What do Balkans think of French president Macron?
Posted by SOHONEYSAME@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 144 comments
Posted by SOHONEYSAME@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 144 comments
CakiGM@reddit
I respect him working towards "independent" Europe
ProductGuy48@reddit
Smart guy, his people, not so much.
SOHONEYSAME@reddit (OP)
y?
I like Frenchies.
StunningComment6064@reddit
You Greeks have some weird bromance with Frenchies. But they are better than English and Germans for sure
SOHONEYSAME@reddit (OP)
O_945@reddit
How can a Greek easily bag a French?
->Cook him Saganaki.
Auric_Le_Gaulois@reddit
I need to try
O_945@reddit
You will cream yourself (^(if done right of course))
Auric_Le_Gaulois@reddit
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ProductGuy48@reddit
Not the French people, his people, his team. I think they give him bad advice
bipolar1_baby325@reddit
His choice of wife is a loyal representation of his values as a French man, for this I like him
alkorisno@reddit
He is a dictator and other European autocrats love him. While liberals are being hypocrates like always about loving a dictator just because he speaks against russia
alkorisno@reddit
The dude is basiclly a new king of france so western elite loves him
uwu_01101000@reddit
Honestly, heās the perfect representation of centrism : Hold power all to yourself like a stubborn mule before youāre forced to do compromises ; so of course you compromise with the (far-)right to make sure that the left canāt do anything while blaming them for the economic problems (this will definitely not boost other rightist and far-rightist parties). Which is how now both the leftist and rightist political spectrum dislikes him nowadays.
At least heās competent internationally we can admit that.
Auric_Le_Gaulois@reddit
His political camp is at left
Significant-Ad-7182@reddit
He doesn't like us and the feeling is mutual.
Guilty-Shoulder-9214@reddit
Idk. After what Erdogans bodyguards did in DC, Iād have blown the plane out of the sky or had drawn inspiration from Transylvania and had the guards crucified on the white house lawn while making Erdogan watch before sending him home.
With the recent SCOTUS precedent that the president can do no legal wrong while acting as president, Iād be even more embolden to draw and quarter any leader who directly or indirectly laid a hand on public citizens exercising their legal rights. Obama was a little bitch for doing nothing about it.
LlamaFromTheAlps@reddit
How come?
Significant-Ad-7182@reddit
He isn't forming alliances specifically with our neighbors just because he likes them. Turkey is a competitor to French interests in Africa.
We fuck with his interests in Africa he fucks with our interest in the Aegean, Karabakh etc...
Most people in Turkey that know him, knows that and views him as a Frenchie that fetishize about their old Empire. Like Europeans know of Erdogan and his fetish of Ottoman Empire.
I personally view him leading the EU army thing/project rather suspiciously.
happy_mood990@reddit
PotentialBass3073@reddit
And what about it? Why do you care what happens between 2 consenting adults
Guilty-Shoulder-9214@reddit
Probably because of the insinuations that come when itās not just a random case of two people meeting, where there is a major age difference, but rather, a situation where the one is ending up with a primary school classmates mother whom he had contact with as a minor, and knew for decades.
Itās not an immediate, āshe molested himā type deal, but it certainly brings up such questions as to whether or not thereās a history. And honestly? If the sex was swapped and this were a Woody Allen situation, people would probably be asking those questions more.
lastethere@reddit
Your geopolitical awareness is rather limited.
Delicious-Gap1744@reddit
I don't blame him at all.
If there's anyone to blame it's her.
Possible-Handle6473@reddit
Hey the man likes milfs it's hard to blame him
Appropriate_Status42@reddit
It's a GILF at this point.
BeginningFrame9456@reddit
He likes grannys. It's easy to blame him.
RookOfEdo@reddit
You mean dilfs if we are to believe candance š
pythonski@reddit
Weird thing is⦠they actually have bigger age difference than these two.
BeginningFrame9456@reddit
Lol that's wild
TurkOmbre@reddit
A president who gives false hope to Greece, and who thinks he's the modern-day Napoleon
SametaX_1131@reddit
No different from your average french politician i must say
DimitrisDaskalakis@reddit
To be expected from living with your teacher
DoctorNo1661@reddit
What's artificial about his way of speaking ?
TurkOmbre@reddit
I get the impression that he memorized everything in advance and is regurgitating the prepared speech.
And when he speaks, he moves around a lot to appear more expressive (I think); he accompanies his speech with unnatural gestures.
throwymao@reddit
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Extension_Support_22@reddit
Not from the Balkans or europe either, but heās ridiculous, which suits the french well, they are cowards and ridiculous, their country is a shithole, ugly nasty and irrelevant, their culture is a big joke, theyāre luck to have had europe and US support and help to provide money otherwise theyāre broke and completely unable to manage their shithole, france is a small flat ugly country with basically one big city and thatās about it, that is ugly nasty smelly and filled with migrants.
s_zlikovski@reddit
Granny fucker
YourNormaMinecrafter@reddit
Considering how france has become...
