By glorifying the land and peasantry, and exploiting a feeling of having been left behind, the far right has been able to establish itself in rural areas. But its language should not obscure the root causes of farmers' anger and the devastation of the countryside.
“Capitalism and productivism always go hand in hand, and this is particularly true in agriculture: for capitalists, you have to grow wheat. to make money (pousser du ble.pour faire du blé!, ble means both wheat and money in French!).”