From Pétain to TikTok, how “pop fascism” tries to revive the picture of the dictators of the Nineteen Forties | EUROtoday

“A sound that I love! Perfect for ambience during the summer of this year 2025 »enthuses a certain “Pétainist from 93”. His put up accompanies a music from one other century, refreshed by synthetic intelligence: Marshal, right here we come… disco model.

Welcome to TikTok, and its pockets of nostalgia for Vichy France, who’re attempting to rejuvenate the picture of the previous French head of state. They are referred to as “Lepetainiste88”, “tradition.catholic”, “leprovichyste” and even “𖦏⚜️Vive La France⚜️𖦏”. On the Chinese platform, which favors brief, visible and catchy content material, their creations can attain a number of thousand views, by borrowing from trendy codes.

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