Could the electoral sequence that has just taken place give us reason to hope?
Macron was re-elected, with more difficulty than in 2017, and with a loss of theabsolute majority, even counting his auxiliaries from Modem and Horizons. ----Macron on the evening of his re-election said "I understood you, I'm going tochange my method" and a few days later, he took over much of the same staff(general secretary of the Élysée, many ministers); this confirms that he does notwant to hear anything. After the legislative elections, he might need to makealliances, but he remains propped up on his conception of the reforms; carry outthe missions given to it by the capitalists.He will therefore most often ally himself with the right: first on security andimmigration, as Darmanin has already suggested, but also on the economy, nuclearpower, pensions... There is only on some social issues that he will look forsupport on the left.The choice as Prime Minister of Élisabeth Borne, who proved to be harmful to theMinistry of Transport (gifts to motorway companies, opening of rail to privatecompetition, etc.), ineffective at the Ministry of Ecological Transition (subjectto contradictory decisions by Macron), harmful to the Ministry of Labor(unemployment reform of 2021, attempt to reform pensions) demonstrates thatMacron intends to continue in the same direction as his first term.It is obviously not from the parliamentary battles of the NUPES that any hope canemerge since they are doomed to failure. However, being optimistic, we can hopethat some of the voters who "voted useful" for Mélenchon and the NUPES,grassroots people, union and association activists, are not content to bespectators and resume the mobilizations .We are not in a fascist society but in an increasingly authoritarian capitalism,with a process of progressive fascisation: the increasingly frequent takeover ofthe discourses and values of the extreme right by other political currents.However, we remain a country where humanist values are strong. The field ofdefending immigrants and their rights will be, alongside the question of income,a central place of political confrontation. It remains to make the popularclasses who vote for the extreme right understand that the latter is deceivingthem about their enemies who are not the immigrants but the bosses.The "resignation" or the critical speeches of young people from the GrandesEcoles (Agro-Paris-Tech, Polytechnique, etc.) show that some young people aresensitive to environmental issues and the dramatic consequences of capitalistexploitation, but this remains very much in the minority in these circles andwill not be enough to change society.On the other hand, there are interesting struggles in the regions: earthuprisings, anti-basin struggle, various ZADs, defense of forests, strugglesagainst harmful projects. They are more and more frequent and meet with a lot ofsympathy.Finally, in the world of work, we have seen in recent months, in the midst of theelection period, that there has been an upsurge in the struggles of employees forbetter wages, hiring, better working conditions. Some are victorious. We mustfight the measures linked to purchasing power (and on this point the RN basicallypromises the same things as the macronists) to put forward wage demands. This iswhat Michelin employees did, saying that they did not want a bonus, even asubstantial one, but preferred a salary increase.If at the level of France these hopeful struggles are still weak, they aredeveloping at the global level: India, Sri Lanka, China (despite severerepression and the permanent control of the populations), South America. There isa need to build a world class consciousness through the revolts. For 30 yearsthere has been a rise in nationalism, with the construction of new states. We cannow hope that the new revolts will be on class bases, as in the period prior tothis rise in nationalism.What is important in India and Sri Lanka is the overcoming of ethnic-religiousdivisions (which the Hindu power in India tries to reinforce). It is also theimportant role played by women in these movements and the overcoming of theunions. At the global level, it is also the emergence of peasant movements thatis interesting because it affects the appropriation of essential means of production.On the other hand, with regard to the poorest countries, we can ask ourselves aquestion: Can we build something solid at the political level from movementsbased largely on access to subsistence? The Arab Spring revolts show that thesemovements did not last. Today, again, there are uprisings in Libya (with yellowvests!), both against political power and against the hoarders who create misery.Let's hope that they lead to the overthrow of the regimes in place in the variousterritories of this country.Another reason for hope, paradoxically, could be Putin's war in Ukraine. Protestmovements, sabotage, anti-militarist actions, despite the heavy lid could spread.Beyond the official proclamations of certain political and intellectualmovements, there are actions that are carried out. It is difficult to say todayif they can grow and undermine the regime.On the other hand, in Ukraine, the state is really managed by the military;Zelenski is only a communicator. For example, the internationals who left thereare integrated into the army and cannot express themselves. On the other hand thefachos (Azov battalion) are praised. The assessment of the mobilizations hereagainst this war is very negative. Ukrainians in France are very nationalisticand pro-Western; they and rejected the revolutionary speeches "neither Russia -nor NATO".We are at the end of a period 2002-2022 which stunned us with, here and in othercountries, a (forced) pacification of social relations and the rise ofnationalism. We may be entering a new period.For here, we can hope that Macron's stubbornness in his reactionary reforms willturn against him and put the proletarians back on the streets. In othercountries, the revolts have already begun; let's hope they turn into revolutions.Limoges on July 3, 2022http://oclibertaire.lautre.net/spip.php?article3249_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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