“J’ai eu une vie assez droite, je ne me suis jamais conduit comme un salaud” [I have lived a rather righteous life, I never behaved like a bastard]
Jean-Marie le Pen [condemned for apology of war crimes (1969), contestation of crimes against humanity (2009), Holocaust denial (1988, 2006), antisemitism (1986), racial hatred (2005, 2008), provocation to discrimination against Muslims (2004, 2006) and Roma (2017), and insults (1993, 1998, 2018), demoted of his European parliamentary immunity (1997), suspended from the European parliament for assault (2000), suspected of misappropriation of public funds (2019) and of torture in Algeria, founder of the extreme-right Front National (1972), &tc., &tc., speaking on France Inter]
Archive for extreme-right
quote of the year
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Algeria independence war, anti-semitism, apology of war crimes, European Parliament, extreme-right, France Inter, Front National, Jean-Marie le Pen, quotes, racism on October 19, 2019 by xi'an
la peste gagne…
Posted in pictures with tags European elections, extreme-right, France, French politics, infographics, Le Monde, votes on May 27, 2019 by xi'an
(Source: Le Monde, 27 Mai 2019)
And in a more balanced presentation:
(Source: Le Monde, 27 Mai 2019)
both sides [no comment]
Posted in Statistics with tags anti-Nazis, dictature, Donald Trump, ethics, extreme-right, far-right, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Maduro, Nazis, politics, quotes, sides, UK politics, United Kingdom, US politics, USA, Venezuela on August 28, 2017 by xi'an
“I think there is blame on both sides and I have no doubt about it.” Donald Trump, Aug 15, 2017
“What I condemn is the violence that’s been done by any side, by all sides, in all this.” Jeremy Corbyn, Aug 7, 2017
God save the Queen, the fascist Marine [hopefully the last quotes!]
Posted in Kids with tags anti-fascism, extreme-right, French elections, Front National, Marine Le Pen, negationism, revisionism, run-off, Russia on May 6, 2017 by xi'an
«I want to destroy the EU, not Europe! The EU is deeply harmful, it is an anti-democratic monster. I want to prevent it from becoming fatter, from continuing to breathe, from grabbing everything with its paws and from extending its tentacles into all areas of our legislation.» M. Le Pen, 3 June 2014
« …the European flag, the one I will banish from official buildings.» M. Le Pen, 18 April 2017
«The issue of [the existence of] gas chambers [in Nazi concentration camps], I think we should be allowed to also discuss this issue.» Jean-François Jalkh [temporary president of Front National] April 2000
«But you think that there is real freedom of the press in France [when compared with Putin’s Russia]? Ninety-nine percent of the journalists are leftists!.» M. Le Pen, 3 June 2014