Svarog1984@reddit
This thread may be about Macron, but it perfectly showcases why the Balkans are so disfunctional.
No_Designer_8203@reddit
Domestic violence is the first thing that comes to my mind.
drjet196@reddit
It wasnāt even domestic. It was abroad.
NegativeMammoth2137@reddit
It was domestic. Vietnam is famously an integral part of France
CocoonNapper@reddit
Dam - the first comment hit hard, this one did as well š
YoucanPHthisD@reddit
Smartest serb
DoctorNo1661@reddit
Lmao
National_Way8389@reddit
I am Romanian and I really like Macron. He tells things exactly how they are and I think he is one the that understands the most that a divided Europe cannot compete with US and China.
Faust29A@reddit
Marionet.
Symbiome@reddit
Gay!
StunningComment6064@reddit
Macron is Ok if we compare him with Merz, Meloni, Von der Layen and Kallas company, letās not talk about Trump. He doesnāt lick US asses, and thatās great.
PlayPob_Champion@reddit
Don't put Meloni in same category with this assholes.
DM_ME_SALAH_GIFS@reddit
Meloni is worse.
PlayPob_Champion@reddit
Why?
DM_ME_SALAH_GIFS@reddit
Far right.
PlayPob_Champion@reddit
This is not bad in days like this. She is making Italy safer.
Several-Zombies6547@reddit
She is actually better regarding the topics of Iran and Israel, which is surprising given her political spectrum.
Massive_Emu6682@reddit
A really funny way to state how bad the Europe's situation really is right now lol.
sajpank@reddit
My good friend that lives in Paris is literally telling me the opposite. He is so deep in the Trumps ass with his tounge he will probably choke in ut. Macron is capitalist fascist. Fuck Macron.
palladium2@reddit
Didn't Merz say the war in Iran humiliated the US?
Time_Trail@reddit
yeah but he only changed his tune because he was becoming the outlier in supporting the US
palladium2@reddit
I see.
SOHONEYSAME@reddit (OP)
& Sanchez.
crivycouriac@reddit
His wife was born a man
Apparently
Several-Zombies6547@reddit
Because a lunatic podcaster said so?
O_945@reddit
justuniqueusername@reddit
Why would anyone believe in this fake?
crivycouriac@reddit
Actually, I watched all episodes of Becoming Brigitte and the arguments do sound convincing
Nevertheless, I will wait for the courtās rulings in regards to it
PainOk1877@reddit
instead of grannyfu...he is grandpafu.. then hahahahahaha
No_Coffee_5217@reddit
Just another Nepo-Baby. Funniest thing is when he made pictures of him boxing to appear more to poor people. Classic Rich Daddy economist
Usernamenotta@reddit
Macron, Macaron, Moron. Coincidence? I think NOT!
AdvantageStatus4635@reddit
our bro
Fred_Neecheh@reddit
Why
AdvantageStatus4635@reddit
big friend of president VuÄiÄ, especially after signing of Rafales contract we can see warming up in France-Serbia relations
Apprehensive-Box2481@reddit
he has your idol vucic by the balls
AdvantageStatus4635@reddit
ahh that blockaders
SOHONEYSAME@reddit (OP)
same!!šš
UpstairsDot6982@reddit
You want us to get banned? he is fa**ot, that is what we think
_nzatar@reddit
Respectable
Lopsided-Rooster-930@reddit
groomed weirdo
itisnotstupid@reddit
The fact that such a huge campaign trying to make him look weak was put out means that he must be doing something right. I respect him and the Starmer because they were tough against Trump when they had to.
OrthodoxSlavWarrior@reddit
I do not like macarons.
BigSignificance1231@reddit
He got balls!
ISmellLikeBlackTea@reddit
Dude is helping out Armenia against the Turks, I'm for whatever gives our longterm opressors a bad time.
Might as well give them Nukes to balance out the Caucasus
NewTurnover5485@reddit
On the global stage, he's clearly the best leader there is right now (maybe except Carney). He's quite literally the only man outside of the US (and Putin) that can talk to Trump.
From what I understand the French complain about him, but they complain about every politician, and can't seem to be able to form a functioning government for long so take that with a grain of salt.
Plus-Gap1073@reddit
Serbian puppet
Gate2178@reddit
Croatia here: some dude who is a president or prime ministerĀ somewhere and has a surname (or maybe itās his name) which reminds us to type of pasta we eat often. And also he takes his mother on trips around. Thatās almost all.Ā
DragonflyOwn5617@reddit
One of the few non-bland leaders and in a good way as well. Usually if they are not bland, then they are evil or incompetent
Original-Hall-9832@reddit
North Macedonia thinks he's clown.
Useless_or_inept@reddit
Macron has set a high bar!
poipoipanda@reddit
A high at what? Except destroying public services and making the super rich people even richer?
Lonely-Programmer123@reddit
State spending exploded under him; but sure we're a neoliberal helmhole.
