Savage, violence, delinquency, Gérald Darmanin, Minister of Interior, secularism, school, ensauvagement, brutality, French Revolution, freedom, equality, fraternity, immigrant origin, Elizabeth Badinter, intolerance, society
Analysis of the term 'ensauvagement' used to describe rising violence and its controversy, particularly in the context of French politics and society.
[...] The slightest event can make a buzz (good or bad) and cause controversy ? Danger of media trials where everyone improvises as a judge This remains only epiphenomena - Also brutal as these phenomena of violence may be, this remains minority in view of the population ? since the 1990s, the order of magnitude of non-lethal physical aggression concerns only 2 to of people (OSCJ figure) ? These phenomena remain isolated, notably thanks to the different structures put in place by the State such as compulsory school now from 3 years old but also the various associations Man is by nature violent - « Man is a wolf to man » - Thomas Hobbes Le Léviathan ? [...]
[...] Today, in addition to physical harassment, there is cyber harassment - Strong influence of social networks ? Election of Trump favored by the spread of 'fake news' on platforms Birth of a sense of insecurity - Defiance towards different political institutions ? No-go zone with aggression against police officers - shooting attack on the police station in Champigny-sur-Marne with a firework - Loss of trust ? Police brutality + Failure to seriously address victims of rape or domestic violence leading to delegitimization of police forces II- There is not really an increase but . [...]
[...] Nuclear weapon, a weapon of destruction allows to deter destruction ? For example: Supremacy of the United States Development of extremist parties - Will to develop a sense of insecurity to gain power ? Marine Le Pen uses fear to win voters ? Rise of the far right across all of Europe Therefore, we cannot talk about the savagery of the population because this violence has always existed whether it is in the population or by the political leaders. Moreover, the DNA of the French people was built particularly with the French Revolution and fought for its rights, freedom, equality, and fraternity. [...]
[...] In fact, this expression etymologically contains the word 'savage' commonly attributed to the animal world and which was in the past, diverted to target foreign populations to designate as under-civilized peoples such as the Native Americans. Thus, today the formula 'ensauvagement' can be considered stigmatizing towards populations of immigrant origin. Regardless, here, this formula therefore designates the increase in violence physical or moral brutal action towards someone -l'internaute.fr) which is itself discussed. Thus, since it is being questioned, we will ask ourselves if we can really speak of 'ensauvagement' of the population. To answer this problem, we will first see what can justify this increase in violence. [...]
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