Summary

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to “wake up” and strengthen its defense in response to Donald Trump’s second-term inauguration.

Highlighting potential U.S. policy shifts, including reduced support for Ukraine and a military pivot to the Pacific, Macron emphasized Europe’s need to reduce reliance on U.S. security.

He called for increased European military spending, robust aid to Ukraine, and guarantees for its security post-war.

Macron’s remarks underscore concerns about U.S. disengagement and aim to prompt Europe to play a larger role in global security.

  • Ethalis@jlai.lu
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    1 day ago

    So when his minister of education said that there was an “islamo-leftism” problem in French universities, that was Lepen’s fault? What about when his interior minister told Lepen that he fault she was getting a bit too soft on immigration? Or when Macron himself said, about two weeks ago, that African countries should thank France for all it did to them? Or when he told us that the left was as dangerous as the far-right?

    I could go on for pages

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      11 hours ago

      there was an “islamo-leftism” problem in French universitie

      I’m not aware if there is, but I agree Islam is bad for EU, and we would be better off without it.
      That said people have their religious freedom to believe what they want. But I really really would prefer if they’d stop believing Islam.
      Christianity is bad too, but Islam is currently probably the worst major religion on the planet.

      BUT!!! Generally the ones on the left are not NEARLY as bad as the Islamists on the right. It’s on the right you find the orthodox, and the most extremists.
      There are branches of Islam that are moderate, and I don’t mind them anymore than I mind my grandmother going to church on Sundays.

      A lot of Muslims are very nice people, I had Muslim friends when I lived in Copenhagen, but they are nice not BECAUSE of their religion, but DESPITE it.