Franois Hollande will not seek re-election as president of France

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6. He may very well have not been a strong leader

I admit I do not keep up with French politics.

But isn't it "funny" that almost every Socialist leaning elected leader, around the world, gets hammered from day one from the right and the corporate press that they mostly own. And every little faux pas is blown up as the most outrageous crime. And issues they championed like unemployment in Holland's case are minimized. Until they are finally worn down in the public eye.

A left leaning leader's job is so much harder than a right leaning one. Because there are so many groups that have been marginalized and under-funded and disrespected and discriminated against over the years before that leader was elected. So many that expect, and rightly deserve, to now be paid attention to. It takes a special kind of left leaning leader to coalesce all his hopeful initial supporters that expect instant change.

A right leaning leader's only job is to please the wealthy class, and help enrich them more along with himself and his peers. He doesn't have to bother with the riff raff other than to stoke up fears of the "other" to keep them on board.

On top of that the right has a lot of money power to pressure the economy or threats to the economy. And to steer the MSM into always shading the government in a bad light.

You see this pattern everywhere. From national, provincial/state, to municipal levels.

That kind of infighting on the left is all too common, just look in here on DU as a good example. It does kind of come with the territory of a tolerant, inclusive, big tent. But damn it makes it more difficult to win.