On 10/21/2016 at 4:19 PM, arithai12 said:

 

Sure, Hollande might be gone before Brexit is done, but he is only saying what the french voters want to hear, and the one after him will not say or do differently.

 

French voters still want to here that France is a world power, that the French language is an international one, and that France leads the EU. And their pompous and arrogant leaders are happy to perpetuate that denial.

5 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

French voters still want to here that France is a world power, that the French language is an international one, and that France leads the EU. And their pompous and arrogant leaders are happy to perpetuate that denial.

Odd accusation to make against France when it's the Brits who are saying that they will be better off going it alone.

25 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

French voters still want to here that France is a world power, that the French language is an international one, and that France leads the EU. And their pompous and arrogant leaders are happy to perpetuate that denial.

 

That might have been true 20 years ago when Alliance Francaise and others were perpetuating those myths, around the same time Mitterrand and Chirac were trying to stop the anglicisation of French by getting rid of Le Weekend and Le Specs and the like.

I doubt that the issues you raise resonate much with French voters today: they are far more concerned with economics and personal finances.

Hollande is signing the death warrant of the French Left: they will be in the wilderness for decades with his legacy.

1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

 

French voters still want to here that France is a world power, that the French language is an international one, and that France leads the EU. And their pompous and arrogant leaders are happy to perpetuate that denial.

 

Are all leaders pompous and arrogant?