In his master's degree in political sociology from a regional IEP, Julien* describes an
“asphyxiating” atmosphere.
This young right-wing voter, who appreciates intellectual confrontation - his own family and many of his friends vote more left-wing - was aware of joining a school clearly renowned for the left.
But he thought he would find at least
“a small group with the same opinions”,
with whom
“nothing would prevent (him) from discussing with the others, on the contrary”
.
Very quickly, his hopes were dashed:
“I was literally alone in not being involved on the left.
And the atmosphere was clearly not for debate
.
He remembers jokes about
“blantriarchy”
, lessons on
“ugly movements”
(literally 'ugly movements' to define conservative mobilizations such as the Manif pour tous, the March for life or the Free School) and, above all, teachers who were themselves called to order because they did not use the subtleties of inclusive language, such…
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