“Block Everything is a movement structured almost exclusively around sympathizers of the radical left.”
Antoine Bristielle, director of the Jean Jaurès Foundation's opinion observatory, circulated a questionnaire between August 15 and 23 about the online conversations of the Block Everything movement. His work, which gathered 1,089 responses, provides insights into the demographic and political profile of its participants. Far from the demographics of the "yellow vests," the respondents are less in "the lived experience of economic insecurity" than in "a strong politicization on the left and a desire to engage 'for others'," he asserts.
Presented at its beginnings in July as a scattered and heterogeneous movement, mixing sovereignist influences and left-wing messages, Block Everything continues to raise many questions, including about its materiality. How would you describe it after having explored it?What surprised me was that this movement, often presented as that of the "yellow vests" 2.0, ultimately appears to be quite far removed from the profile of the 2019 demonstrators. I found instead a profile of a classic radical left activist. Nearly 70% of respondents voted for Jean-Luc Mélenchon [La France insoumise] in the last presidential election, 10% voted for Philippe Poutou [New Anti-Capitalist Party] .
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