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Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Rally (formerly National Front), has died.

A former paratrooper, he led the party from 1972 to 2011 and was known for inflammatory rhetoric, including Holocaust denial and praise for the Nazi-collaborating Vichy regime, which led to multiple convictions.

He ran for president five times, shocking France in 2002 by advancing to the runoff against Jacques Chirac.

A divisive figure, he was expelled from the party by his daughter, Marine Le Pen, in 2015 as she sought to moderate its image.

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[–] Weirdmusic@lemmy.world 147 points 2 months ago

Rest in Piss you fucking Fascist

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 120 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Depressing how so many despicable people get to live to such high ages.

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 2 months ago

It's kinda amazing the type of life you can have when you can afford the best healthcare.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

Pure fucking spite and vinegar.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I don't know how much comfort this will bring, but rest assured that hate-filled bigoted assholes generally don't live long. The constant stress of seething about everyone and everything around them makes guys like Le Pen the exception, not the rule.

The only reason this particular human sphincter lived a long time is because he had access to high-quality medical care.

[–] faercol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 57 points 2 months ago (1 children)

New gender neutral bathroom just dropped

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Looking forward to a long coffee piss on his grave.

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 52 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hell gained another demon today

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Babe where he comes from: he's going home.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 51 points 2 months ago

Rest in piss, fucker.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

REPOSE EN PISSE 🥳🎉🍾

hopefully his daughter follows soon 🤞

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And her nephew (Bardella)

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Shit... 96? Why do they last so long!

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only the good die young.

Also France has kickass health care.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

He probably would want to privatize it

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I celebrate the passing of fascists,

German Fascists, Russian Fascists, American Fascists, French Fascists. you are all the same.

Au revoir, Shoshanna. Rest in piss. Traitor

[–] gubblebumbum@lemm.ee 38 points 2 months ago

shame he got to live that long

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

J'irai pisser sur ta tombe, connard.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Je voyagerai en France pour le faire aussi. Ça deviendra une destination touristique pour pisse !

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hahha, ça tente de faire un tour mondial, Thatcher, Le Pen, Reagan etc. bien pisser sur les tombes de fachos.

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

I know he’ll be looking up at us right now.

[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And, just like that, 2025 is already up for a very good start

[–] idefix@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure they (FN / RN) will leverage on his death to gain voters.

[–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

Rot in piss

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

De mortuis nihil nisi bene.

But I'll make an exception here. Fuck this fucking asshole.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Good riddance.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago
[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Someday soon it'll be drumpf, and it'll become a national holiday.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I hope he's buried next to a black family. Also, congratulations, France, you just got a new public toilet!

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago

New public toilet

[–] iamericandre@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago
[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I’ll never wish death on a person. That’s a line I can’t cross and still think of myself as a good person. That said, I have no problem celebrating a terrible person’s death.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago

"I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."

[–] Mysteriarch@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 months ago

Many of those terrible people don't give you the same courtesy though...

[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago

Good age. Bad guy. RIP.

[–] Numenor@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

When's the new urinal unveiling?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Good shit, hopefully his daughter doesn't last quite as long.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago
[–] ceiphas@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

good riddance...

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He ran for president five times, shocking France in 2002 by advancing to the runoff against Jacques Chirac.

Yeah we were all shocked to find out the huge percentage of overt racists among these colonizers. \s

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What is France colonizing these days?

[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your mom, sister, and daughter most likely... /s

Also, these places:

  • Îles des Saintes
  • Marie-Galante
  • La Désirade
  • Guadeloupe
  • Martinique
  • French Guiana
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Collectivity of Saint Martin
  • Saint Barthélemy
  • Clipperton Island
  • Mayotte
  • Réunion
  • Wallis and Futuna
[–] mat@jlai.lu 2 points 2 months ago

You forgot Kanaky which is maybe the most awful right now (speaking of colonialism). A surprising thing is that some of those overseas are part of France for longer than Nice and Savoy

[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago
[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Progress, one funeral at a time.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

died at midday on Tuesday “surrounded by his loved ones”, his family said in a statement.

Daaaaaammn. Gruaniad, you bitch! lol

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The face of a man trying to contain his hate.

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Il est enterré où?