Views
Besides the sociological Marxist analysis of the modern-day society, Soral's books tend to focus on seven main themes:
- criticism of communitarianism
- criticism of feminism, especially neo-feminist movements
- criticism of the media and the society of spectacle in general
- criticism of capitalism and USA imperialism
- criticism of mainstream culture
- the Arab-Israeli conflict
- the dismantling of Yugoslavia, and possibly of France
Notably, Soral has written:
| “ | In France, all forms of growing communitarianism (gay, Islamic, etc.) form and strengthen through imitation of, hostility towards and opposition to Judeo-Zionist communitarianism, whose privileged status constitutes the communitarian jurisprudence by which their revendications to the Republic are supported | ” |
Soral's analysis of society focuses on what he terms "desire society", promoted by the media and the cult of celebrity. He has especially criticised monthly women's publications, which he believes alter the conscience and relegate women to the status of "objects".
As part of the debate on 'laïcité' in French schools, Soral claimed to prefer the Muslim veil to thong underwear.
Soral defined himself as a Marxist, and was a member of the French Communist Party in the early 90's. He left the PCF because of his opposition to the party's renunciation of revolutionary content. Soral supported left-wing dissident candidate Jean-Pierre Chevènement during the 2002 presidential election.
In 2005, Soral turned to the far-right, joining the National Front's campaign committee; he was given responsibility for social issues and for the suburbs under the authority of Marine Le Pen. Soral's personal journey has led some to compare him with Jacques Doriot, one of the neo-socialists in the early 1930s and Collaborationist under Pétain. He supported the Bloc identitaire's distribution of food in January 2006.
Since 18 November 2007, Soral has been a member of the central committee of the National Front which he left in early 2009 because of some ideas he was in conflict with (especially the menace of Islam which is not an actual threat for him).
In 2007, he founded the group "Egalité et Réconciliation", a think tank led by the ideas he developed in his books and his several interviews (an innovative mix between social and economical ideas from Left, and Values like Nation or morality from Right).
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