actup poster

walking the dog this morning i saw a new poster up here in the 18th: it's a black & white photo of sarko with "votez le pen" in white letters. as usual with images of sarko, the poster hasn't been up more than a couple of hours and already the eyes are defaced. how can a man so clearly hated have such good standing in the political polls...while newspapers report how many of le pen's tired evil ideas are filtering into the general political debate and le monde features a cartoon leading from burning cars to far-right support. i do wonder though why people aren't paying more attention to the fact that, during the upheavals in late october & november, the city of Marseille was utterly calm. a couple of pundits point to the weather, as if playing football on the beach is the best antidote for overcrowded housing projects.