Kessler

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani mentions Denis Kessler almost always in connection with Michel Clouscard, and in particular with Néo-fascisme et idéologie du désir. He always presents him in the same way: a former Maoist who became number two of the MEDEF and wanted to do away with the programme of the National Council of the Resistance (CNR)12. He cites him alongside Daniel Cohn-Bendit, as another example of a former activist of 19683. In the afterword devoted to Lordon, he speaks of a "Maoist elected to the top of the MEDEF"4. For him, this move from Maoism to the leadership of the employers' organisation, together with this wish to roll back the gains of the CNR, confirms Clouscard's analysis5. In 2026, he specifies that Kessler was targeting both "Gaullo-communism" and the achievements of the CNR6. From 2012 to 2026 the wording changes little: Kessler is an example that comes up often, but he does not analyse his writings closely.

1. 1Radio Galère - Michel Clouscard - 16 Jul 2012 · 7:36
2. 2#4 Neofascisme et idéologie du désir; sur la pensée de M.Clouscard.26 Sept 2014 · 32:52
3. 3Radio Galère - Michel Clouscard - 16 Jul 2012 · 12:21
4. 4« DOIT-ON SAUVER LE SOLDAT LORDON ? » - Postface de la réédition par Delga du livre Néo-fascisme et idéologie du désir par de Michel Clouscard1 Aug 2017 · 18:50
5. 5Avec Clouscard2 Aug 2016 · 9:31
6. 6NÉOFASCISME ET IDÉOLOGIE DU DÉSIR : Michel CLOUSCARD toujours d'actualité ? - avec Dominique PAGANI23 May 2026 · 20:15

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