{"id":530712,"date":"2026-01-17T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?p=530712"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:17:34","slug":"extreme-center-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/politique\/extreme-centre-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme center, definition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>En vantant l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019un label qui distinguerait les m\u00e9dias \u00abfiables\u00bb des autres, Emmanuel Macron a trahi une attitude autoritaire consistant \u00e0 croire qu\u2019un ou plusieurs individus ont la l\u00e9gitimit\u00e9 de d\u00e9finir ce \u00e0 quoi tout le monde devrait accorder sa confiance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Il est des mots qui rassurent parce qu\u2019ils donnent le sentiment d\u2019un \u00e9quilibre. Le \u00abcentre\u00bb en fait partie. Il \u00e9voque la mesure, la nuance, l\u2019attention \u00e0 chaque point de vue, le fait de puiser le bon dans tous les camps politiques. Des exigences que nous nous sommes toujours fix\u00e9es ici m\u00eame, tout en \u00e9tant convaincus que le centre n\u2019a pas le monopole de cette recherche de justesse. Ce n\u2019est d\u2019ailleurs pas parce qu\u2019on s\u2019autoproclame nuanc\u00e9 qu\u2019on l\u2019est. Pire, lorsque le centre se pr\u00e9sente comme le seul espace du raisonnable, il devient autre chose: un extr\u00eame qui s\u2019ignore. L\u2019extr\u00eame centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019id\u00e9e, formul\u00e9e le mois dernier par Emmanuel Macron, d\u2019un label destin\u00e9 \u00e0 distinguer les m\u00e9dias fiables des autres en est une parfaite illustration. L\u2019intention affich\u00e9e se veut vertueuse: prot\u00e9ger le public des fausses informations, restaurer la confiance dans le journalisme, garantir une d\u00e9mocratie de qualit\u00e9. Mais derri\u00e8re cette fa\u00e7ade consensuelle se dessine une vision dangereuse et vou\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chec: celle selon laquelle des individus \u2013&nbsp;au sein ou hors de l\u2019Etat&nbsp;\u2013 auraient la l\u00e9gitimit\u00e9 de d\u00e9finir pour les autres ce \u00e0 quoi ils devraient accorder leur confiance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-lire-aussi-ni-raison-sans-debat-ni-debat-sans-raison\">A lire aussi | <a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/politique\/raison-debat-jonas-follonier\/\">Ni raison sans d\u00e9bat ni d\u00e9bat sans raison<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Cette conception repose sur une fiction: il y aurait, d\u2019un c\u00f4t\u00e9, les acteurs de la d\u00e9sinformation, de gauche comme de droite; et, de l\u2019autre, un espace impartial, o\u00f9 l\u2019on respecte la d\u00e9ontologie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/newsletter.infomaniak.com\/external\/submit\" class=\"inf-form\" target=\"_blank\"><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" style=\"display:none\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"key\"\nvalue=\"eyJpdiI6IlZXRVJGMlRGQUU2alNqUE81bitIUk5adnNVa0c4MllFTStzOHdHT1FQZ3c9IiwidmFsdWUiOiJIYzhwMUVCK1pTNnlhY3MyMmhuZlhReWJqemEwNk93blMxTjFHc0s2VHZrPSIsIm1hYyI6ImVhYTQ5N2I1M2NiYWE4NzBm\nNjk2NzgzYjliM2Y5NmYzM2E2ZmU3NGQxNTU1ZDFkMTU1MzY5NTdjYjE3ZTJmNTUifQ==\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"webform_id\" value=\"7291\"><style> .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff{ background-color:#f5f5f5;\npadding:25px 20px; margin:25px auto; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-content { margin-top:13px;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff span, .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-success p a { color:#555555; font-\nsize:14px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4{ font-size:18px; margin:0px 0px 13px 0px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label{ font-weight:bold; } .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input { margin-bottom:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label { display:block;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input{ height:35px; color:#999999; border: 1px solid\n#E9E9E9; border:none; padding-left:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error label, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error span.inf-message{ color: #cc0033; } .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error input{ border: 1px solid #cc0033; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input input { width:100%;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error\nspan.inf-message { display: block; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit { text-align:right;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input{ background-color:#777777; color:#ffffff; border:none; font-weight:\nnormal; height:auto; padding:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input.disabled{ opacity: 0.4; } .inf-btn { color: rgb(85, 85, 85); border: medium none; font-weight: normal; height: auto; padding: 7px; display: inline-block;\nbackground-color: white; box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24); border-radius: 2px; line-height: 1em; } .inf-rgpd { margin:25px 0px 15px 0px; color:#555555; } <\/style> <div class=\"inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff\">\n<h4>NEWSLETTER DU REGARD LIBRE<\/h4> <span>Recevez nos articles chaque dimanche.