France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaxxed

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France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated

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(As a french I can tell you piss off doesn't even translate to the use of the word 'emmerder' it's more like piss them the **** off in a more vulgar sense)

French President Emmanuel Macron is being condemned by political opponents following an interview this week in which he employed a vulgarity to say he wants to aggravate people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

"The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off," Macron told Le Parisien. "And so, we're going to continue doing so until the end. That's the strategy."

While not exact, the translation of the slang phrase was widely picked up by French media publishing in English.

Macron also called unvaccinated people "irresponsible" and said such people "are no longer citizens."

Macron's impolite and arguably impolitic comment caused the French parliament to halt debate on legislation to require a vaccine pass to do pretty much anything, such as using public transportation or visiting a cinema or café. The mandate was meant to go into effect Jan. 15.

"No health emergency justifies such words," said Bruno Retailleau, head of the right-wing Les Républicains in the Senate, according to France24. "Emmanuel Macron says he has learned to love the French, but it seems he especially likes to despise them. We can encourage vaccination without insulting anyone or pushing them to radicalization."

The party's chairman, Christian Jacob, also expressed outrage. "I'm in favor of the vaccine pass but I cannot back a text whose objective is to 'piss off' the French."

Macron's comments come just four months before national elections. He is expected to seek a second five-year term in what would likely be a close-fought reelection bid.

Reuters speculates that "Macron may have calculated that enough people are now vaccinated — and upset with those who have not been vaccinated — for his comments to go down well with voters."

With more than three-quarters of France vaccinated, the nation has one of the highest rates in the European Union. However, it also has had its share of protests against government efforts to mandate vaccines and social distancing measures.

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070573184/france-emmanuel-macron-covid-unvaccinated-remarks?t=1641405704476

[CooterFritter 777]

Well the unvaxxed sure are pissing me off so..what now 

[TheSlash 14,539]

He's not completely wrong tho  . I mean yeah, the wording is.....unfortunate  . But at this point most if not all vaccinated people are annoyed af by the unvaccinated, me included  .

[Dennis 8,391]

They're the reason the world continues to suffer. New variants will keep developping and appearing among the unvaccinated. So yes Macron is VERY BASED.

[LateToCult 41,859]

He can piss on me instead 

[Oriane 22,774]

As he should, I don't like him but I'm with him on this.

Also, the wording is a reference to something a previous president said, for those who are surprised by this kind of language.

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1 minute ago, Oriane said:

As he should, I don't like him but I'm with him on this.

Also, the wording is a reference to something a previous president said, for those who are surprised by this kind of language.

Sure Pompidou saying stop pissing off french people but still

[RenegAde 20,557]

I'd expect a president to sound more intelligent and tactful than some random twitter user.

[Chromatislaps 34,854]

I'm a bit fed up with unvaxxed people who don't have an underlying reason for not being vaxxed. And they are screaming the loudest about lockdowns and QR codes...

[monstrosity 3,979]

42 minutes ago, AnnaNicoleSmith said:

Reuters speculates that "Macron may have calculated that enough people are now vaccinated — and upset with those who have not been vaccinated — for his comments to go down well with voters."

 

reading this thread, it sure has worked 

[flyaway 15,350]

He's not wrong, but he could find a better way to say it

[Roseblud Kisses 685]

Ok fair enough but why did he have to say it like an obsessed, uneducated MAGAidiot?

[Morphine Prince 109,671]

And he’s right. 

[Nemo 4,410]

Weird usage of "the French" in (at least the translated versions of) the responses by the right-wingers, to mean themselves. Kinda like American right-wingers misnaming themselves "patriots", I guess.

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14 minutes ago, Nemo said:

Weird usage of "the French" in (at least the translated versions of) the responses by the right-wingers, to mean themselves. Kinda like American right-wingers misnaming themselves "patriots", I guess.

I dont understand what u mean