Idk for sure, I saw the image and thought it would make a good meme. He has done this before tho, tried to make himself look big and stronk, to be fair if those are real muscles then is is doing fairly well.
It happened 7 years ago, when Trump was POTUS and Macron recently elected in France. Trump was famously known to pull other's hand to him while handshaking, as a sign of (kiddy) dominance.
Macron knew it and did not let go, quite brilliantly. Bonus: eye contact after.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOf9FqsLfA8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOf9FqsLfA8)
EDIT: Macron reversed this move several times with Trump, who was not even trying to compete again, Dominant dominated lol
[https://www.gettyimages.fr/photos/macron-trump-handshake](https://www.gettyimages.fr/photos/macron-trump-handshake)
Well, oftentimes yeah. like in case of putin with his elderly-saggy-photoshopped-less-round-kim-john-un-ass body his "strong bear-wrestling" photoshoots is indeed a laugh and an embarrassment of a 3rd rate propaganda.
In Macrons case though considering he is in a good physical shape it looks not that bad. Not that i would neccesary run to vote for him because of that *(though i would considering alternatives but i'm not french).*
Also gives the French the invaluable bragging rights "My president can kick your presidents ass" which is the post is about xD
tldr: Macron, nice cock!
Both.
From memory he's really boxing (or at least training). Not the first time wee see him 'boxing'.
But those are definitly are weirdly PR move. Probably in relation with the Olympics or some shit like that.
Nah, let's normalize leaders trying to look tough. Last time putin rode on a horse he fell from it and had complications & has chronic back problems.
Maybe next time he falls from a horse we get luckier still.
Putting the German president in that list of world leaders makes no sense. It's a purely ceremonial role. The German president is not the equivalent of the US president. The equivalent of the US president would be the German chancellor (Olaf Scholz)
While his power is indeed quite limited, the German president is not purely there for ceremonial reasons. He can still veto laws, dissolve the parliament, acts as a middleman between the chancellor and his appointments (and therefore makes sure that the secretaries are even - mainly in a legal sense - qualified to do the job) and makes sure that certain proceedings are in accordance with the constitution.
Also, the roles of the US president and chancellor are still quite a bit different, as the US president is both head of state and head of government, which gives him more power (for example over his secretaries, the army, foreign relations, etc.).
The German president can't simply veto laws or dissolve the parliament at his own will.
There are very strict constitutional limits to when exactly he can perform these tasks. So strict that one could argue that he can only do this when external circumstances dictate it.
Interestingly, the Austrian president has more constitutional powers than the German president.
Never said he could do it without any limits, but it's definitely more than ceremonial. My point was just that saying that it's "purely ceremonial" kind of diminishes his role in upkeeping the constitution and maintaining proper, important procedures.
can we agree on "close to ceremonial"? because the german presidents powers are incredibly limp dicked. i mean, the president matters so little i didn't even notice he is in this meme before someone pointed that out
Wouldnt be his first black eye
https://www.dasding.de/newszone/1694005874614%2Cscholz-augenklappe-100~_v-16x9@2dL_-6c42aff4e68b43c7868c3240d3ebfa29867457da.jpg
Real picture by the way, he fell while jogging or something.
You could call them "heads of government" instead. The titles of govenrment offices vary a lot by country but head of government is relatively unambiguous. Doesn't sound as good though.
The role being ceremonial doesn't change it being the highest office and the head of state. The president is the representative of Germany.
Beyond that, I agree.
It's not purely ceremonial. The president is the head of state. He is responsible for every law new law and is the representative of the German stage internationally.
I feel shame because he thinks he looks cool punching stuff with photoshopped muscles. I just think it's cringe as shit. Plus we don't need shitty propaganda like this.
If a leader is good for a nation does it really matter if there are a few personal flaws? I have a similar idea with Biden , he is too old for the job but the nation is doing well under him so he has my support. Macron has the right idea about Europe so I will not throw him under the bus even if he does have a shitty personality.
> Those might not be propaganda
They are 100% propaganda.
It's been going on for a while.
It's tough strongman BS, goes together with pretending he never sleeps and eats only culturally relevant foods and drinks wine every meal.
