French Electoral Results: MERDE.

Merde.

53-47. Sarkozy wins.

I woke up exactly at 2 o'clock boston time (it's Sunday!!=), just in time to hear the results of the French elections live.

Sarkozy wins.

I went to splash my face with water, not to wash away the effects of sleep but to try to see if it's a nightmare or if it's real.

Sarkozy wins.

I didn't vote because I'm not a citizen, and this way I'm never going to be one, apparently.

This result is the consecration of a racist ideology, 'the triumph of the ideas of the (extreme right)' in the words of Marine Le Pen of the fascist 'Front National' party.

And speaking about Front National, it is important to remember that, during the past presidentials, 20% voted for Jean Marie Le Pen. 1 out of every 5 Frenchman voted for a fascist. We cannot forget that.

Nicolas Sarkozy is merely the continuation of these ideas. The son of a Hungarian Nazi collaborator who migrated to France to escape justice in his own country, Sarkozy represents the end of France as we know it. Forget about egalite: he is set on heading to an overtly inegalitarian State, attempting to scrap what he can get his paws on of the French social model which, opinions may diverse, has been one of the fundamental values of the countries. And you can trash the whole fraternite thing, because some are more fraternel than others - and blacks, asians, and arabs (also knows as 'scum' in Sarkozy's jargon) are unwelcome in the unified, unitary, homegenous, white France. Under Sarkozy as minister of interior, mass deportations had already begun, the idea of revoking immigrants citizenship - not residency permit: CITIZENSHIP - was put under application. It's already happening.

Being french-born and french-brought up, i used to consider that my belonging to my home country was not under discussion. Well, apparently, it now is.

I guess i'll just stick around here for a while then, America is far more welcoming...