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Merlin, founder of the Café des Libertés, of the Zone de Défense Active de la Culture in Forcalquier, has resisted from the beginning against absurd political measures that destroy the social link. The ZDAC, are various projects, (that we had already explained in a previous report https://www.kairospresse.be/rencontre-avec-merlin-fondateur-du-cafe-des-libertes/) notably the recovery of spaces that were left to the real estate developers to realize their project far from the common good and the collective interests, always with the support of the local politicians. But those who govern don’t like it when the people take over, so they came, armed and helmeted, to destroy part of what Merlin and hundreds of others had created. That won’t stop them. They have shown who governments are, who they serve, and the need to take back control of our lives.