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14 minutes agoHe and his supporters HATE when you call him far-left.
We have had a debate for months on his wikipedia page over whether or not he is far left.
- Said Ukraine should have respected Russia
- Wrote an entire book attacking the EU
- He was endorsed by the anti-capitalist movement (NPA) in several elections.
- He once called Venezuela a source of inspiration
- Once describe businessmen as “the class of exploiters”
- Called several critics “degenerate bourgeois”
- Sentenced to jail for physically pushing a prosecutor on camera
- He is more to the left than Pedro Sanchez or Jeremy Corbyn
I wrote that he is far-left on his wikipedia page.
Someone deleted it. Someone added “far-left” again. Someone deleted that again. Someone added “far-left” again. The Wikipedia French administrators ended up intervening. His official article now says “Some consider him far-left”.
For the record, 70% of french people surveyed call him far-left:
Here is a statement from him:
“Look at what Chavez achieved in Venezuela. Our goal is similar. We want to transform an angry people into a revolutionary people. This is what we want in France”*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsCwuhXSVG4
Here is the official X account of his political party :
“Capitalism isn’t a system that can be regulated. Our goal is system change”
https://x.com/FranceInsoumise/status/1958528941859422422