Good overview of why the Frogs are mired in such a muddy political pond and running short of Lily Pads to escape onto.  Macaroni turned out to be a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, and after getting himself elected on a platform of moderation and social justice to bring Right & Left together in some imagined happy medium, quickly shed his Sheepskin coat and morphed into an Elitist reverse Robin Hood, stealing from the Poor to give to the Rich.  In the process he did a reasonable reprise of Ronnie Rayguns, eviscerating the Unions and giving tax breaks to the wealthy.

The upshot is a splintered Left which will probably result in Nazi Heiress Marine Le Pen becoming the next Prime Minister, which in no way will resolve the issues behind the protests, but rather drive the country closer to Civil War.

The country could soon have a far-right head of state for the first time since the Vichy regime. In a sense, the Americanization of French society is well under way.


RE