Firebrand French libertarian (!) and activist Sabine Herold is interviewed on the Ayn Randian site The Atlasphere (which seems to be equally focused on Rand's philosophy and dating amongst the true believers...).
Among other topics, she discusses the pro-liberty movement in France, the meaning of individual responsibility, and the challenges to promoting liberty in her socialist country:
For one, the unions block any new reforms by going on the streets and demonstrating and blocking the whole country.Posted by Alan at January 12, 2004 11:41 AMYou also have the problem of a political class — people who have been in power for more than thirty years. For example, Jacques Chirac — he was a politician before I was even born. He has been living off the state longer than I'm alive. So, it's crazy.
And all these people, they're career politicians. But when you administrate a country, when you're a politician, you should have a wider view, and I think no one today has that. Of the major parties in France, there's the Socialist Party and the Union for a Popular Movement, both of which have produced nothing on an intellectual basis for more than twenty years.
So you can understand why French people become disinterested in politics. There are no ideas.
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