France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections ( apnews.com )

PARIS (AP) — France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of high-stakes legislative elections that may see a surge in support for political extremes.

Snap national elections called by pro-business moderate President Emmanuel Macron have plunged the country into a hasty and disorderly electoral race, in which hate speech is becoming a growing concern.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Wednesday that the government ordered the shutdown of several groups peddling extremist hatred. A series of decrees announcing the shutdown outlined investigations into the groups and said they posed risks of violence.

The groups affected include GUD, known for violence and antisemitism. Its members have supported far-right political leader Marine Le Pen in the past.

Le Pen’s National Rally party is leading all polls ahead of the two-round elections, June 30 and July 7, while Macron’s centrist alliance is lagging far behind. However, the outcome remains highly uncertain due to the complex, two-stage voting system and potential political alliances.

eldavi , (edited )

preemptively striking at groups from both the left the right at the same time; biden should take notes.

flamingos ,
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What groups from the left? The article doesn't mention any left-wing groups that were ordered to dissolve.

eldavi ,

they're called the "radical muslim groups" in the article; along the same vein that people protesting the genocide are "antisemitic"

flamingos ,
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The only Muslim group mentioned is hardly left-wing:

Another decree targeted a group called Jonas Paris, which it said claims to support France’s Muslim community but instead promotes violence, hate and discrimination toward non-Muslims, women and LGBTQ+ people.

Also, the antisemitism talked about in the article is genuine hatred of Jewish people, not just anti-Israel rhetoric.

eldavi , (edited )

Also, the antisemitism talked about in the article is genuine hatred of Jewish people, not just anti-Israel rhetoric.

i was referring to the american version of the anti-isreal rhetoric; there's a bill in congress that will enable labeling anti-genocide protestors as antisemitic and will give our government the ability to treat them as a hate group as was done in france with the radical islamic group thing.

jonas paris is the example used to justify the labeling like fox news shows stock footage of gang violence to activate their base or democrats pointing to project 2025 to activate theirs.

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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Where do these radical Muslim groups in the U.S. exist? Because I've never seen them anywhere.

gravitas_deficiency ,

It’s code for “Muslims and brown people in general”. It’s just a fig leaf to cover the prejudice up.

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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It's so weird how some Americans are so terrified of Muslims. They've likely never even met a Muslim considering they're about 1% of the population.

eldavi ,

i suspect there's too few in this country to see these kinds of groups.

Akasazh ,
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Unfortunately the French left wing is so divided on ideological grounds that they put themselves out of any electoral range

autotldr Bot ,

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Snap national elections called by pro-business moderate President Emmanuel Macron have plunged the country into a hasty and disorderly electoral race, in which hate speech is becoming a growing concern.

Another targeted group, called Les Remparts, is accused of inciting hate, discrimination and violence toward foreigners and non-white people, according to Interior Ministry decrees reviewed by The Associated Press.

Another decree targeted a group called Jonas Paris, which it said claims to support France’s Muslim community but instead promotes violence, hate and discrimination toward non-Muslims, women and LGBTQ+ people.

Noting similar videos that have appeared in Germany, the group said, ‘’these expressions of unbridled racism reflect a climate of the freeing-up of racist speech, fed by the worrying scores of the far right’’ in recent elections around Europe.

His proposal to prevent dual citizens from accessing certain “strategic” state jobs in particular attracted the ire of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who said it revealed the true objectives of a party that has long been tied to xenophobia and racism.

Bompard said the National Rally’s program would contribute to making the rich richer, at the expense of the poorest 30% share of the population, while Attal accused the 28-year-old Bardella of personally benefiting from the measure.

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