Foreign Rights

The far right has taken power in a host of countries, and is threatening to triumph in several others. Mark Fortier is worried, but also very weary. Resolutely left-wing in his political convictions, he realizes nevertheless that if he doesn’t want to fall prey to the new masters of the world, he’ll have to change sides. Of course, this diary of a conversion therapy is a satire, a scathing and comic pamphlet that attacks the fascists, but above all those who have allowed democracy to dissolve. The author composes himself into an authoritarian psyche and tries to enthusiastically embrace the convictions of the radical right. Above all, he offers a striking portrait of the degradation of our institutions and a distressing description of what happens when resistance ceases. Fortunately, the therapy fails, leaving enough reason not to give in entirely to despair.