Philippe Delacote recommends sobriety to resist authoritarian regimes and support democracy

Articles by Philippe Delacote : “Nos renoncements écologiques soutiennent l’avènement de dirigeants autoritaires” (‘Our ecological renunciations support the rise of authoritarian rulers’) published on April 3, 2025 on the La Croix website, and “La sobriété, une stratégie de résistance aux régimes autoritaires” (‘Sobriety, a strategy for resisting authoritarian regimes’) published on April 6, 2025 on the Libération website.

The monopolization of natural resources by authoritarian regimes gives them economic and strategic power on an international scale. In this context, sobriety and ecological transition are becoming guards of democracy.

Extract: “la mise en œuvre d’actions individuelles et de politiques ambitieuses visant à la sobriété aurait le mérite de retirer aux régimes autoritaires leur principal levier d’influence et leur capacité à dicter le jeu. Tel un judoka qui se soustrait à la force de son adversaire pour lui faire perdre l’équilibre.” (“The implementation of individual actions and ambitious policies aimed at sobriety would have the merit of removing from authoritarian regimes their main lever of influence and their ability to dictate the game. Like a judoka who evades his opponent’s strength to make him lose his balance.”)