PlayPob_Champion@reddit
Stamer is the only one in Europe who is worse than Macron.
Cefalopodul@reddit
I think he's great and you can tell he's doing good by how much the russian bots hates him.
FrothyEspresso@reddit
Sellout banker crook
poipoipanda@reddit
Thank you! Exactly
BillGates121193@reddit
I mean no dissrespect to nobody but I think is gay. And his relationship with his wife is just for the show.
Other than that he is a strong dude who put France back on the map and told USA that NATO and EU donāt need them.
BChicken420@reddit
Micron
NoSync22@reddit
I didnāt know Turks held such a grudge against him. š
CataVlad21@reddit
2nd best president in the world after Zelensky.
Quasarrion@reddit
The guy is right more times than any other politician. I respect him.
Quasarrion@reddit
The guy is right more times than any other politician. I respect him.
DimitrisDaskalakis@reddit
I'd vote him to be president of the world
Fred_Neecheh@reddit
Why
DimitrisDaskalakis@reddit
I believe in tighter integration, federalisation and finally unification of Europe in order to do away with our local crooks and our conservative worldviews (like LGBT persecution and church meddling in politics), attain economic equality with all other Europeans, and be able to disconnect and stand our ground in front of the US, Russia and China.
Fred_Neecheh@reddit
I believe in all these things, honestly. He doesnt inspire me, but I guess he is the best out of we ve got. Not good tho.
DimitrisDaskalakis@reddit
Mario Draghi also comes to mind, but I think he'd be too clinical and too subtle to inspire people to support such an endeavor.
Fred_Neecheh@reddit
I dont think Macron has a wider reach than Draghi tho
Time_Trail@reddit
r/EuropeanFederalists join up ur perfect
teaisthebestbeverage@reddit
He can't even rule his wife and you want him to rule the world ?
turbmanny@reddit
Sexist comment of the year š
teaisthebestbeverage@reddit
Not to mean sexist, just facts
turbmanny@reddit
From your comment, you judge the size of a leader by how well he rules his wife.
Dry-Peak-7230@reddit
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Astristul@reddit
He's a great leader! I can see him succeed Ursula, as the next šŖšŗ leader!
teaisthebestbeverage@reddit
A guy who gets beaten by his wife and mocked by world leaders. He has zero charisma, yet Iām still surprised he can be supported in his own country. I guess charisma isnāt actually such a decisive factor in whether a leader is loved and elected.
draxd_2023@reddit
Babojebac
Austro_bugar@reddit
Babojeb
polat32@reddit
He gives me the same vibes like Newsom. Basically out of touch elite douchebag.
505524hr@reddit
Prava ljudina
PainOk1877@reddit
some people on forums and internet news outlets call him "grannyfucker" or in croatian babojebac.
lord-illidan-1@reddit
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PainOk1877@reddit
makron babomajstor
uwu_01101000@reddit
Itās nice seeing yāall say that heās an idiot, itās a little bit sad seeing some of yāall call him gay as an insult.
Present-Location-917@reddit
Yeah, of all the many things that could be said against him, focusing on the one that doesnāt matter is depressing.
Sure-Way-2409@reddit
Men get beaten and raped and like it and on this side men get beaten and raped but don't like it
Present-Location-917@reddit
Europe; Balkans: Remember the difference!
Inevitable-Pie-8020@reddit
he seems to have a relatively good reputation if you are on the pro european side of the debate, however on the anti european, far right side of things he is the devil incarnate along ursula von der leyen
OptimusTron222@reddit
Idiot
rini_nini@reddit
Holding on to power like that... An idiot just couldn't. He's not an idiot, he's making us think he's one.
NiceOil1588@reddit
Gets beaten regularly by his wife.
Acts sneaky and stupid against allied countries.
Tries to sell junk to random countiries, hoping to pay his own debts.
Seeks further, sneakier ways to steal resources from far far away countries.
ApfelEnthusiast@reddit
He is a phoney.
A lot of talk, but nothing to show for.
Substratas@reddit
https://i.redd.it/ynt2zpt5lk0h1.gif
n1ente@reddit
Pedo victim š¢
Teluric_@reddit
he's charismatic enough, good politician
Elias_Sideris@reddit
Not a fan of him.
VisibleReport5008@reddit
hypocrite like everyone else. Has a grudge against turkey
Fantastic-Reading-78@reddit
amazingamy19@reddit
Iām weirded out by his relationship with his wife.
TurdEye69@reddit
Same
golizeka@reddit
l can talk with you for hours on this subject in order to explain my animosity towards this guy. And, for the record, I'm the biggest Francophile around.
Clean_Rich_866@reddit
Good 4 europe, good 4 USA, bad 4 France.
VisibleReport5008@reddit
The 3rd president I hate the most. And gets slapped
TargettNSA@reddit
Gay, idiot, gradmas boy, ego freak, ruined france, ruining EU with thta garbage war = all the worst tbh
vladisllavski@reddit
I don't.