Truman

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani mentions Harry S. Truman only occasionally, always in connection with the postwar period and the role of the United States in Europe. In his sessions on Michel Clouscard and "Everything is allowed but nothing is possible", he presents him as the president whose government sets up the Marshall Plan1. He also recalls that Truman signs the European economic recovery programme in 19472. This reminder appears in both the French and the English versions of the 2021 presentation3. In the afterword to the new edition of "Neo-fascism and the Ideology of Desire", he speaks of a continuity between Truman and Bush, though the passages say nothing more about it4. In 2025, in a session on anti-Sovietism, he cites him together with Roosevelt about the D-Day landings5. For him, Truman is not a subject of study in his own right. He serves as a historical reference point for placing American intervention in Europe, most often in sessions devoted to Clouscard.

1. 1Tout est permis mais rien n'est possible - Michel Clouscard - 129 Jan 2012 · 34:41
2. 2TOUT EST PERMIS, RIEN N'EST POSSIBLE ! Michel Clouscard, Mai 68 et le capitalisme de la séduction14 Jul 2021 · 5:22
3. 3EVERYTHING'S ALLOWED, BUT NOTHING IS POSSIBLE! Michel Clouscard, May 68, French Theory & Capitalism14 Jul 2021 · 5:12
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 · 12:27
5. 5De l'anti-soviétisme des khmers rouges-vert6 Feb 2025 · 14:04

Summary produced automatically from 5 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.