[lbo-talk] Sarkozy proposes measuring 'happiness' and 'well-being' to replace the 'cult of the market'

[Mike Beggs]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Chuck Grimes <cgrimes at rawbw.com> wrote:


> So then please help me unpack what your friends mean by Sarkozy's
> fascism.

You could check out Badiou's 'The Meaning of Sarkozy' - it's more of a
motivational than an analytical book but it gives some idea. Badiou
calls him a 'Petainist' rather than a fascist, and links him to the
long lineage of French reaction. It's not only nationalism and racism,
but also an exaggerated fear and loathing of radicalism, a desire to
exorcise 1968, partly a result of France's equally long and more
distinguished revolutionary heritage.

http://mariborchan.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/alain-badiou-the-meaning-of-sarkozy/

Cheers,
Mike
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