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French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges (www.lemonde.fr)

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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 124 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Here in the US they wouldn't even have the shame to drop out.

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And a lot of people wouldn’t even care

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 42 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, far too many people would cheer it on a some sort of "own the libs" "joke"

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly right. They might consider it initially, but then they'd realize that they got an increase in support from the MAGA base and they'd lean into it.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

Polling bonus for triggering the libs.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

It would be a talking point if they were republican

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They would be smiling in their official public portrait while wearing it and throwing Heil Hitler arms

I really wish we could start treating Nazis like we used to