When politics resumes power, by Luc Le Vaillant – Liberation

There are four great powers, substantial and often secant, which defy and interpenetrate, disqualify and jealous. And who have entered turbulence lately.

1) Resident political power. It was long believed to be asleep in Morpheus’ arms at the end of the story. Now he wakes up a very nasty mood in those of Trump, Putin, Orbán and company. I have long deplored that political power has become the parentgpauvre of damaged democracies and was targeted by citizens who unplugged it before abstaining. Elected officials were disqualified before they did nothing. They were mocked like the sad clowns of a circus with a hole marquee where the jugglers took the colored skittles on the nose. Illiberalism has the merit of making things happen, too bad in the wrong direction. It is not certain that the progressive forces, too respectful of the counterpowers, would allow themselves to overthrow the table. Or, as in 1793 and in 1917, they would acquire a committee of public salvation and would pass the Oukases from an avant-garde for the popular will. See as at LFI, we continue to praise Robespierre! It must also be admitted that, when it accesses responsibilities, the left of government often gets into a marsh of impediments and a quagmire of renunciations.

2) The challenged economic power. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the power