All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[Malvolio]

Highly Selective Republicanism. Also known as Hypocritical Republicanism.

I used to say that whenever Ronald Reagan said that he wanted government off of people's backs, what he really meant was that he wanted government off of the back of big business.

[Catlady in training]

Meanwhile, Ukraine has completed its membership questionnaire to become an official candidate for EU membership
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisond...uld-come-next/

The decision is expected in June, I hope the answer is a yes, but of course it's still not a given, because some people care more about money than principles.
My predictions for countries that will be against Ukraine's membership: Germany, Austria, possibly also Hungary, France or Netherlands. I hope I'm wrong, of course, but I tend to have more of a pessimistic outlook, and lately it's more and more often the correct one.

I take no pleasure in saying I told you so:
https://dip.org.ua/en/austria/austri...uropean-union/

[Gray Lensman]

Also known as Hypocritical Republicanism.

You said Republicanism twice.

[Tami]

Macon won, he beat Le Penn in the French Elections.

Oh, and Austria doesn't want Ukraine in the EU.

[numberthirty]

A climate activist who lit himself on fire on Earth Day outside the United States Supreme Court Building has died, according to reports.

Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, died Saturday, a day after he set himself ablaze in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News.

The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. on the plaza in front of the court building.

He was airlifted to a local hospital, where he died.

A Facebook page belonging to a person named Wynn Bruce said he was a Buddhist and a climate activist.

In 2020, Bruce left a cryptic Facebook comment that included a fire emoji and the date of his death, 4/22/2022.

Did any of you hear about this? Because I sure didn't.

https://nypost.com/2022/04/23/wynn-b...supreme-court/

I hadn’t heard anything about that either.

Yeah, I saw it on twitter.

One mention/local news radio/Illinois

[Zauriel]

Macon won, he beat Le Penn in the French Elections.

Oh, and Austria doesn't want Ukraine in the EU.

Macron won. Good for France. And Bye-bye, far right.

[Kieran_Frost]

Macon won, he beat Le Penn in the French Elections.

Well that's a relief; some good news is always welcome.

[JackDaw]

Macron won. Good for France. And Bye-bye, far right.

A centre right candidate gets 58 percent of the vote, with the far right candidate getting 42 percent of the vote (an increase on last time round, in spite of a clear association with Putin).

You really think that’s a good result?

[Tami]

A centre right candidate gets 58 percent of the vote, with the far right candidate getting 42 percent of the vote (an increase on last time round, in spite of a clear association with Putin).

You really think that’s a good result?

Good result? :shrug:

Best possible result under the circumstances? I'd say so.

[Tami]

You said Republicanism twice.

Does that mean if I say it a third time I will resurrect the Ghost of Ronald Reagan?

[JackDaw]

Good result? :shrug:

Best possible result under the circumstances? I'd say so.

Least worst!

[The Cool Thatguy]

Least worst!

As long as one side remains utterly insane, 'least worst' is sadly the best result we can hope for.

[Mister Mets]

Least worst!

Wouldn't a runoff between two far- right groups be worse?

Or if the runoff was between a weaker candidate and Le Pen?

[Catlady in training]

Macon won, he beat Le Penn in the French Elections.

At least one less headache for Europe.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Does that mean if I say it a third time I will resurrect the Ghost of Ronald Reagan?

It’s a possibility. Best not to take any chances.