I don't agree. Twenty-three years ago, there were massive protests because the far right made it to the second round of the elections. Eight years ago, people voted for Macron to prevent the far right from coming to power. Things have really gotten worse since Macron.
Even though I’ll grant you that some left-wing parties, like the Communists, did advocate limiting immigration up until the early 1990s, France had, since 1945, reembraced anti-fascism and tolerance—thanks in large part to the efforts of the Communists working alongside De Gaulle.
The US had a campaign to educate Americans about fascism. Citizen's United is a major problem here. It has hardened corporatization by consolidating corporations and the billionaire class. Add religion -- what a horrific cocktail. Democracy doesn't have a chance.
I agree... And that's my disappointment with France during the last 20 years (Sarkozy the first piece of shit), because a large part of our 'elite' pushes to follow that American model...
That's why we tried to keep religion at a personal level (and thus avoid the public sphere) with the law on secularism, and why we separated church and state much earlier.
We're not even a true democracy. The Southern gents, who lived off the work of slaves, forced the 3/5ths compromise. Horrible. And, I was enlightened about this... Take a read. I won't spoil it. 'The Greatest Heist In History' share.google/2JPvCt2YUqVI...