DOSSIER IRONIE, Antoine Bernhard | Everywhere, radical left-wing militant groups patrol and punish with a hail of indignation any deviation from the new political correctness. This gives rise to controversies that are now commonly referred to as «woke». Although they are in the minority, they are by no means innocent. They are part of an ever-growing political project, the tactics of which it is important to understand. Analysis.
Le Regard Libre N° 83 – Claudio Recupero Un courant né aux Etats-Unis est arrivé en Europe et s’est fait...
Cartoonist Chappatte is a fervent defender of freedom of expression. Here, he explains the current importance of this struggle, as well as his vision of irony, which is being abused by «a very touchy-feely zeitgeist». Even in Switzerland.
DOSSIER IRONIE, Enzo Santacroce | Freedom of expression is inextricably linked to the critical spirit. Seductive, it is nonetheless a force of opposition that pits its defenders against sometimes extreme dangers. Many Western philosophers have experienced this first-hand, banished, excommunicated or even condemned to death for defying the authorities by taking disturbing positions. Why is the free use of thought, and by extension speech, so perilous? We take a look at Socrates, the symbol of a critical spirit sacrificed on the altar of conformism, to see just how fragile freedom of expression still is today.
Le Regard Libre N° 83 – Jonas Follonier L’ironie consiste à dire quelque chose dans le but d’exprimer le contraire...
Le Regard Libre N° 82 – Jonas Follonier Eh oui, nous sommes encore là. Mois après mois. Longtemps je me suis...
Danièle Manesse, professor emeritus of language sciences at the University of Paris-3 Sorbonne nouvelle, fights inclusive writing with all her might. She responds here, argument by argument, to the proponents of this militant typography. And as a convinced feminist, she gives us her thoughts on what has become of much of her camp and the academic world.
Au nom du combat contre l’extrême droite, tout semble permis pour certains journalistes. Y compris ne pas apporter la contradiction...
Antoine Menusier, journalist and essayist: «Mr. Director of RTS Pascal Crittin, how can you let a guest make shocking and untrue statements without reacting?»
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