Editorial: Liberation

• The president is 'very angry' due to tension in the agricultural sector.
• The president's visit to the Agriculture Show is announced as risky.
• A debate involving all stakeholders in the agricultural sector was announced by the Elysée, but had to be cancelled.
• The ecologic movement 'Earth Uprisings' was supposed to participate, which the government had tagged as an ecoterrorist.
• Macron is the one who validated the idea of this debate, which turned out to be a total improvisation.
• The president tried to use his presence to soothe agricultural anger, which may have fed his ego.
• The 'grand debate' might be seen as merely a PR move rather than a means of addressing problems.

Conclusion: The 'grand debate' fiasco reflects judgment errors on the president's part, and the need to address the actors of the agricultural sector in a more respectful and serious manner.

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