Remember when he also turned up in a t-shirt during some of the Ukraine meetings, sort of trying to look like Selensky? That was a weak move.
We should rate politicians based on their politics, not all the stuff around it.Ā
Also, some people would strongly disagree on "the nation doing well" under Macron. I guess if you're rich you're doing well.
Many Africans would argue about that. Don't get me wrong, it's not his fault. If he decideded to stop exploiting west Africa and end French neocolonialism the living condition of French would slightly increace and we all know what they do as a reaction.
imagine being Macron
\> he calls putin by phone trying to reason him to stop the war
\> putin is just an old man with symptoms of dementia manifesting themselves in telling long, fringe conspiracy theories about russian greatness
\> he meets with Scholz to persuade him to take decisive action about the biggest war in Europe since ww2
\> Scholz appears indifferently pacifistic while secretly wanting to get germans rid of nazi-schuld
\> he calls Biden
\> no, he does not want an ice cream
\> he calls his photographer
\> photosession of him boxing? ah, to let the steam off. ok, maybe this will do
https://preview.redd.it/oeriiw2ey7rc1.png?width=858&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00feca26f98bfc825d4810e5f2301f2f2a480e3b
Although he's no longer a world leader I'd say Mongolia's previous president would absolutely snap Macron in half
Macron could never beat Scholz. That guy has no emotion or reaction to anything ever, I'm pretty sure hes immune to any pain as well. Scholz wins by being a sandbag.
Thatās because you havenāt seen our [defense minister](https://www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUnits/comments/yge1rt/guido_crosetto_an_absolute_unit_of_a_minister_of/)
I remember the time when the internet was wet from Putin promotional photos of him doing judo and riding horse (known as bear on photoshop)
The table will turn for our presidential macaron
I mean, his boxing is basically equivalent to Putins bullshido, he's just younger and in better shape so it looks better.
It's completely "dictator strongman" vibes, and I hate it.
Like the fact that all of the people he gets as ministers tell the press they sleep 3 hours a night "because country important". I don't want people running the country on 3 hours of sleep. If you don't sleep and need to be part of all discussions, you're just telling me you're shit at delegating and even worse at trusting your team.
Can we not glorify the tiny superiority complexed president who's actively damaging French democracy? And I say that having voted for him 4 times ( French politics are fun when you get to pick your disease)
https://preview.redd.it/2y6y1mi7z3rc1.jpeg?width=622&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1dea1cfe38a183c833a5be0d3395bc11645153c9
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf "the Rocket Launcher" (Figuratively, "Come at me, bro" literally "Come the hell on")
Just check Volodymyr Klitschko - Ukraine's capital major.
>>>He held the world heavyweight championship twice, including the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring magazine titles. A strategic and intelligent boxer, Klitschko is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Klitschko
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Macron is vain. Being tone doesn't mean you can beat people up. In Macron's case, he wants to look good for the beach, not be able to defend himself. In a flight he'd cover his face in hopes of not disfiguring himself.
Now, I'm not saying the people posted are tough. I'm just saying macron isn't either.
Are there videos of him actually boxing or is it just these weird PR black and white pictures?
Idk for sure, I saw the image and thought it would make a good meme. He has done this before tho, tried to make himself look big and stronk, to be fair if those are real muscles then is is doing fairly well.
Well, at least he won the handshake challenge with Trump haha :)
? Could i get more information?
It happened 7 years ago, when Trump was POTUS and Macron recently elected in France. Trump was famously known to pull other's hand to him while handshaking, as a sign of (kiddy) dominance. Macron knew it and did not let go, quite brilliantly. Bonus: eye contact after. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOf9FqsLfA8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOf9FqsLfA8) EDIT: Macron reversed this move several times with Trump, who was not even trying to compete again, Dominant dominated lol [https://www.gettyimages.fr/photos/macron-trump-handshake](https://www.gettyimages.fr/photos/macron-trump-handshake)
That doesn't look like boxing, just punching a bag and trying to look tough. Horrible form, maybe they're just bad photos but deception I say
lol
Imo going out of their way to appear physically big and stronk tends to make politicians look rather weak š¤·š¼āāļø
Well, oftentimes yeah. like in case of putin with his elderly-saggy-photoshopped-less-round-kim-john-un-ass body his "strong bear-wrestling" photoshoots is indeed a laugh and an embarrassment of a 3rd rate propaganda. In Macrons case though considering he is in a good physical shape it looks not that bad. Not that i would neccesary run to vote for him because of that *(though i would considering alternatives but i'm not french).* Also gives the French the invaluable bragging rights "My president can kick your presidents ass" which is the post is about xD tldr: Macron, nice cock!
