Reagan

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani mentions Reagan mainly in connection with the end of the Soviet Union. In his view, the "Star Wars" programme brings about the collapse of the USSR1. Later he spells out how: this arms race forces the Soviets to spend their resources on weapons rather than on their own development2. He also links Reagan to a form of rhetoric, the opposition between "the empire of good" and "the evil empire", which he classes among worldly (mondain) arguments in his reading of Clouscard3. Elsewhere he presents him as a figure of the American far right4. In his tribute to Domenico Losurdo, he uses the phrase "Hegel is back", which alludes to a phrase about Reagan5. Finally, he points out that a B-movie actor became president of the United States. From this he concludes that the clowns of the small screen should not be taken lightly6.

1. 1#4 Neofascisme et idéologie du désir; sur la pensée de M.Clouscard.26 Sept 2014 · 36:29
2. 2Les silences du vacarme médiatique - nouveau cycle : la renazification atlantiste.21 Oct 2025 · 6:34
3. 3La mondanité chez Clouscard : Aragon et la positivité du négatif29 Jun 2023 · 1:34:44
4. 4#3 Bien-et Mé-faits de l'amnésie...6 Nov 2020 · 1:24:15
5. 5Hommage à Domenico Losurdo2 Jul 2018 · 5:20
6. 6De Copernic à Lénine: Révolution !28 Aug 2026 · 6:27

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