Yeah, the Spartans were not the badass, invincible, freedom loving people pop culture makes them out to be. They regularly got their asses handed to them and the reason they had such a massive army was to ensure that their slaves (the helots) didn't get uppity.
Yes... Far better to put the country in the hands of an emotional creature who has 1000s of emotions in one minute and is also a traitor and a pedophile. That's MUCH better you insufferable piece of abattoir runoff.
Well, if we look at France from an historical context, they are either in support of Nazis or violently against them.