<\/span> <div class=\"inf-success\" style=\"display:none\"> <h4>Votre inscription \u00e0 notre infolettre hebdomadaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9e avec succ\u00e8s !<\/h4> <p>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"inf-btn\">&laquo;<\/a> <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"inf-content\"> <div class=\"inf-input inf-input-text\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"inf[1]\" data-inf-meta = \"1\" data-inf-error = \"Merci de renseigner une adresse email\" required=\"required\"\nplaceholder=\"Email\" > <\/div> <div class=\"inf-submit\"> <input type=\"submit\" name=\"\" value=\"S\u2019inscrire\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/form>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est l\u00e0 oublier que ce n\u2019est pas la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 qui sert le d\u00e9bat. C\u2019est le d\u00e9bat qui sert la v\u00e9rit\u00e9. Rien de pire que la notion de \u00abcercle de la raison\u00bb! Comme l\u2019explique Yann Costa <a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/cpt-editions\/le-regard-libre-n123-dossier-quel-service-public\/\">dans ce m\u00eame num\u00e9ro<\/a>, distinguer faits et opinions comme s\u2019il s\u2019agissait de deux genres de contenus rel\u00e8ve de l\u2019erreur de cat\u00e9gorie. Les opinions\u00a0<em>portent<\/em>\u00a0sur des\u00a0<em>faits<\/em>\u00a0pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s, qui justement doivent faire l\u2019objet d\u2019une discussion. C\u2019est en laissant tous les avis s\u2019exprimer, se contredire et s\u2019enrichir qu\u2019on permet \u00e0 la connaissance, toujours provisoire mais de plus en plus solide, de progresser. En outre, labelliser des personnes ou entit\u00e9s comme \u00e9tant \u00abpeu fiables\u00bb, c\u2019est les rendre attirantes pour les antisyst\u00e8mes et a priori inint\u00e9ressantes pour les autres, ce qui cr\u00e9e de la polarisation et dessert la dialectique n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 la qu\u00eate des faits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-lire-aussi-le-scepticisme-pour-echapper-au-dogmatisme-et-au-relativisme\">A lire aussi | <a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/philosophie\/le-scepticisme-pour-echapper-au-dogmatisme-et-au-relativisme\/\">Le scepticisme, pour \u00e9chapper au dogmatisme et au relativisme<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Il importe donc de laisser ouverte la confrontation des opinions, la concurrence des m\u00e9dias&#8230; et des labels! Comme c\u2019est le cas par exemple en Suisse avec la diversit\u00e9 d\u2019organismes d\u00e9livrant des cartes de presse sur la base du respect des r\u00e8gles du m\u00e9tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lors de son intervention, Emmanuel Macron a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 que&nbsp;\u2009ce ne serait pas \u00e0 l\u2019Etat de cr\u00e9er ce label, mais \u00e0 des professionnels \u2013 tout en parlant bien d\u2019un label au singulier. Se pose donc la question de savoir qui nommerait ou validerait ces professionnels, si ce n\u2019est l\u2019Etat. La branche elle-m\u00eame, sur le mode de l\u2019autor\u00e9gulation? On retombe sur le risque d\u2019une autorit\u00e9 ferm\u00e9e d\u00e9finie par un cercle influent, ne serait-ce que parce qu\u2019il est majoritaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pas de doute que dans son habituel sens du r\u00e9trop\u00e9dalage et du \u00aben m\u00eame temps\u00bb, le locataire de l\u2019Elys\u00e9e pourrait souscrire \u00e0 cette analyse et soutenir ainsi la seule pertinence de labels cr\u00e9\u00e9s spontan\u00e9ment. Sauf que c\u2019est d\u00e9j\u00e0 l\u2019exacte situation actuelle, en France comme en Suisse&#8230; L\u2019extr\u00eame centre, c\u2019est aussi brasser du vent. Quand il y aurait tant d\u2019autres choses \u00e0 dire \u2013 et surtout \u00e0 faire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dipl\u00f4m\u00e9 en philosophie et journaliste de profession, <strong>Jonas Follonier<\/strong> est le fondateur et r\u00e9dacteur en chef du <\/em>Regard Libre<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vous-venez-de-lire-un-editorial-en-libre-acces-debats-analyses-actualites-culturelles-nbsp-abonnez-vous-nbsp-a-notre-media-de-reflexion-pour-nous-soutenir-et-avoir-acces-a-tous-nos-contenus\">Vous venez de lire un \u00e9ditorial en libre acc\u00e8s. 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