Well that doesn’t sound familiar at all now does it.

Le Pen is unapologetic about his views on foreigners and poor people, how France should belong to the French, yadda yadda yadda… And all that far right political discourse. He is, unfortunately, also quite a charismatic figure.

Some people still haven’t learned their lessons…

In any case, here is a full translation of the article:

[quote]You can find everything in the virtual world of Second Life. Including an office for the “Front National”. Opened a few days ago and apparently managed by the [url=http://fnj57.hautetfort.com/]mosellane section[/url] of the FN youth league, it is presented as a shop surrounded by posters of Jean-Marie Le Pen, where 2 or 3 people wearing T Shirts displaying the FN logo are awaiting the visitors.

A priori, nothing prevents a political party, even a far right one, from settling in Second Life this way. The [url=http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php]terms of service[/url] specify that it is forbidden to behave in a manner which is “dangerous, threatening, insulting, harassing, causing damage, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, hateful, racist or xenophobic”, but do not forbid political propaganda.

The FN is, in fact, not the first to have had this idea: Back in October, the United Kingdom Independance Party (a small British Party very euro-skeptic) announced its intention to open a “branch” there. And this is no doubt only a beginning : After all, those past few months, the brands (Nissan, American Apparel, BBC, Reuters, MTV…) have rushed into Second Life to promote themselves, there is no reason for others not to do the same.

When I went to have a look this morning, the FN shop was surrounded by signs where you could read: “Encul\’c3\’a9s de nazis, cassez-vous” (A****le nazis, go away”, the work of a few jokers, no doubt. [/quote]

Here are the stated goals of the FN office on its website:

[quote]- Promote Jean-Marie Le Pen 2007 presidential candidature

- Create a permanent of the FN ins Second Life

- Regroup the FN members and sympathizers in SL.

- To be a display of the party for the French and foreigners.

- To promote the presence of French industries and organisations in virtual worlds, up to now the monopoly of the “Anglo-saxons”.[/quote]

*gags*

It was only a matter of time. The impeach Bush statements will soon look tasteful and restrained, I fear.