Every critical political thinker knew this was the course a Macron government would follow. Let us hope that Marie Le Pen´s claim that the Macron administration was the last stage before her own victory was wrong. This may be bad news for the EU political elite, but not for the international corporations and finance institutes who see democracy as an inconvenience that interferes with their business. Not to forget are the “Ooooh EU´s” and reactionary liberals, who will effortlessly morph into fascism. It was interesting to read the first comments on Twitter that should a second Brexit referendum be called and the Leavers should appear in yellow vests in London the army should be called out. We have been here before.
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