The identitarian left has struck again
Editorial by Jonas Follonier
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. In his column, writer Quentin Mouron explores a topical issue with his usual sharpness.
This is undoubtedly one of the most important causes to champion today: pluralism. In recent years, the ravages of political correctness (there are things we’re allowed to say and things we’re not allowed to say), of ready-made thinking (avoid thinking for yourself by uncritically accepting ideas prepared for you), and intellectual trends (what you’re supposed to say to «look good») have been steadily undermining the very foundation upon which democratic discussion and civilized debate rest.
LONG-FORM ARTICLE, Jean David-Ponci | “Woke” culture emerged in the 2000s in the United States to describe activism in support of Black people and, by extension, all those deemed disadvantaged due to their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical appearance, or disability. Many intellectuals on both the left and the right—the most famous being Barack Obama—have condemned this ideology prevalent on college campuses. In the United States, “woke” culture is primarily concerned with advocating for Black people, particularly through the Black Lives Matter movement, while in Europe it is mainly supported by LGBT advocacy groups. Even if this extreme form of political correctness may seem ridiculous to us, this analysis will reveal that we have already accepted the assumptions that lead to it. We are all already a little “woke” without even realizing it.
At the beginning of January 2021, students at the Sorbonne protested against the holding of «in-person» partial exams in most faculties, as announced a few days ago. If the French press is to be believed, the revolt is growing louder and louder, all the more so as the start of the 2020 academic year had already taken place in a climate of high tension, linked to the health situation and the difficulty of finding places in lecture theaters. While these material reasons have legitimately led some students to express their discontent, there are quite different, systemic reasons that should have prompted them to rise up much earlier, in an attempt to save an institution at the end of its reign, not to say at the end of the race. My experience at seven different universities bears witness to this.
Every month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who take turns writing for Le Regard Libre. Freelance journalist Sophie Woeldgen shares her views as a reporter in the Middle East on an itchy subject.
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of taking up the pen in turn. Writer Roland Jaccard recounts his favorite film, as implausible as it is politically correct: the movie of his life.
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