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Using State Power The Right Way

The Beginning of the End of the Populist Wave Macron won the French election stemming the populist political wave that was spreading around the globe. Populism is not in of itself a bad thing but left unchecked may not mesh well with the overall political goals of the state or the majority of the people! Macron There is one event that caught my attention during the French election though. It was how fast the French moved to shutdown damaging leaks and misinformation. When it was alleged that Macron's campaign was hacked, the French government moved rapidly to shutdown the site where the emails were posted and instituted a complete blackout and shutdown of any news or hint of news that would affect the outcome of their election. In the U.S. , the former president's actions were completely the opposite. After months and months of allowing leaks and web posts coming from Julian Assange, Russian agents and other foreign agents located in the U.S and abroad related to