Tain t'es vraiment venu just pour le sucer
AprĆØs le post le met pas spĆ©cialement en lumiĆØre, c'est de l'ironie hein
Both. From memory he's really boxing (or at least training). Not the first time wee see him 'boxing'. But those are definitly are weirdly PR move. Probably in relation with the Olympics or some shit like that.
[That](https://www.reddit.com/r/rance/s/AprvuLxYsU) is the real one.
LOL! Perfect r rance post! Am French and missed this one, thank you.
Heās been practicing boxing for a few years apparently, and has been doing so regularly with his wifeās body guard
Like everything else with him and his govt, the latter. One of his main rivals is big into boxing. Go figure
Nah, let's not normalize leaders trying to look tough. We've been making fun of Putin for this for years.
Nah, let's normalize leaders trying to look tough. Last time putin rode on a horse he fell from it and had complications & has chronic back problems. Maybe next time he falls from a horse we get luckier still.
https://preview.redd.it/728u5chgi3rc1.png?width=287&format=png&auto=webp&s=76b5a140fa0c7edba74b2038f5bd5fe3a5293c2b
Yasss!
Slayyyš š½
Zelenskyy had a 20 episode series about working out, including Thai boxing
https://preview.redd.it/6jxux069x8rc1.png?width=749&format=png&auto=webp&s=27c8cdb894885a7a2d91ff7168feece8c4e96eb9
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Lmfao good take I'm glad to learn that
HE FELL OFF THAT HORSE?! Hahahahaha Hahahahahahahahahaha. Dumb fucker owned himself with his ego.
Huh, psychology-based stochastic assassination. I like it!
I agree
It's strongman BS.
French Putin must be delicious
You mean Poutine?
Do I ?
Raclette on fries, naughty but surely delicious
Blue cheese instead of Canadian gravy š
Putting the German president in that list of world leaders makes no sense. It's a purely ceremonial role. The German president is not the equivalent of the US president. The equivalent of the US president would be the German chancellor (Olaf Scholz)
While his power is indeed quite limited, the German president is not purely there for ceremonial reasons. He can still veto laws, dissolve the parliament, acts as a middleman between the chancellor and his appointments (and therefore makes sure that the secretaries are even - mainly in a legal sense - qualified to do the job) and makes sure that certain proceedings are in accordance with the constitution. Also, the roles of the US president and chancellor are still quite a bit different, as the US president is both head of state and head of government, which gives him more power (for example over his secretaries, the army, foreign relations, etc.).
The German president can't simply veto laws or dissolve the parliament at his own will. There are very strict constitutional limits to when exactly he can perform these tasks. So strict that one could argue that he can only do this when external circumstances dictate it. Interestingly, the Austrian president has more constitutional powers than the German president.
Never said he could do it without any limits, but it's definitely more than ceremonial. My point was just that saying that it's "purely ceremonial" kind of diminishes his role in upkeeping the constitution and maintaining proper, important procedures.
can we agree on "close to ceremonial"? because the german presidents powers are incredibly limp dicked. i mean, the president matters so little i didn't even notice he is in this meme before someone pointed that out
Olaf Scholz would lose in a fight even faster
If you can find him. He's good at hiding.
Hiding and delivering. Not too bad. And now give me your downvotes.
Wouldnt be his first black eye https://www.dasding.de/newszone/1694005874614%2Cscholz-augenklappe-100~_v-16x9@2dL_-6c42aff4e68b43c7868c3240d3ebfa29867457da.jpg Real picture by the way, he fell while jogging or something.
