Politics War and Culture
A blog about Politics, Warfare, Culture and how they interact. I comment on current events and post occasional essays.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
More B-2 bombers have been deployed to Diego Garcia, a sign that the war against the Houthis in Yemen is escalating.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Chaos in the House as a Republican rebellion shuts down votes...
Monday, March 31, 2025
Marine Le Pen barred from running in 2027 election in shock conviction.
La Pen was likely to win in 2027. Macron has made a mess of things and Le Pen is fairly popular. But she's been labeled far-right, and for once the slur might have at least a little proof to it. Her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, was canceled for not denouncing Nazis enough, though his daughter had little to do with that. There are folks that say that Le Pen was a liability for National Rally for this reason.
Though I am guessing it both her semi-skeptical views on Ukraine and immigration that are the real reason this case was brought. Both things are very unpopular among the normal folks but Europe has been pulling out all the stops to prevent anyone from seriously challenging it.
If there is any good news for National Front, it's the fact that they have a lot of time to figure it out. The next election isn't until 2027, so that should be enough time to either double down on Le Pen or replace her with someone else. I am guessing they will keep their options open though right now it is far too early to figure out what they will actually be doing.
The main problem I see for the powers that be is that this will almost certainly make Le Pen into a martyr. That is exactly how it happened with Donald Trump and though Le Pen might not be able to run in 2027, folks will vote for National March just because they are upset about what happened to her. Would Trump have won in 2024 if it wasn't for the shame prosecution? Maybe but it certainly helped him out. I think the same thing could very well happen in France in 2027...
Sunday, March 30, 2025
New Mexico GOP headquarters attacked in apparent arson incident.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
California under investigation for law that hides changes in "gender identity" from parents.