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The problem with Le Pen is not that he is a fascist (he isn't REALLY) or "extreme right" (which is a term devoid of meaning)... the problem is that he is xenophobic (inclusive of his anti-Semitism) and protectionist. France's problems will not be solved by building a wall around the country; they will be solved by instituting market-based reforms, slashing taxes radically, loosening the death-grip the socialists have placed on productivity, lowering barriers to entry for entrepreneurial activity and eliminating the built-in punishment for success that is inherent in their socialist system. But those things have about as much of a chance of happening as Le Pen does at winning the election, that is to say, not a snowball's chance in hell.