Gérald Dahan, a French imitator and comedian, faked being Louis Alliot, the #2 man of Le Pen’s right-wing Front National, and called UMP candidate to the legislative elections and former minister Nadine Morano, who’s of Italian origins.
Asking Morano about Le Pen, she replies that she thinks Le Pen has lots of talent and that there are many aspects of her policies upon which she agrees.
It’s worth noting that Morano was struggling in the polls of her corresponding district and was obviously in need to schmooze the many voters of the National Front.
Seconds later, a seemingly busy Morano hurries to end the conversation and does so by pitching a final idea which she believes should be enough to bring the fake-Alliot to her side. She declares her support for Marine Le Pen’s proposal not to let foreigners vote in France. Her argument?
“J’ai pas envie que ça devienne le Liban chez moi.”
I don’t want it becoming Lebanon here.
Listen to the conversation:
Many French-Lebanese expressed outrage at the analogy she turned our country into. But I have to wonder, doesn’t she have a point?
I’m assuming she means the following: I don’t want France becoming a country where every other nation gets a say.
Isn’t that the case in Lebanon? Don’t we always nag about our decision not being in our hands?
I guess it’s different when some “outsider” tells it to our faces.
On the other hand, it’s not like things are much better in Morano’s native Italy.
The bottom line is: Lebanon is everywhere, in scandals and things that would make you proud to be Lebanese.
