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Those damn cat commercials drive me nuts. Tempted to go B613 on all of them!...I like cats.
Those damn cat commercials drive me nuts. Tempted to go B613 on all of them!...I like cats.
Some leftard fuck spouting "end of democracy! we are in a presidential monarchy!"?
Well, my barely housetrained cat has a higher IQ than he has, as she knows that the V Republic has been a presidential monarchy by design and since establishment. Because, you know, De Gaulle had an ego to match Tywin Lanister's and Republics nos. 3 and 4 were barely functional.
Either?the Fifth Republic has been a vastly more successful government than either of the previous regimes
Well there are still members of House Burbon about.honestly it would probally be better for them to go monarchy for awhile but your most likely correct.
Either?
My good man, the Fifth Republic has functioned better than any of them. Be it the First, Second, Third, or Fourth.
France has much to thank De Gaulle for, cantankerous bastard that he was.
De Gaulle died less than a year after resigning from the Presidency. What caused him to step down ?Either?
My good man, the Fifth Republic has functioned better than any of them. Be it the First, Second, Third, or Fourth.
France has much to thank De Gaulle for, cantankerous bastard that he was.
But she soooo smart! And pretty!Nobody gives a shit about your fucking cat!
De Gaulle (1959-1969): 10 yearsBTW - I was not criticising De Gaulle's constitution - I was simply stating a fact known to all and sundry (yet aparently not) since 1958. It will soon - four and a half years - outlive the III Republic, BTW.
De Gaulle died less than a year after resigning from the Presidency. What caused him to step down ?
It’s strange. Despite his reputation as a bit of a blowhard, De Gaulle was a surprisingly astute and competent statesman. He brought France back from the brink more than once.de Gaulle stepped down largely because although his *party* had won a sweeping victory in the 1968 elections, he personally was increasingly unpopular for his heavy-handed, autocratic style of leadership.
Basically, de Gaulle's entire Presidency coasted on the massive amount of public trust he'd gained by founding the Fifth Republic, and in particular from *actually* honoring his agreement to step down from the emergency powers he had held during the transition from the Fourth to Fifth. He correctly perceived that this wellspring of support was beginning to run dry and that political opposition was heavily focused on targeting himself personally rather than his policies per se; thus, he felt he could actually advance his vision for France better from a position of unofficial influence, as he had from his original retirement in 1946 until he was begged to assume emergency power in 1957.
It’s strange. Despite his reputation as a bit of a blowhard, De Gaulle was a surprisingly astute and competent statesman. He brought France back from the brink more than once.
FIFY.De Gaulle was an absolute bastard to work with [...] but he did dutifully serve his people.
Basically de Gaulle's approval ratings were trending downward & he decided to step down from the Presidency.de Gaulle stepped down largely because although his *party* had won a sweeping victory in the 1968 elections, he personally was increasingly unpopular for his heavy-handed, autocratic style of leadership.
Basically, de Gaulle's entire Presidency coasted on the massive amount of public trust he'd gained by founding the Fifth Republic, and in particular from *actually* honoring his agreement to step down from the emergency powers he had held during the transition from the Fourth to Fifth. He correctly perceived that this wellspring of support was beginning to run dry and that political opposition was heavily focused on targeting himself personally rather than his policies per se; thus, he felt he could actually advance his vision for France better from a position of unofficial influence, as he had from his original retirement in 1946 until he was begged to assume emergency power in 1957.
Yep! He cashed out his chips at the casino before the casino sucked his wallet dry like the vampires they are.Basically de Gaulle's approval ratings were trending downward & he decided to step down from the Presidency.
Basically those jackasses couldn't handle anymore of de Gaulle's jackassery after 10 years as President.Yep! He cashed out his chips at the casino before the casino sucked his wallet dry like the vampires they are.
Basically those jackasses couldn't handle anymore of de Gaulle's jackassery after 10 years as President.
It’s interesting to note that whilst they were both very effective wartime leaders, De Gaulle was also an effective peacetime leader. We never really got to see what a peacetime Churchill administration would have looked like as he got voted out in 1945 (nothing personal, you understand. The electorate at the time simply liked Labour’s vision of “New Jerusalem.” Churchill’s popularity was still very high and the Tories would likely have done even worse without him), and when he came back in 1951 his age was catching up with him and he had a few mini strokes. The stubborn donkey’s spirit and body was effectively giving out on him in Churchill’s case.de Gaulle was a jackass, but he was the stubborn donkey that France needed. Much like his counterpart Churchill in England.
That actually makes even more parallelism between them, since de Gaulle resigned in 46 in order to avoid being voted out and then came back in 1958 for the Algerian Crisis.It’s interesting to note that whilst they were both very effective wartime leaders, De Gaulle was also an effective peacetime leader. We never really got to see what a peacetime Churchill administration would have looked like as he got voted out in 1945 (nothing personal, you understand. The electorate at the time simply liked Labour’s vision of “New Jerusalem.” Churchill’s popularity was still very high and the Tories would likely have done even worse without him), and when he came back in 1951 his age was catching up with him and he had a few mini strokes. The stubborn donkey’s spirit and body was effectively giving out on him in Churchill’s case.
Basically de Gaulle was Duterte before Duterte.de Gaulle was a jackass, but he was the stubborn donkey that France needed. Much like his counterpart Churchill in England.