If Thy Left Eye Offends Thee Pluck It Out: Deep Background on Marine Le Pen and Fascism (Part One)

Who was this sinister figure that cast such a long shadow over France? A former rugby player who dyed his hair blond to accent his Aryan origins, Le Pen had lost his left eye in a youthful political brawl. Known for his complimentary references to Nazism, which he called a “purely popular and democratic mass movement,” Le Pen formed the Front National in 1972. To raise money for the cause, he sold recordings of Hitler’s speeches and Third Reich war songs. The founding committee of the Front National included Vichy apologists, Waffen SS veterans, Catholic integralists, and ex-members of a white supremacist terrorist sect that tried to kill President Charles de Gaulle.

Martin A. Lee, The Beast Reawakens: Fascism’s Resurgence From Hitler’s Spymasters To Today’s Neo-Nazi Groups And Right-Wing Extremists. Pg 367 (Hard Cover Edition)

http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/9780415925464/  

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I am you and you are me and what have we done to each other?

– The Keener’s Manual