Editorial Thréard Yves (Le Figaro, December 10, 2010 ) remained largely unnoticed in the media uproar that has made this event a natural event unbearable even supernatural.
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Yet this editorial point out the failings of our fear society, risk society, which no longer stand neither unexpected nor dysfunctions.
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Instead of strengthening solidarity, culture of preparedness and resilience, therefore, the event was mostly stoke distrust and scapegoating .
In this poisonous atmosphere, this editorial is beneficial, too bad he has met with little echo!
EXCERPTS:
" It was only a brief snowstorm in December!
As it may occur that month. As always we want to see, to remind us of the seasons.
Its consequences have yet generated any of these controversies we have the secret. As ridiculous as symptomatic of the flaws plaguing today's France.
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Seriously, was there reason to complain because the snowflakes were falling more thickly than expected? Because, for 24 hours, the traffic was made impossible in some places? Because some of us could not go home as usual?
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Have we so lost our sense of the unexpected, the risk of life?
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Would we want it to be like clockwork music?
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This episode is indicative of our fears . Unable
we became us to support. This is not the least of the paradoxes at a time when individualism is dominant. Immediately, it is the fault of the State . The welfare state, which we constantly challenge us, but which we demand it. Government, which never do enough. It gets too hot or too cold, it's wrong, he is guilty.
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learn to live differently in this society now, to zero defects.
Some of our fears is dissperont then. Maybe. "
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
- against snow, umbrellas are not enough , Edito du Monde, 24.12.10
- The webpage Frank Furedi (British author of Invitation to Terror, Politics and Culture of Fear of Fear) devoted to risk and our fears (and risk Fear )
- Terrorism, immigration, unemployment: Society of Fear : Video LCI: very good debate in the arbitration between Jean-François Luc Ferry and Rabilloud Jacques Julliard. They return to the big fears that dominate our society. (Duration: 13 min 04 / Date: October 1, 2010) and recall that fear in the Middle Ages or in the twentieth century, it made sense. But that fear in our society hyper-secure, it remains incomprehensible ...
- Fears cons fears in the risk society article published in the magazine communication crisis and sensitive flight. 11, April-September 2006
- Governing by fear , The Letter Territorial Framework number 337 (1 May 2007)
My previous posts dealing with fear in our society:
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