Marine Le Pen and the Unfortunate Myth of Nationalism

The National Rifle Association of America states that it is proper etiquette to leave the gun range a better place than when you found it. This is the bedrock of American behavior, a long forgotten virtue in a society mired in the so-called "me generation."

In fact, many countries and cultures -- prior to the influence of globalism -- espoused such beliefs. Granted, most of these practices were prominent in the advanced, developed world. However, it's fair to say that all people, regardless of background, beliefs, or origins, should adhere to these overtures of respect.

We (hopefully) engage this etiquette when invited to another family's home. This doesn't mean we should wash their dishes, and clean their rooms, but our presence should somehow benefit the host. For many folks, that includes bringing a gift, or some food. In other cases, it could be an encouraging word that is expressed in a time of great difficulty. Whatever it is, the generosity of the host should be reciprocated in any manner, big or small.

However this etiquette is expressed, we would certainly not advocate any deleterious actions or behaviors to the host. In fact, this results in universal condemnation. We as individuals understand this point inherently. Yet for some reason, the general masses do not understand this politically.

National Front leader Marine Le Pen, as I wrote in my latest piece for Crush The Street, was unfairly labeled a racist and a bigot. This after she was the one who cleaned up the National Front by ousting her radicalized father and former leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen. Sadly, the French consider any form of national pride as racism.

This attitude is also tragic. How many acts of radical extremism must the French people -- and all people, including those who believe in a moderate version of radicalism -- suffer before they get it? While most people believe that it is a virtue to care for whom Jesus the Messiah refers to as the "least of these" -- the widows and the orphans -- certain ideologies instead call for their desecration and destruction.

Such attitudes are akin to drunken rock stars who trash their hotel rooms and think it's so "rock 'n roll." The public is quick to chastise such behavior. But when radical extremists butcher innocent men, women, and children, and demand that gays be hunted down, and women be locked up, the progressives say, "more, please!"

One of Marine Le Pen's core messages was reciprocity. Give us respect, and we shall show you respect. Murder us, and we will no longer invite you. Of the many statements uttered during the French elections, Le Pen's was the most reasonable.

It's plain sad that most French just don't get it.

Read my full thoughts on the French elections here -- https://crushthestreet.com/articles/breaking-news/marine-le-pen-defeated-hands-elitist-central-bankers