While Macron’s Napoleonic Ambition never seems to be in contact with the wholesale rebellion that is tearing France apart: his Neo-Liberalization of France has met defiance by the seeming leaderless ‘The Great Unwashed’:
https://newleftreview.org/II/115/didier-fassin-anne-claire-defossez-an-improbable-movement
In lieu of National Leadership Macron’s propaganda campaign concentrates on the Leadership of the EU. Unable to lead his home country, he puts his energy to leading a Mythical Europe. With a Plan
The Brexit ‘trap’ — but no contentious eurozone reforms
Sharing refugee burden in exchange for stronger borders
Olive branch to UK on security
‘Buy European’ idea is back — again
Treaty changes
Macron presents himself as The Leader of Europe, while he has proved that he is incapable of leading France, except by police violence. His popularity ratings Jan. 2019, 28%, 32 % as of Feb 2019.
Old Socialist
https://www.ft.com/content/5b4db15c-3f56-11e9-b896-fe36ec32aece
March 05,2019 attempted to post this in the comments section of The Financial Times, but the link for The New Left Review is designated as ‘malformed content’
O.S.
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