In Mandelieu on October 25 for the launch of his electoral campaign, Laurent Wauquiez positioned himself as the champion of the “France of villages” against, one can imagine, that which identifies with globalization.
Yesterday, in an interview published in JDD, he launched attacks against the President of the Republic.
As the future leader of the identity-focused right-wing he wishes to embody, he accused the occupant of the Élysée of not having “a deep love for France,” of not having “a project for France,” and of being “haunted by a hatred for the provinces.”
Then, assuming the role of a psychologist, he delivered a pointed analysis: “What strikes me about him is the desert of the soul. He is driven by only one project: himself,” before indulging in further antics.
It’s a portrait of the head of state that is violent and uncompromising delivered by the favorite to lead the Republicans. An attack in form and substance from him, raising questions about its reason and usefulness.
One would have thought that, after last spring’s debacle, the debate for the party’s presidential election would have allowed for a more in-depth sociological analysis and the establishment of a more appropriate political line.
For now, we are served with slogans lacking much meaning and gratuitous insults to the opponent.
It is true that when you want to siphon voters from the National Front, you must play on the anti-elite patriotic fiber and, to reclaim the white supremacist support of Sens Commun, appeal to bigoted societal values.
In summary, the demiurgic confusionism of Laurent Wauquiez makes him resemble a voiceless cricket emitting sounds but not concepts.
