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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!

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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 Clinton's use of a private email server, the Obama administration did absolutely NOTHING. Even praising Director Comey for his good work and honesty.  President Obama “doesn’t believe Director Comey is trying to influence the outcome of an election,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said during his daily briefing.


Mr. Obama failed to act when he should of relying instead on "American Exceptionalism" and his belief that in the end the people will vote correctly and in the most rational and logical manner. Wrong!! It will be interesting to see what develops over the next 3 years and 7 months of our new populist administration.





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