Macron, the noise and the false “relapse”

LReaders should know that a written interview with the President of the Republic is always proofread by himself and some of his advisers before it is published. His interview with the readers of Parisian has therefore not escaped this rule. His desire to “piss off the unvaccinated” is anything but a blunder, a slip-up or a “relapse”, as the morning columnists claim. His words were spoken and assumed after proofreading, perhaps even amplified. We are here in a thoughtful calculation, a strategy which aims to point the finger at those responsible, or rather “irresponsible”, to use his word. The French inclination to search for a scapegoat is thus flattered by those who still embody concord. It’s all the more surprising that the same Mac …