As I explained yesterday of course Macron did not read this far right author. Which makes it extraordinary that his interview and this essay are so similar. There is a logic and a mood in France that seems to lead him in dangerous directions
The two texts agree on at least this. 1. Russia is not the enemy. 2. The enemy is radical Islam. 3. Radical islam is a way of life that includes peaceful methods. 4. It is insidiously invading the West 5. Russia has problems with Islam too, but not with the West.
6. We should build a partnership with Russia and if America stops us from doing that we should move away from America. 7. We have made errors in the Balkans by being too open. 8. We cannot be tolerant of intolerance