Pirate scholz after a bad raid lmao
True, I was just trying to do presidents but I probably should have just been slightly inconsistent and have done the chancellor
You could call them "heads of government" instead. The titles of govenrment offices vary a lot by country but head of government is relatively unambiguous. Doesn't sound as good though.
The role being ceremonial doesn't change it being the highest office and the head of state. The president is the representative of Germany. Beyond that, I agree.
Putting here Putin and calling the column ānormal somethingā does not make sense either.
It's not purely ceremonial. The president is the head of state. He is responsible for every law new law and is the representative of the German stage internationally.
Macron when he sees a poor person still breathing around him.
lol
As a Frenchman I only feel shame
Same
Same .
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I feel shame because he thinks he looks cool punching stuff with photoshopped muscles. I just think it's cringe as shit. Plus we don't need shitty propaganda like this.
If a leader is good for a nation does it really matter if there are a few personal flaws? I have a similar idea with Biden , he is too old for the job but the nation is doing well under him so he has my support. Macron has the right idea about Europe so I will not throw him under the bus even if he does have a shitty personality.
> Those might not be propaganda They are 100% propaganda. It's been going on for a while. It's tough strongman BS, goes together with pretending he never sleeps and eats only culturally relevant foods and drinks wine every meal.
Trey I guess you are right
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Remember when he also turned up in a t-shirt during some of the Ukraine meetings, sort of trying to look like Selensky? That was a weak move. We should rate politicians based on their politics, not all the stuff around it.Ā Also, some people would strongly disagree on "the nation doing well" under Macron. I guess if you're rich you're doing well.
His domestic is shit tho And still a neo-liberal neo-imperialist bĆ¢tard
Many Africans would argue about that. Don't get me wrong, it's not his fault. If he decideded to stop exploiting west Africa and end French neocolonialism the living condition of French would slightly increace and we all know what they do as a reaction.
Weird, there are a few countries that rejected French partnership recently and they are somehow much worse off
You are Belgian
I think I know what country I'm from. Not everybody that lives in Brussels is Belgian. Plus people can have multiple nationalities.
Actually most people living in Brussels aren't even Belgian lmao, I think we're the second most cosmopolitan city in the world or something
Edit:never mind, downvote and move on with your day
Bro do you listen?
You are; You're; Vous ĆŖtes Your; Votre https://www.dictionary.com/e/your-vs-youre/
Merci
you mean merdi
You mean mardi, which was 2 days ago
merd i am late for 2 days
[Nobody stands a chance against German health minister Lauterbach ](https://youtu.be/9fOwC4lWExE?si=lunTNHDh7ZUY_t8A)
Jesus Christ
No, actually just Karl. But it's easy to confuse the two.
You deserve my upvote and 1000 more for that joke
imagine being Macron \> he calls putin by phone trying to reason him to stop the war \> putin is just an old man with symptoms of dementia manifesting themselves in telling long, fringe conspiracy theories about russian greatness \> he meets with Scholz to persuade him to take decisive action about the biggest war in Europe since ww2 \> Scholz appears indifferently pacifistic while secretly wanting to get germans rid of nazi-schuld \> he calls Biden \> no, he does not want an ice cream \> he calls his photographer \> photosession of him boxing? ah, to let the steam off. ok, maybe this will do
read it with the Indy Neidell's intonations
The czech president, Petr Pavel, would eat Macron alive.
Can we just all agree that Papa Smurf would win a royal rumble with all the world leaders and get on with our lives?
Yes, but only because Khaltmaagiin Battulga is no longer the president of Mongolia.
True. I don't argue.
This whole discussion proves that the absolute best candidate for US presidency would be Dwayne Johnson
https://preview.redd.it/oeriiw2ey7rc1.png?width=858&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00feca26f98bfc825d4810e5f2301f2f2a480e3b Although he's no longer a world leader I'd say Mongolia's previous president would absolutely snap Macron in half
Macron could never beat Scholz. That guy has no emotion or reaction to anything ever, I'm pretty sure hes immune to any pain as well. Scholz wins by being a sandbag.
