“Sound content that aims to trigger a state of relaxation”: this is how ASMR is defined, or “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response”, an acronym for “autonomous response of the sensory meridians”, a method used in thousands of videos on the internet.
Including that, since Tuesday evening, of the New Popular Front, provided by some of its figures, who for a little more than two minutes alternate whispered program elements and noises of rubbing and tapping supposed to soothe.
“Equal pay between women and men”, whispers for example the boss of the PS Olivier Faure, “repeal of the pension reform at 64”, chant in a light breath Marine Tondelier (Ecologists) and Manon Aubry (LFI) , “open new places at university”, murmurs the communist Ian Brossat after opening a bag of biscuits – with no obvious connection between the two.