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Macron slapper ID’d as far right follower, Middle Ages enthusiast
Two 28-year old men have been arrested following the incident.
The man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron has been identified as a 28 year old named Damien T. whose interests include Japanese pop culture, the Middle Ages, and the far right
BY MARINA ADAMI
June 9, 2021 2:12 pm
French President Macron says slap is stupid and undemocratic | The National News
https://www.politico.eu/article/fre...ed-far-right-royalist-middle-ages-enthusiast/
French President Emmanuel Macron was, apparently, physically assaulted, on Tuesday past, with a slap across the face.
This was waaay down my list of important news stories this week, although I admit that allowing anyone with hostile intent to get that close to Pres. Trump, for example, would have been a very serious breach of security requiring stern measures to be taken toward his protection people and to the assailant. We remember how close Pres. Reagan's attempted assassin got.
But, that's not my interest here.
It seems the assailant was a "far right follower."
And it seems to me that most Americans on the far right would not do something like this, and that there seems to be some differences between European right wingers and U.S. Right Wingers.
What are they, in your opinion?
I have long had the sensation when reading some of the trash posted by European posters on JPP, that when they bash us on these pages, that they were talking about people I'm not aware of.
And this news article about Macron's assailant being a fan of Herr Hitler's resembles the type of person the JPP Leftists most likely have in mind when they erroneously talk about American Right Wingers as being racist, Nazi assholes or etc.
BONUS
I will temporarily remove everyone from my ignore list to participate in this discussion because those on the list are the ones who most often kept trying to cast me and other great US posters as the kind of jerks they are used to in Europe or elsewhere.
But, anyone given a reprieve will be quickly returned to the ignore list if they piss me off.
Macron slapper ID’d as far right follower, Middle Ages enthusiast
Two 28-year old men have been arrested following the incident.
The man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron has been identified as a 28 year old named Damien T. whose interests include Japanese pop culture, the Middle Ages, and the far right
BY MARINA ADAMI
June 9, 2021 2:12 pm
Martial arts, the Middle Ages, Japanese pop culture and far-right influencers are among the interests of the 28-year-old who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, according to French media reports.
The assailant, identified as Damien T., has since been taken into custody along with another 28-year-old man, Arthur C, at whose house a copy of Mein Kampf was found, Le Monde reported.
While delivering the slap, the man shouted “Montjoie! Saint Denis! A bas la Macronie!” (Montjoie! Saint Denis! Down with Macronland), a royalist phrase inspired by a 12th century Kingdom of France war cry. “Montjoie, Saint-Denis” is a reference to Charlemagne’s banner, which French kings of old took to battle. Damien T. appears to be a Middle Ages enthusiast, with social media accounts following both royalist pages and those relating to medieval and fantasy universes. The slapper also practices the modern Japanese martial art kendo, as well as historical European martial arts, which he teaches.
Damien T.’s Facebook and Instagram accounts show a fascination with far-right influencers, following a variety of accounts but rarely posting political content. Le Parisien describes the profile of the suspect as “ideological mush”, citing a “source close to the matter”.
Neither Damien T. nor the second man were known to the police. A search of their homes following the arrests has found weapons and a copy of Mein Kampf at the second man’s house, according to multiple outlets. Le Parisien reports the weapons were legally owned.
The slap took place in the small southeastern town of Tain l’Hermitage, as part of the second stage of Macron’s whistle-stop tour of the country.
https://www.politico.eu/article/fre...ed-far-right-royalist-middle-ages-enthusiast/
French President Emmanuel Macron was, apparently, physically assaulted, on Tuesday past, with a slap across the face.
This was waaay down my list of important news stories this week, although I admit that allowing anyone with hostile intent to get that close to Pres. Trump, for example, would have been a very serious breach of security requiring stern measures to be taken toward his protection people and to the assailant. We remember how close Pres. Reagan's attempted assassin got.
But, that's not my interest here.
It seems the assailant was a "far right follower."
And it seems to me that most Americans on the far right would not do something like this, and that there seems to be some differences between European right wingers and U.S. Right Wingers.
What are they, in your opinion?
I have long had the sensation when reading some of the trash posted by European posters on JPP, that when they bash us on these pages, that they were talking about people I'm not aware of.
And this news article about Macron's assailant being a fan of Herr Hitler's resembles the type of person the JPP Leftists most likely have in mind when they erroneously talk about American Right Wingers as being racist, Nazi assholes or etc.
BONUS
I will temporarily remove everyone from my ignore list to participate in this discussion because those on the list are the ones who most often kept trying to cast me and other great US posters as the kind of jerks they are used to in Europe or elsewhere.
But, anyone given a reprieve will be quickly returned to the ignore list if they piss me off.