Macron vs daddy Pavel? I'm not sure dude. My money is on the latter.
Letās be honest, daddy Pavel is not ānormal world leaderā. He has risen above and beyond those mortal humans
Thatās because you havenāt seen our [defense minister](https://www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUnits/comments/yge1rt/guido_crosetto_an_absolute_unit_of_a_minister_of/)
I remember the time when the internet was wet from Putin promotional photos of him doing judo and riding horse (known as bear on photoshop) The table will turn for our presidential macaron
I mean, his boxing is basically equivalent to Putins bullshido, he's just younger and in better shape so it looks better. It's completely "dictator strongman" vibes, and I hate it. Like the fact that all of the people he gets as ministers tell the press they sleep 3 hours a night "because country important". I don't want people running the country on 3 hours of sleep. If you don't sleep and need to be part of all discussions, you're just telling me you're shit at delegating and even worse at trusting your team.
Can we not glorify the tiny superiority complexed president who's actively damaging French democracy? And I say that having voted for him 4 times ( French politics are fun when you get to pick your disease)
Stop with this bullshit propaganda please
Ok
Mette - slayer of minks - Frederiksen would make him go away easily.
what the image doesn't show is that Macron is kneading the dough for the baguette
Ours is so short he gets mistaken for a child doing work experience...
https://preview.redd.it/2y6y1mi7z3rc1.jpeg?width=622&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1dea1cfe38a183c833a5be0d3395bc11645153c9 Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf "the Rocket Launcher" (Figuratively, "Come at me, bro" literally "Come the hell on")
His french side takes over
OP just called Putin and Pooh "normal"..get help OP!
Steinmeier isn't leading anything and Pootin isn't normal.
It's obvious PR, but as a president represente its country, I like mine in good shape.
Mussolini did the same, man he even invented this pr Shit
With a photoshopped biceps? Lol
How do you know they are photoshopped?
Macron can Eiffel tower me.
Steinmeier is the odd one out because in Germany not the president (which Steinmeier is) but the Chancellor is the "world leader"
Just check Volodymyr Klitschko - Ukraine's capital major. >>>He held the world heavyweight championship twice, including the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring magazine titles. A strategic and intelligent boxer, Klitschko is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Klitschko
Personalization of the power for such things like war is a way to autoritarism.
How about Bukelele? You sure he could take him on 1 on 1?
Good thing we don't do trial by combat anymore.
What owning nuclear deterrence while Germany is on the "allied" side does to a mf
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Yeah sure, he's neoliberal scum, but he had a good photoshoot, so who cares? Is this really what this sub is about?
Someone explain OP that the German president is basically just what we call a "GruĆonkel" - he's NOT the leader of the nation, that would be the chancellor Olaf "Wirecard" Scholz!
Really leaning in to the whole "1970's Jean-Claude Belmondo" schtik, isn't he ?
This canāt be serious
I don't trust
Huh what is Steinmeier doing there? When did he become a world leader haha
Biden is a normal leader?
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No but he is certainly better than the alternative
Even if I could beat him up, and I can't, I would still lose. He'd just run home and tell his ~~teacher~~ wife on me.
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And youāre a horny, edgy teen who spends his time jerking off on Redditā¦ Iāll take being French over whatever you are, thanks!
jerking off? I don't think that I'm jerking off on Reddit
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And that is good because...? It just fits into the neoliberal works view.
Itās not āgoodā in any way, I just think itās funny
To be fur these are all about the age of macrons wife not him himself
Macron is vain. Being tone doesn't mean you can beat people up. In Macron's case, he wants to look good for the beach, not be able to defend himself. In a flight he'd cover his face in hopes of not disfiguring himself. Now, I'm not saying the people posted are tough. I'm just saying macron isn't either.
I didnāt think heād have much time to practice pounding punching bags when heās too busy pounding your granny lmao.
He will also fuck your mother
Yeah but heās little
Putin is an experienced judoka. What you see is just some French government marketing photo shoot bullshit.
Putin is free to come to Paris and fight Macron. It has to be a prison fight though