Personal and political assessment, between melancholy and hope.
After returning from Asia in 1972, I deserted the French army, was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison, and moved to Germany.
(A sentence that was overturned by the 1981 amnesty.)
My friend Pierre led a life as a farmer and then as a wine importer in Switzerland, before Korsakoff’s syndrome (caused by alcohol and possibly hashish) destroyed his memory.
I gave him a photo album of our trip, hoping that these images, revisited daily in a loop, would bring him “momentary pleasures” in the midst of his final “bad trip.”
Faced with a world that is losing its way
All that remains is the hope
that women will become the future of men.
So let’s continue to support non-violent struggles,
especially those led by women around the world,
such as Afghan, Iranian, Belarusian, Ugandan, and other women.
“Let’s get indignant!” with Stéphane Hessel and “Let’s never forget to celebrate, defend, and protect Freedom” like Tita Nzebi.