He played an important role, as Nicolas Sarkozy's special advisor, in saving European economies during the 2008 crisis. Henri Guaino draws the parallel between the latter and the health crisis we are facing. If he warns that "the collapse of the economy would add disaster to disaster" , the challenge to be met is, above all, political and human. Almost metaphysical. Because disasters reveal the best, but also the worst of human nature. As if La Peste de Camus had "left the romantic imagination to settle in our daily life" , underlines Henri Guaino.
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LE FIGARO. - What does the coronavirus crisis in our societies reveal to you?
Henri GUAINO. - Their terrifying fragility. After the “yellow vests”, migrants, subprimes, terrorism, this health crisis shows us how quickly our societies can get out of balance to a point that we never imagined possible. This epidemic sounds like a reminder
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