How do we respond to the violence of capitalism? And what happens when this violence is no longer merely structural, but provokes irreversible action?

For this Philo aux Bains event, we welcome Nicolas Framont, sociologist and editor-in-chief of Frustration magazine, for a discussion based on two of his books: Parasites and Saint-Luigi: comment répondre à la violence du capitalisme.

In Parasites, Nicolas Framont dismantles a well-honed ideological mechanism: that of designating certain populations as “welfare recipients”, “profiteers” or “burdens” on society. Against this rhetoric, he asks a simple, incisive question: who is really living off whom? Through a sociological and political analysis, he shows how the accusation of parasitism serves to mask the true relations of exploitation and protect the interests of the dominant classes.

With Saint-Luigi, he takes a different approach, more directly rooted in a tragic news item: the murder of Brian Thomson by Luigi Mangione. Based on this event, Nicolas Framont proposes a reflection on political and social violence. What does such an act say about the times in which we live? How can we understand how an individual could commit such an irreparable act in the name of denouncing capitalism? And above all: how can we respond to systemic violence without tipping ourselves into a logic of destruction?

As always at Philo aux Bains, this meeting is intended as a space for collective reflection, taking the time to consider the tensions of our times – and the possible paths towards greater justice.

The meeting takes place as part of the FIFDH.

Under the yurt, free admission.