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For fun (to torture myself) I decided to check out what r/neoliberal has to say on this, since they're the kind who will scream about "democracy" so much.
Unsurprisingly, they're trying to either downplay this or outright support Macron's tactics. I even saw one of these dweebs with a NATO flair say: "Never give the left an inch of power." Lmao. Really dropping all pretense there. 
It's why we must make no excuses for the terror when it's our turn, they must be purged
Many crusader kings players are saying this.
it's amazing how fast the mask falls off with these types.
It's why I don't hold my punches very hard. It takes very little scratching to get them to admit that they will abandon "democracy" or permit violence. At least once the mask slips you can have a real conversation
I've found in practice it's incredibly rare, like hen's teeth and first pressing beetle's records rare, to find anyone who actually supports democratic rule when it goes against what they think they want. Everyone loves democracy until they have to be part of one.
exactly
Did they even have one to begin with?
Enough to convince a sizable chunk of the population that there was some sort of a democratic process in place.
They're much more forgiving with the far right. The mask drops fast as hell when it comes to the left
It's not surprising. The hierachy of support for fascists goes like this: