Emmanuel Macron during a trip on April 19, 2021 to Montpellier – Guillaume Horcajuelo / AP / SIPA
Emmanuel Macron had a message for “young people”. So obviously, he made a 30 second video on TikTok. The President of the Republic announced
the launch of the Culture Pass, which allows all 18-year-olds to benefit from a credit of 300 euros to spend,
via a dedicated app, in cultural products.
The subtlety of his video was in the caption, addressed to the “Exploration Battalion”. The expression is a reference to the manga Attack on Titan (SNK in original version, for Shingeki no Kyojin). In the work of Hajime Isayam, very popular in Japan and France, the “Exploration Battalion” is a branch of the army of an imaginary world in which hostile creatures, the Titans, relentlessly attack humanity. , who lives hidden behind three mighty walls.
Emmanuel Macron’s wink comes, according to the Elysee, from a comment under another TikTok video of the president about the commitment of young people in favor of the climate. The Internet user had written “We are the Exploration Battalion”. Liked by the official account of the Elysee, the commentary flourished and references to the “Exploration Battalion” have since multiplied under the videos of Emmanuel Macron, according to the president’s entourage.