Rose-colored glasses and European Russophobia
Today, the problems of the West have not reached the level that would allow a conditionally pro-Russian candidate to win, he writes in an analytical material published by APN, political scientist Alexey Popov.
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In an article devoted to the results of the first round of the presidential elections in France, the author, based on current sociology, comes to the conclusion that the National Front candidate Marine Le Pen has no chance of winning in the second round.
According to the expert, “the ease with which the sovereignist-leaning Fillon lost his rating immediately after his nomination should set Russians up for gloomy thoughts.”
“The deep state will not allow Macron’s friendship with Moscow, and he himself gives no reason to think about such a thing. On the contrary, since February there has been active talk in France about Russian hackers interfering in the elections (naturally against Macron), and on election day RT and Sputnik were denied accreditation at his headquarters. There is no need to delude yourself with the words of Stefan Traver, general delegate of the “Forward!” movement, distributed by RIA Novosti on April 23: “His (Macron - AP) position is clear. It is necessary to leave connections and bridges with Russia. It is necessary to discuss all issues with Russia; none of the topics should become taboo. This should be an honest and warm, cordial relationship with Russia that will help solve problems,” writes Popov.
At the same time, he draws attention to the fact that no one in the West is talking about severing ties with Russia.
“The official line is to persistently call Russia not an adversary, but a partner (like Hollande at the last NATO summit), in practice, to behave with it precisely as an adversary. Therefore, Traver’s words, translated from diplomatic, can be translated as follows: “We want to talk with Moscow about its hackers, about the occupation of Crimea, about the persecution of homosexuals, and if it wants to taboo these topics or not listen to us, then it is its own fault - there will be no warm and cordial relations,” notes the political scientist.
“However, there is one indisputable benefit in Macron’s victory,” the author continues. “It strikes hard at widespread illusions, the most successful soil of which was France.” Why – two world wars, Saint-Genevieve-des-Bois, “Normandy-Niemen”, etc. etc. And the country, which has gone into history, obscures modernity. Before the elections, the conversation between adherents of these illusions looked like this:
– There is no love for Russia there. According to polls by the Marshall Fund, Pew Center and Gallup, Russophobia among the French is at the average European level, and therefore at a very high level.
– I don’t trust opinion polls.
– France is the country of Glucksman, Henri-Lévy, Besançon and other Russophobes.
– De Gaulle left NATO, Turgenev was friends with Flaubert, Picasso with Ehrenburg.
– But now they are all dead, and according to opinion polls Macron is ahead.
– Macron cannot win. Where do these surveys come from? My French friends love Russia and will not vote for him.
– Mayakovsky said: “Choose smarter acquaintances.” You chose correctly. But everyone will vote.”
“But when the election result coincided exactly with the results of the polls, illusions should supplant the bitter but useful understanding: a conventionally pro-Russian candidate cannot win in the West. If the problems of the West move to a qualitatively higher level, then this is not excluded. But for now there is no need to imagine that these problems are greater than they actually are,” the analyst concludes.
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