Pascal Bruckner criticizes Edwy Plenel and Médiapart for blind anti-fascism

In a guest commentary for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, French philosopher Pascal Bruckner critiques Edwy Plenel, founder of the online newspaper Médiapart, for his role as a spokesperson for the leftist popular front in France. Bruckner argues that Plenel, who perceives fascism everywhere, is blind to the threat of Islamism. The commentary also reflects on the transformation of Edgar Morin, who once opposed the Gestapo but later described Israel as a 'cancer' and courted Islamists like Tariq Ramadan. Bruckner's piece, published in the feuilleton section, examines the contradictions of French intellectuals who fight the far right while ignoring radical Islam.