’t make him a Tory just because he isn’t, Starmer’s party is still the party promising rail renationalising etc they’re not exactly right wing. It’s a sort of childish spiteful criticism with not very much in the way of actual substance if you ask me. For better or for worse, in 2019 Corbyn proved that the right so are so scared of him that they would come out in such high numbers (note I am not arguing that the centre or left particularly DISLIKED him per se) as to grant someone as odious as Johnson an 80 seat majority. I personally would not have minded Corbyn in charge but just because WE liked him does not mean he can win and he indeed won’t and I’m not willing to sacrifice the country to the tories over some spiteful “they’re red tories” division.

[@skando_a]

incredible video!! My heart warmed up a little hit when you talked about the good judies dany raz and cass 💕 thank you so much for all of this!

[@ila9063]

I really enjoyed your interpretation of the left as the real and believe we need more discussions in this space. Leftists are commonly criticised for being idealists yet their policies reflect a concern for the issues affecting millions of people on the ground. It’s a destructive, misleading narrative, just as so many right wing narratives are.

[@anitapoulou]

I find it strange that you never address the elephant in the room, which is the institutional setting in the case of France. Namely, the fact that general elections result from a district-by-district two-round majority vote prevents proportional representation, gives rise to uncanny electoral alliances like NFP and potentially causes the most popular parties (RN) to obtain few seats. Were the institutional setting different, we would have a similar situation as Italy where the parliament has a far-right majority.

[@cazwalt9013]

The left collaborated with macrons party to drop their candidates from the triangulars and did tactical voting to keep RN mps out. The results of the elections definitely don't represent the French electorate which was shown clearly in the EU elections

[@Rick_Cleland]

@@cazwalt9013 So the Leftists cheated?

[@Fruzhin5483]

Well... That's a lot of bollocks. The RN won the popular votes and more people voted for them or the centrists. The reason why the left got more seats is not because of "great mobilisation" but because of the coridore sanitare with the centrists who supported them in the second rounds (so much for the bad centrists that are sabotaging the left) The left isn't one big party, it's a disfuntional alliance that has already started fracturing thanks to Melenson being so unlikable, making them A) not one single body B) most likely to have it's rational elements just go and work with Macron You people have to realize that you lack both the support of the general population, as well as the unity of the centrists or the right. Can't really claim the moral ground as well. But then again, I am certain next time will better, right?

[@00PlPu00]

yOu PeOpLe

[@Fruzhin5483]

@@00PlPu00 Yes, "you people" who proclaim to be working for the general population and yet ignore what they want, because it clashes with the artificial morality that has been ingrained in left leaning circles. Not wanting immigrants is "racists, biggoted, uneducated" and yet 37% of the alegable voter base is actively supporting such policies. That is with 10 more than the "GRAND ALLIANCE OF THE LEFT". At best the Left represents barely 1/4 of the political spectrum in France. This is not from yesterday. Take the hint, for god sake. But given your immature response, what else can we expect?

[@Fruzhin5483]

@@00PlPu00 Keep coping, better luck next time

[@00PlPu00]

@@Fruzhin5483 bEtTeR lUcK

[@RahulSam]

Merci pour cette excellente vidéo, Alice! My partner and I hope to move to France in three years after our postgraduate studies, and we're now learning French. Seeing the surprising election results made me very happy. The rest of us have a lot to learn from the French leftists. Love from Australia!

[@AlexanderEM4840]

16:55 that graph is how the french election system works, the most popular party wins, presuming no election interference. By observing the first round, and pulling candidates, leftists and centrists chose who you could vote for based on your region, forcing you to vote tactically or to not vote at all. That is contempt for french democracy, and a complete disregard for the voters free choice. RN coalition got 37% of the votes, second place (left) got 26%, meanwhile RN has only 24% of the parlament, in a system made to favor the most popular party.

[@00PlPu00]

Says the Prager U fan... *facepalm*

[@user98344]

​@@00PlPu00 Did he said something wrong?

[@Saidor570]

Trump won the presidency in 2016 without winning the popular vote.

[@Denasgurman]

Really good video, thank you for your work !

[@Guy-fm7sr]

I love your videos but this one feels a bit biased. Your very rightfully addressed the problems and dangers imposed by right wing parties, however you completely overlooked the practices that led and will probably keep leading to their rise in popularity, predominantly the surge in crime, the drop in safety across French cities and the far-left violence that was demonstrated in the "celebration" riots following their victory.

[@sierrabarry6864]

Subscribed. Great video!