Cycle 12 · 24 Jun 2024For a “fresh and joyful” apocalypse?Mélenchon
Appears in 9 videos · 10 passages, 1 of them in depth.
Summary
Dominique Pagani discusses Jean-Luc Mélenchon mainly in connection with current politics. His judgement is nuanced and shifts somewhat over time. In 2012, a participant places him among those who dream of a return to the welfare state1, and Dominique Pagani faults him for going in "with a flower in his rifle" on Libya before correcting himself2. He later credits him with several merits: understanding the German problem3 and reclaiming the French tricolour flag, which had almost become Marine Le Pen's emblem4. In 2024, he considers him the best orator in the political field, far from the worst, but regrets that he never criticised Mitterrand5. He calls the accusation of antisemitism made against him a betrayal of trust, tied to his insistence on the carnage in Gaza67. He also disputes his being labelled far left while the real far right is treated gently8, and he points to the caricature of a Bolshevik with a knife between his teeth9. In 2026, he finds La France insoumise more sympathetic because of its positions on Gaza10.
- 1Everything is allowed but nothing is possible: Michel Clouscard (2)29 Jan 2012 · 27:31
- 2Radio Galère: Michel Clouscard (2)7 Jul 2012 · 16:47
- 3#3.3 From Ulysses to Daedalus1 Aug 2017 · 1:02:20
- 4Left-washing: are the woke the most asleep?17 Nov 2021 · 25:23
- 5For a “fresh and joyful” apocalypse?24 Jun 2024 · 1:57:22
- 6For a “fresh and joyful” apocalypse?24 Jun 2024 · 2:01:35
- 7After the vote: entering a zone of turbulence11 Jul 2024 · 24:59
- 8Too late?14 Aug 2024 · 2:06:48
- 9The silences of the media uproar: the Atlanticist re-Nazification21 Oct 2025 · 9:02
- 10Neo-fascism and the ideology of desire: is Michel Clouscard still relevant?23 May 2026 · 1:30:41
Summary produced automatically from 10 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.
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Who is this?Jean-Luc Antoine Pierre Mélenchon (French: ; born 19 August 1951) is a French left-wing politician who has been the de facto leader of La France Insoumise (LFI) since it was established in 2016. He was the deputy in the National Assembly for the 4th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône from 2017 to 2022 and led the La France Insoumise group in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2021. Mélenchon was previously elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2009 and reelected in 2014. He has run for President of France three times, in 2012, 2017 and 2022. […]
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Cycle 12 · 24 Jun 2024For a “fresh and joyful” apocalypse?
Talks · 23 May 2026Neo-fascism and the ideology of desire: is Michel Clouscard still relevant?- 1:30:41France Insoumise, more sympathetic for its positions on Gaza.
Cycle 14 · 21 Oct 2025The silences of the media uproar: the Atlanticist re-Nazification- 9:02Presented as a Bolshevik with a knife between his teeth; “a good tribune.”
Cycle 12 · 14 Aug 2024Too late?- 2:06:48Wrongly labeled far left, while the real far right is spared.
Cycle 12 · 11 Jul 2024After the vote: entering a zone of turbulence- 24:59Accused of antisemitism for insisting on the carnage in Gaza; Macron does not dine with him.
Series · 17 Nov 2021Left-washing: are the woke the most asleep?- 25:23A point in his favor: before him, the tricolor flag had almost become the emblem of Marine Le Pen.
Cycle 3 · 1 Aug 2017#3.3 From Ulysses to Daedalus- 1:02:20Understood the German problem.
Series · 7 Jul 2012Radio Galère: Michel Clouscard (2)- 16:47Went off gung-ho on Libya before backpedaling.
Series · 29 Jan 2012Everything is allowed but nothing is possible: Michel Clouscard (2)- 27:31a participant places him among those who dream of a return to the social state