> after the ban on LePen running Can't even steal millions of euro anymore without being criminally prosecuted; it's political correctness gone mad! Like, wha

> after the ban on LePen running Can't even steal millions of euro anymore without being criminally prosecuted; it's political correctness gone mad! Like, what do you want them to do, say "okay, you stole four million euro, but that's okay because you're a very special politician"? That would seem to set an unfortunate precedent. There _are_ countries who seem to often take this approach (notably the US), but, ah, it doesn't seem to work that well. Sarkozy was also criminally convicted, FWIW (for corruption, multiple times); this isn't France being being mean to the ol' Nazis. They're just okay with prosecuting politicians generally. It's a substantial list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_politicians_convicted_of_crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_politicians_co...