Former students of political study institutes in Paris or the region depict an asphyxiating atmosphere for those who do not think like the student or teaching majority, marked on the left. In his master's degree in political sociology from a regional IEP, Julien* describes an ‘asphyxiated’ atmosphere.

He remembers jokes about ‘blantriarchy’ and lessons on ‘ugly movements’ (literally ‘UGly movements' to define conservative mobilizations)