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While Philippe has some sharp analysis, it feels like both of you still trying to explain away the reality a bit.

--Treating the public's evaluation of Zemmour/Le Pen as the product part of some propaganda campaign, as opposed to...a reasonable assessment of the statements and public lives of the two of them.

--Talking about the prospects for a Le Pen/Zemmour-type candidate, while mostly ignoring that Macron has succeeded by managing to claim the center. This is particularly relevant for the polarization discussion.

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"The French public opinion has been for years, in fact for decades, very strongly opposed to immigration."

And yet the winning candidate somehow never reflects this strong preference of the electorate. Funny how I never see any of the supposed defenders of democracy take an interest in this disconnect.

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I came here looking for a post on economics to understand why you are so brilliant in every takes except in macroeconomics, where you are almost unreadable for an econometrics major like me.

Then I read this discussion with Philip and I got it: you both are not economist, so you have a "normie theory of economics".

If I told you both about France double deficit or German deflationary policies and its pit-effect on world economy you would not get it.

SAD!

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Term/word counts

Zemmour - 41

Le Pen - 88 (hah)

Macron - 27

Sorry who was running again?

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