I’ve watched the rise of Trumpism and the National Rally – and the fake narratives about nationhood they peddle to voters
I was waiting for a friend in a bar when Donald Trump was convicted on all counts by a jury of his peers. Naturally, I bought the bartender a shot to celebrate – and, of course, I mentioned it on social media.
That didn’t make someone I know happy. “It’s a shame that people rejoice when a former president gets convicted. The world is laughing at us, Biden is a clown!” they wrote. “Why do you care what happens here. You live in France. You have no idea what we are going through. Gas prices, food prices, crime, 100,000 people a year dying from fentanyl, inflation. If you dislike our country, renounce your citizenship.”
Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/27/us-france-far-right-donald-trump-national-rally
Author : Alexander Hurst
Publish date : 2024-06-27 06:00:31
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