I think people just kinda like to personify things, it happens all the time even with things that aren’t even close to human

I know this is really anecdotal, but it does feel a little different over there now, and not for the better. I can’t really put my finger on what it is, but it does

The road to fascist hell is paved with liberal good intentions

Le Pen has stepped down as head of Front National and isn’t either.

She stepped down in 2021, which was before the last elections, elections in which she was nonetheless the RN’s candidate for president. She also hasn’t ruled out running again in 2027.

So much for “more informed than 90% of people commenting on this story over on reddit.”