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[Roland99]

Famous French novelist makes case that Trump is one of the best American presidents

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/famous-french-novelist-makes-case-that-trump-is-one-of-the-best-american-presidents-2018-12-13

It’s Michel Houellebecq, a novelist and arguably the country’s top living writer, who has taken to Harper’s to explain why he likes the 45th U.S. president so much. In large part, it rests on the policy of disengagement Trump has espoused.

‘The Americans have stopped trying to spread democracy to the four corners of the globe. Besides, what democracy? Voting every four years to elect a head of state—is that democracy?’
Michel Houellebecq

Houellebecq also speaks favorably of Trump’s trade views.

“When free trade favors American interests, President Trump is in favor of free trade; in the contrary case, he finds old-fashioned protectionist measures entirely appropriate,” the author writes. “President Trump was elected to safeguard the interests of American workers; he’s safeguarding the interests of American workers. During the past fifty years in France, one would have wished to come upon this sort of attitude more often.”

Alas, the review is not all glowing: “on the personal level, he is, of course, pretty repulsive,” Houellebecq says.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. No Thank You, Michel

I would say that's some pretty convoluted thinking. Well written, but convoluted.