Would Emmanuel Macron have walked on Marine Le Pen's flowerbeds? The president of the RN group in the National Assembly reacted this Thursday morning on CNews to the words of the head of state stated the day before in the Council of Ministers: "We must be intractable on the substance. No violence is legitimate, whether verbal or against people. We must work in depth to counter this process of decivilization." This statement comes after acts of violence, including against public officials.
Thesis of the "savagery of society"
"Emmanuel Macron has once again proved us right," Marine Le Pen claimed. And to emphasize at the microphone of Laurence Ferrari: "I speak of savagery for years and I am accused of all evils. "
This term, originally derived from research in sociology, has recently been used by the right and is the title of a book by the far-right theorist Renaud Camus, champion of the "great replacement". The thesis of the "savagery of society" has also been taken up by other figures of the political class, including the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, to explain delinquency in France. Marine Le Pen also denounced the "demoralization" of the police.
Marine Le Pen: "The police are morally disarmed. The consideration on the part of the state is no longer there . . . We must tackle the laxity of justice, that's what drives the police crazy#LaMatinale pic.twitter.com/weWmmDHtLI
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Asked about the tribute that will be paid to the three young police officers killed in an accident caused by a heavily drunk and drugged driver, the former presidential candidate assured that the police have "a feeling of not having been supported", especially on the issue of "police violence". "We can give them equipment, if we disarm them morally, we do not solve the problem," she added.