Opinion | MAGA’s French Connection

Doomerism is indispensable to Christian nationalists, because it is only the downfall of democracy that makes the patriarchy palatable. But when you impose patriarchy back onto a society that has already embraced liberalism, you mainly remind people of why they chose liberalism in the first place.

A must read from the incomparable @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

“There is nothing new about the MAGA right, including its Christian nationalist wing. Its ideas have been tried before, and they have failed before, including in a regime that is rightly remembered by the French as a source of national shame.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

I don’t think I would have predicted that of all the conservative columnists in the 2000s, David French would be the most consistently interesting twenty years later, but there we are. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

"MAGA右翼、そしてそのキリスト教ナショナリスト派には、何も新しいものはない。彼らの思想は過去にも試みられ、そして失敗に終わっている。フランス国民が国家の恥辱として正当に記憶している政権もその一つだ" これ、今の自民党、統一教会、日本会議と置き換えても通用する内容。高市がトランプ好きな理由かもね。 MAGAとフランスとのつながり NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

David French (gift article): There is nothing new about the MAGA right, including its Christian nationalist wing. Its ideas have been tried before, and they have failed before, including in a regime remembered by the French as a source of national shame. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o....

GIFT LINK. '[D]emocracy has not failed — not by any measure comparable to 1940. The liberal democracies are collectively the most powerful and prosperous nations in the world. 'So MAGA thrives only by warning of imminent collapse.' www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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I find this "French connection" between the ethos of Vichy and the ideology of Christian MAGA nationalism very persuasive. I want to highlight, however, that anti-liberal norms against women in the labor force aren't restricted to modern Christian nationalists or ... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Christian Nationalism’s Dark Forebears: Reading about the Vichy government is like reading a MAGA Christian fever dream. (@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

MAGA's French Connection. The echoes of Vichy are everywhere in American Christian nationalism.

Gifted. Excellent read. 🔥🔥 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

"There is nothing new about the MAGA right, including its Christian nationalist wing. Its ideas have been tried before, and they have failed before, including in a regime that is rightly remembered by the French as a source of national shame." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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I learned so much that I didn’t know - about Vichy and about MAGA - from this article. MAGA’s French Connection www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

“There is nothing new about the MAGA right, including its Christian nationalist wing.” - National Review Dave, who spent his entire career serving as a mouthpiece for “Christian” nationalism but apparently is coming into the light. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

🎁🔗: Christian Nationalism’s Dark Forebears www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

“While there were plenty of #fascists and #Nazi sympathizers in Vichy’s ranks, its true purpose could be summed up in four words. Make #France great again.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... #VichyFrance #MAGA

"It turns out that when you try to impose the patriarchy back onto a society that has already embraced liberalism, you mainly remind people of why they chose liberalism in the first place." MAGA = Vichy 2.0 Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

As @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social makes MAGA-Vichy comparisons, let's note the following Vichyites who were executed: - Pierre Laval, the regime's chief political operator - Joseph Darnand, head of the Vichy version of ICE - Jean Luchaire, the leading press collaborator www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

MAGA’s French Connection #France #Fascism #democracy #usa #gop #fascists 👉 Vote 'em Out!

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... #ChristianNationalism

I do not always like David French, but when I do, it's because he is trashing Vichy scum. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

A good, informative read. 🎁 Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Très intéressant : Les sombres ancêtres du nationalisme chrétien www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Good piece, MAGA = Vichy France: "There is nothing new about the MAGA right, including its Christian nationalist wing. Its ideas have been tried before, and they have failed before, including in a regime that is rightly remembered by the French as a source of national shame." gift article

Unlocked NYT article discussing MAGA Christian nationalism and Vichy France. Insightful about both. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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David French compares the MAGA radicals to Vichy France, quoting Julian Jackson: “Vichy represented the opportunity to reorganize the world without having to worry about the human beings that inhabited it.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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David French, who I usually want to argue with, has a profound essay comparing MAGA to Vichy France. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Christian Nationalism’s Dark Forebears www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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It is democracy, liberalism, and the protection of human rights that has made America great because it is in meant to allow all individuals to "pursue their happiness" and to reach their human potential as they choose. Don't let the assholes try to tell you otherwise. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Christian Nationalism’s Dark Forebears www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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Historical note: how Vichy France was precursor to MAGA US- "Vichy regime’s core argument: Liberal democracy had failed. Its individualism and its decadence...resulted in the military and moral catastrophe" The solution? "opposition to liberal individualism" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Christian Nationalism’s Dark Forebears www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... And as strange as this might sound, reading about the Vichy government is like reading a MAGA Christian fever dream.

Christian Nationalism’s Dark Forebears www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

MAGA’s French Connection www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... "...it turns out that when you try to impose the patriarchy back onto a society that has already embraced liberalism, you mainly remind people of why they chose liberalism in the first place."

MAGA’s French Connection www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... #France #Fascism

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@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social explores how Vichy France was MAGA's wet dream. Misogyny, nativism, antisemitism--all were essential to Vichy's ethos. And everything that wasn't Fascist had to be Communist. Organic "duties" displaced "rights". If this is what turns you on, then MAGA is for you.

MAGA’s French Connection 🚫MAGA www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Very insightful essay from the NYT ... www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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“The echoes of Vichy are everywhere in American Christian nationalism.” #Vichy #MAGA #ChristianNationalism #WWII MAGA’s French Connection www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

MAGA’s French Connection. 🎁 @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social draws parallels between Vichy France and MAGA. Women, immigration, collaboration with Nazis, etc.