Judith Butlerian Jihad: Honestly, it’s heartening how almost everyone put their differences aside to say “no, I think the fuck not” to the fascists. That’s the real story here.

This is good news, of course, but it’s hard to ignore how news outlets are simply not mentioning that the leftwing Nouveau Front Populaire got the most votes.

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

Not to mention that the right would’ve won if enough of the Macronists hadn’t had the sense to drop out after the first round. I hope that centrist Dems in the US can take note of that.

Honestly, it’s heartening how almost everyone put their differences aside to say “no, I think the fuck not” to the fascists. That’s the real story here.

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