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Anti-racism: the day sport lost its innocence

By Yves Di Cristino · 09 October 2020
The sporting world reacted boldly and energetically to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Six-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has now made it standard practice to set up an anti-racism podium before every Grand Prix this season. On a black-tinted podium, he knelt on the ground and raised his fist to the sky in recognition of the Black Lives Matter movement. For their part, American professional basketball players have long been accustomed to the practice on NBA floors, and awareness of the fight against all forms of discrimination is gaining ground. But are there any risks in dramatizing this lifelong struggle? Flashback to the Olympic Games of 1936 and 1968.
We're soldiers and that's fine
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We're soldiers and that's fine

By Antoine Menusier · July 23, 2020
The appearance of Covid-19 has created an unprecedented and destabilizing situation. The population was mobilized, in the quasi-military sense of the word, against an enemy who was, however, unarmed. Particularly during the period of confinement, the concentration of power in the hands of the Federal Council seemed unbearable to some. The anti-systems had a field day. An epidemic of obedience.