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> As a result, oligarchs like (eg.) Arnault (LVMH) would metaphorically slap Macron like they did on multiple occasions [0][1], and threaten to switch to suppor

• alephnerd 9mo ago
  > some billionaire who makes fancy handbags saying he's going to support a different political party will have zero impact on election results Arnault already has. He's the reason Élisabeth Borne is no longer the PM [0] and why the billionaire tax failed [1]. And his rival Bolloré is the reason why the RN is at the cusp of power [2] > we don't have the cancer that is fox news Instead you have Vivendi and Canal+ who are now owned by Bolloré [3], who has been using the Murdoch/Fox News strategy as well [4]. [0] - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/12/18/emmanuel-macron-a-certain-idea-of-power_6736228_5.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/12/18/emmanu... [1] - https://www.reuters.com/world/frances-richest-man-lvmhs-arnault-slams-proposed-billionaire-tax-2025-09-21/ https://www.reuters.com/world/frances-richest-man-lvmhs-arna... [2] - https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240627-how-the-french-murdoch-carried-le-pen-s-far-right-to-the-brink-of-power https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240627-how-the-french-m... [3] - https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/culture-et-idees/dossier/la-croisade-culturelle-de-vincent-bollore https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/culture-et-idees/dossier/la... [4] - https://rsf.org/fr/derri%C3%A8re-la-campagne-de-d%C3%A9sinformation-contre-rsf-progressif-media-une-bo%C3%AEte-d-influence-sulfureuse https://rsf.org/fr/derri%C3%A8re-la-campagne-de-d%C3%A9sinfo...
  • blibble 9mo ago
    > He already has. He's the reason Elisabeth Borne is no longer the PM [0]. And his rival Bolloré is the reason why the RN is at the cusp of power [1] all before the US went completely off the rails even the AfD are now distancing themselves from the US regime
    • alephnerd 9mo ago
      > all before the US went full retard Oligarchs like Bolloré continued to support, collaborate, and disseminate pro-Putin and pro-Russia media [0][1][2] despite Macron's avowed support for Ukraine and Putin going "full retard". In other cases, oligarchs like Arnault have been personal friends with Trump since the 1980s [3] and have co-invested in his personal businesses for decades. They'll continue to collaborate with Trump as well due to personal, ideological [4] and financial [5] ties. > even the AfD are now distancing themselves from the US regime Yet their backer Dröpfer, who has had a history of support Thiel projects like Vance [6] and continues to maintain capital relations with Thiel [7]. Even in Poland, Tusk came out against sending troops to Greenland [8] due to political pressure from the American funded Polish right [9]. The reality is, the US, China, Russia, and increasingly even India view European states as easily pliable [10] [0] - https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/03/08/les-medias-du-groupe-bollore-ne-craignent-plus-de-defendre-la-russie_6577365_823448.html https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/03/08/les-medi... [1] - https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/03/11/attaque-par-les-medias-bollore-pour-son-soutien-a-l-ukraine-emmanuel-macron-riposte_6578458_823448.html https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/03/11/attaque-... [2] - https://www.streetpress.com/sujet/1741019147-bollore-embauche-propagandiste-pro-poutine-xenia-fedorova-ex-patronne-russia-today-cnews-jdnews-fayard-emission-medias https://www.streetpress.com/sujet/1741019147-bollore-embauch... [3] - https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/trump-e-arnault-antico-legame-imprese-e-politica-AH9EW9D https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/trump-e-arnault-antico-legam... [4] - https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/03/03/comment-le-trumpisme-infuse-dans-la-politique-francaise_6574467_823448.html https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/03/03/comment-... [5] - https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/03/14/l-administration-trump-apporte-son-soutien-au-megaprojet-gazier-controverse-de-totalenergies-au-mozambique_6580976_3244.html https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/03/14/l-administ... [6] - https://www.ft.com/content/cb1cc264-84b9-40da-a484-ff897cd386e4 https://www.ft.com/content/cb1cc264-84b9-40da-a484-ff897cd38... [7] - https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/drohnen-bundeswehr-start-up-peter-thiel-e391731/?reduced=true https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/drohnen... [8] - https://www.reuters.com/world/poland-will-not-send-soldiers-greenland-polish-pm-says-2026-01-15/ https://www.reuters.com/world/poland-will-not-send-soldiers-... [9] - https://china-cee.eu/2026/01/15/poland-monthly-briefing-karol-nawrocki-elected-president-trumps-victory-impacts-polish-politics/ https://china-cee.eu/2026/01/15/poland-monthly-briefing-karo... [10] - https://www.economist.com/china/2025/11/17/europe-sees-china-as-a-rival-china-sees-europe-as-a-has-been https://www.economist.com/china/2025/11/17/europe-sees-china...