{"id":532423,"date":"2026-05-10T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?p=532423"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:16:57","slug":"pluralism-public-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/company\/media\/pluralism-public-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing the fight for pluralism"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the Swiss people have settled \u2013 twice \u2013 the question of the amount of the audiovisual licence fee, at least for a while, the discussion on the offer provided by this compulsory levy must continue. The same applies to France.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

April 14, on Radio T\u00e9l\u00e9vision Suisse (RTS): a 19:30 news item to mark the 40th anniversary.th<\/sup> anniversary of Simone de Beauvoir's death. An opportunity to reflect on the legacy left by the philosopher, often considered one of the founders of modern feminism,\u00ab recalls the presenter. The Second Sex<\/em>, the work that made her famous, has just been included in the Pl\u00e9iade.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We then hear from a professor of gender studies at the University of Lausanne \u2013 Simone de Beauvoir \u00abshook up the field of how women could understand their situation\u00bb. (sic)<\/em> \u2013 and a bookseller quoting \u00abauthors like Mona Chollet or Laure Adler\u00bb to evoke the field Simone de Beauvoir opened up to \u00abfeminist research\u00bb. Feminist research? What an outcry if we talked about \u00abnationalist research\u00bb, \u00abliberal research\u00bb or \u00abChristian Democrat research\u00bb...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the subject, a glimmer of hope for the viewer in search of nuance: the \u00abdark side\u00bb of Jean-Paul Sartre's companion is evoked, as she is said to have \u00abtaken advantage of her influences to deliver young female students to him\u00bb. But hope soon fades: if the French writer did this, it's because she \u00abassimilated to a certain extent to the extremely masculine milieu to which she belonged\u00bb and \u00abplayed the male domination card\u00bb. In short, patriarchy is guilty of everything. A refrain that would be less disturbing if it weren't so common in this house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are delighted that RTS will be devoting a special section to the 40th anniversary of the death of Roger Scruton, a major figure in 20th century conservatism.th<\/sup> century \u2013 and who didn't write hundreds of pages in praise of a dictator. Unlike Simone de Beauvoir, who, in her essay The long walk<\/em>, published in 1957, raved about Mao's China, which she had visited for six weeks. The public service didn't see fit to recall it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question of the audiovisual licence fee has been decided by the Swiss people. Twice. We can therefore consider the matter closed. At least for a while \u2013 after all, the population had to vote several times to adopt certain measures... including women's right to vote. But if the financing of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is a closed affair, the debate on the offer provided thanks to this compulsory levy must remain. We, the taxpayers, we, the citizens, we, the Swiss who value a job well done, a diversity of viewpoints and the proper use of public funds, have a right to expect more finesse from RTS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n