Obviously the mania applies also to Macron himself. His recent mania of touring the 'hexagon' doing his televised debate spectacles, for example. Local mayors were accorded the right to pose questions that he would appear to carefully take note of, before giving interminable discourses that seem to do more to mesmerise than impress his audiences.
During such debates no one would bring up subjects that might trouble the French President. The subjects were limited to local problems that they hoped the government would solve.
The motive of these endless debates, was to defuse the explosive anger of les gilets jaunes. It was however, a bad calculation. For over four months les gilets jaunes have been protesting. There have been deaths, many people have suffered from serious injuries. Properties and vehicles have been destroyed or badly damaged, and shops have been pillaged by those the French call casseurs.
During last Saturday's protests even Le Fouquet's, a famous and rather expensive Parisian restaurant, was targeted and damaged also by arsonist casseurs.
Castaner, the minister of the Interior, declared during the following parliamentary meeting that there was a problem of 'management'. He actually used the English word, perhaps to baffle the critics of what is left of the opposition. Whatever, it was ill chosen, obviously because it comes down to an admittance of his own guilt, simply because he is the manager.
Rather than organise a debate with the first concerned, Macron apparently prefers to go round the richer estates of those who, seemingly in his view, matter more. A fatal mistake. Les gilets jaunes are planning to establish their own political party, in order to be heard. All the negative consequences of the weekly demonstrations, might never have been as such, had Macron descended from his high
horse, and proposed to organise a meeting with a delegation of les gilets jaunes, to try to finally reach some sort of understanding.
Clearly it is this disdain, mixed perhaps with fear, that angers the protesters more than anything else. It's this rehashed, class division that is constantly fanning the flames of their anger and frustration.
Incredibly Macron seems quite oblivious to this. The lack of respect he seems to have for ordinary people, for the nation he is supposed to represent, is made even more apparent by his having sneakily authorised his agreement to the UN pact, which constitutes signing away a degree of French sovereignty. The same applies to his signing an agreement with Merkel, concerning a joint, mythic European army. These commitments were made without any previous debate, without ever seeking to first obtain the approval of his electors, or a prior agreement with the leaders of any other European nation.
This, in fact, is the core of Macronmania, or Macron's megalomania. He has a mania of gazing at the stars. Not the galactic stars of the infinite cosmos that one might observe with wonder and humility. The humility one naturally feels when one is aware of how small and insignificant one is in relation to the vast universe. No, Macron gazes at the stars of the European flag. A meaningless, unimaginative flag that totally lacks any historical significance.
His aspiration was already apparent the day he was elected President of France. He made sure it was primarily embellished by this meaningless flag. By this was he not giving priority to an ideology, including the federalisation of Europe, far above the reality and cultural identity of the nation that elected him President?
Not long ago he wrote his famous letter sent to all heads of European States, even going to the trouble of having it translated in as many different languages. The letter was not received as well as he might have hoped.
When Macron publicly claims that nationalism is the opposite of patriotism, he makes a fool of himself. When he insults the Italians and tries to give moral lectures to member States of the Visegrád Group who defend their sovereignty and their individual constitutions, he not only reveals his inordinate disrespect, but he also shows how over eager he is in supporting the inane establishment's (UN, EU, etc.) ideology regarding immigration and globalisation.
Ironically this idea riddled with flaws like a boat full of holes, has started to sink. There is even a growing number of socialists who are beginning to feel that their feet are getting wet.
And when György himself prophesies that the EU will fail, unless the eurocrats start getting their act right, this is most significant, as well as curious. All more so coming from the multibillionaire who has spent many millions launching a boat full of holes.
If such is the case, there would be several thousands of gilets jaunes, millions of their supporters, and maybe as many millions of Europeans who would not be adverse to seeing Macron go down with it.
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Text and image © Mirino. March, 2019
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Premières observations de ma part à propos de la lettre de Macron (trop longue pour inscrire comme commentaire).
Brexit était le résultat de la politique déraillée de l'UE que Monsieur Macron a toujours soutenu. Essayer d'ôter les nations et l'identité nationale est essayer de miner l'Europe et sa richesse la plus importante. Essayer d'ôter la souveraineté des nations est essayer d'ôter leur âme, de miner leur histoire, leur patrimoine et leur culture.
Signer en douce le pacte de l'ONU est trahir la souveraineté de la France dont Monsieur Macron prétend représenter.
Ce n'est ni l'UE ni l'ONU qui a déterminé la paix et la fraternité européenne. C'est l'histoire et la communication. Cette même histoire et communication qui devraient aujourd'hui inclure la Russie au lieu de l'ostraciser de manière mesquine, dangereuse et irresponsable. Il va sans dire que la Russie est un grand pays avec lequel l'Europe partage tant d'histoire, et sans lequel, malgré tout, l'Europe n'aurait pas pu survivre à la dernière guerre. De même, Monsieur Macron, dont l'histoire ne semble pas être son point fort, devrait se rappeler de l'effort et les sacrifices faits par les Etats Unis, pour libérer l'Europe. Rappelez-vous Monsieur Macron, au lieu de vouloir aussi ostraciser les Etats Unis.
Croire que l'Europe sous son drapeau sans histoire, sans signification et sans âme, puisse se défendre sans la coopération logistique et militaire des Etats Unis, est bien naïf. Et d'ailleurs quasi traiter l'Europe comme si c'est déjà une 'force unie' redoutable, capable de faire la guerre contre tous ceux qui ne partagent pas les mêmes valeurs, est quand même ridicule. D'autant plus lorsqu'on considère que depuis déjà bien d'années l'EU nous a constamment obligé d'accueillir trop d'immigrants qui ne partagent point nos valeurs et ne les partageront jamais.
La souveraineté nationale n'est pas nécessairement ou uniquement la capacité de pouvoir se défendre militairement ou même économiquement. C'est bien plus profond. C'est l'autodétermination selon les besoins et les souhaits d'un peuple souverain. D'ailleurs même la Chine ne peut pas vanter d'être économiquement indépendante, car elle dépend totalement sur sa clientèle internationale.
Et le 'progrès', un mot trop employé aujourd'hui, dans un milieu qui parfois semble prendre le progrès pour la régression, n'est pas non plus, avancer aveuglement en congédiant tout ce que l'Europe a de vrai, et de bien, ses cultures diverses, ses racines historiques et religieuses, et sa foi.
Si l'UE représentait les aspirations des Européens, il y aurait eu bien moins de problèmes, bien moins de divisions, mais ce club exclusif qui semble se moquer des principes de la démocratie, a manifestement sa propre idéologie, soutenue sans réserve par Emanuel Macron.
Quelques pensées pour commencer. Il y en auront bien d'autres. Mais un homme qui ne semble pas avoir le courage de faire face aux français qui ne lui font pas confiance, pour cause, est mal placé pour donner des leçons aux autres pays européens. Un homme qui ne semble pas être capable de résoudre les problèmes de la France ne pourrait jamais résoudre ceux de l'Europe, et il serait bien prétentieux de le croire.
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