In their weekly radio program, our colleagues at L'Égrégore revisit
Robert Badinter's entry into the Panthéon and offer a critical
perspective on the record of the left in power regarding prison policy.
The Socialist Party, now in decline, nevertheless intends to remain in
the game; this is the essence of its self-proclaimed role as an
auxiliary to Macron's policies. With local elections approaching, the
familiar refrain of the broadest possible, and therefore least
discerning, unity to block the far right at the ballot box is already
being sunganother opportunity for the Socialist Party to polish its
image with a left-wing electorate that remains as anxious as it is
forgetful.
This radio program thus provides us with the opportunity to recall that,
in criminal matters, as in all others, the left's political record has
been undeniable. Let's not forget that it was during the Mitterrand
years that the far right in France regained an electoral strength that
has never waned since.
Under the left, the number of incarcerations literally exploded, rising
rapidly from 40,000 prisoners at the end of the 1970s to 60,000 by the
beginning of the 1980s, reaching 85,000 today. Throughout this period,
the length of sentences has only increased, some becoming irrevocable...
To those who never miss an opportunity to challenge us, deeming
criticism of the left sterile and the electoral game unavoidable, we
reply, if it still needed demonstrating, that parliamentary categories
are illusory and misleading. Rightly so, our comrade reminds us that the
only path to emancipation is through the balance of power, whether
inside prisons, in businesses, neighborhoods, the streets, or society as
a whole!
Note that this program was recorded before Sarkozy's incarceration in
the VIP wing.
To listen to the program:
https://audio.radioprimitive.fr/egregore/20251020-egregore-emission-du-20-octobre-2025.mp3
To further explore this topic, we recommend reading two books by our
colleague Nadia Ménenger:
To Those Who Believe Themselves Free. L'Insomniaque Publishing. 224
pages. 2009
Freedom Cannot Begged For: The Flight, 2001-2008. With Olivier Cueto.
L'Insomniaque Publishing. 304 pages. 2022.
Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 31, 2025
https://lamouetteenragee.noblogs.org/post/2025/10/31/a-propos-de-robert-badinter-et-du-parti-socialiste-de-la-peine-de-mort-a-la-peine-jusqua-la-mort/
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Robert Badinter's entry into the Panthéon and offer a critical
perspective on the record of the left in power regarding prison policy.
The Socialist Party, now in decline, nevertheless intends to remain in
the game; this is the essence of its self-proclaimed role as an
auxiliary to Macron's policies. With local elections approaching, the
familiar refrain of the broadest possible, and therefore least
discerning, unity to block the far right at the ballot box is already
being sunganother opportunity for the Socialist Party to polish its
image with a left-wing electorate that remains as anxious as it is
forgetful.
This radio program thus provides us with the opportunity to recall that,
in criminal matters, as in all others, the left's political record has
been undeniable. Let's not forget that it was during the Mitterrand
years that the far right in France regained an electoral strength that
has never waned since.
Under the left, the number of incarcerations literally exploded, rising
rapidly from 40,000 prisoners at the end of the 1970s to 60,000 by the
beginning of the 1980s, reaching 85,000 today. Throughout this period,
the length of sentences has only increased, some becoming irrevocable...
To those who never miss an opportunity to challenge us, deeming
criticism of the left sterile and the electoral game unavoidable, we
reply, if it still needed demonstrating, that parliamentary categories
are illusory and misleading. Rightly so, our comrade reminds us that the
only path to emancipation is through the balance of power, whether
inside prisons, in businesses, neighborhoods, the streets, or society as
a whole!
Note that this program was recorded before Sarkozy's incarceration in
the VIP wing.
To listen to the program:
https://audio.radioprimitive.fr/egregore/20251020-egregore-emission-du-20-octobre-2025.mp3
To further explore this topic, we recommend reading two books by our
colleague Nadia Ménenger:
To Those Who Believe Themselves Free. L'Insomniaque Publishing. 224
pages. 2009
Freedom Cannot Begged For: The Flight, 2001-2008. With Olivier Cueto.
L'Insomniaque Publishing. 304 pages. 2022.
Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 31, 2025
https://lamouetteenragee.noblogs.org/post/2025/10/31/a-propos-de-robert-badinter-et-du-parti-socialiste-de-la-peine-de-mort-a-la-peine-jusqua-la-mort/
_________________________________________
A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
By, For, and About Anarchists
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