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Vive La République! Vive La France!

 A 11heures, je vois sur la chaine FranceInfo, le meeting de Marine LePen <<La France Qu'on M!>>  Je comprends un moitié des phrases, surtout les phrases typiques des politiques.  <<Nous sommes prets! Notre projet est ambitieux. Il est moderne, il est nationale, pour la France.  Avec un état protecteur.   Des prédateurs en bas, comme les prédateur en haut! Nos filieres en peril.  C'est vous que payer la fraude!  Une immigration anarchique. A l'étranger que vient de nous, respecter nos lois!  Le peuple francais est un peuple généreux et amicale, mais  c'est en eux de décide qui peut rester, que peut etre francais.  ...  Nous voulons un France en paix.  Nous en avons le courage, la volonté.  Notre économie sera protégé, enfin.  Des choix philosophiques. Avec nous, léconomie restera au service des gens.  Les couts de confinements, la politique sanitaire, cette pénurie appliqué sur nos société.  Qui a justifié la désolation sociale? La France est pour tous les Francais!  Ce projet sur la grande politique maritime. Il faut faire des choix.  A conquérir des nouveaux marchés.  Le bonheur des francais.  Cést une France fraternelle, qui sait que l'avenir, qui jamais abandonne des enfants.  Rapellez-vous!  Le pouvoir de l'achat c'est le grand question d'aujourd'hui.  Qu'importe la gauche, qu'importe la droite, l'importance, c'est la France! L'indivisibilité de la république! La mobilisation!  Lorsque le pays va vers l'abime... Nous allons gagné!  L'avenir est dans vos mains. Vive la république!  Vive la France!>>

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