Marc Lavoine castigates the moral lessons of politicians in France

“Being an activist is completely stupid, an activist immediately commits suicide” Guest of “Figaro La Nuit” this Wednesday to discuss the release of his new album RevolverMarc Lavoine took a step aside to attack the political class and political activism in France. “Being an activist means being sure of yourself: they know everything! They all know! I see them on TV, they yell at me, they shout at me,” deplores the singer. “They are a little aggressive today and what’s more, they are less cultured than before.”

“I do politics differently”he defended himself. “I worked for 20 years with autistic people and 15 years for children who have cancer or illnesses like that: I don’t need cameras to talk about it, I go there, I go to the hospital, I talk to people, I kiss them. I see the children, the children’s parents, says Adriana Karembeu’s new companion. When a mom puts her hand on your shoulder and says “thank you” and her kid has cancer, that’s politics. Politics is about taking care of people.” This is not a refusal of the political class, “but stars who appear on TV”shade Marc Lavoine.

“They are hooked on the microphone of the channels”, condemns the 62-year-old artist. “Politics is not about coming to sell a book on TV. Why do they need to release a book a year?” The real politicians for him, “These are the mayors, the people who are in the cities, in the villages and who will take care of people.” According to him, the reason for the gap between the political elites and those who are truly useful to the French is simple: “Those who are at the top, they drop out a little. They’re lost, they don’t even know what the guys are talking about anymore. They tell you something, they know they’re lying.” He explains it this way: “They are served in white gloves, in palaces.” Before asserting: “They are fine where they are, but don’t come and give us lessons all day.”