France's Reagan has learned the lessons of American spin
When Nicolas Sarkozy is criticised in France for being "too American", people mean both his foreign policy attitudes, which are similar to those of the Bush administration, and his admiration for the US social and economic model. But the rightwing favourite to win Sunday's French presidential election has drawn on the ideas and political tactics of the American right in other areas too.Since the 60s the most conservative wing of the Republican party has chosen to present itself as excluded from the US system, disdained by a business world preoccupied with domestic harmony, and ostracised by cultural and media institutions. It has been determined to establish its ideological hegemony, confident that this would serve as a prerequisite for its return to power.… Seguir leyendo »