The Creditor

In "The Creditor", Philippe Argillier reveals and documents the mechanisms of economic, political and social domination that deprive citizens of their fundamental rights.

Extract 1 — Debt as an instrument of control

Public debt is not an economic accident; it is a deliberate instrument for controlling states and peoples. By keeping nations in a state of chronic indebtedness, creditors wield considerable power over political decisions, thereby diverting popular sovereignty.

Extract 2 — Human rights flouted

How can we speak of human rights when millions of citizens have no access to decent housing, healthcare or quality education? Fundamental rights can only be empty words if economic conditions do not allow them to be genuinely exercised.

Extract 3 — Sovereignty confiscated

Representative democracy, as it functions today, no longer truly represents the people. Elected officials are constrained by financial logics and private interests that take precedence over the general will. It is urgent to give the people back the tools of their sovereignty.

Extract 4 — A new social contract

We need a new social contract that puts human rights at the center of all political and economic decisions. This contract must be drawn up by the people, for the people, drawing on the universal values that underpin our common humanity.

Extract 5 — The universality of rights

Human rights are not a French or European matter. They are universal, as proclaimed by the Declaration of 1789 and the Universal Declaration of 1948. France has a historic role to play in carrying these values throughout the world.

Extract 6 — Citizen resistance

Faced with these mechanisms of oppression, citizen resistance is not only a right but a duty. The RDH is the embodiment of this peaceful, organized resistance, determined to assert the rights of the people.

Extract 7 — Education as a foundation

Education is the first of all rights. Without quality education, accessible to all, there can be neither true freedom nor active citizenship. To invest in education is to invest in democracy.

Extract 8 — Health, a fundamental right

Health cannot be a commodity. Access to care is a fundamental right that must be guaranteed by the community, regardless of each person's means. An equitable health system is the reflection of a just society.

Extract 9 — Housing as a right

Having a roof over one's head is a fundamental human necessity. Property speculation and the absence of ambitious social housing policies have turned this right into a privilege. It is urgent to change paradigm.

Extract 10 — Justice and equality

A justice that is not applied in the same way to everyone is not justice. Equality before the law must be real, not merely theoretical. This implies equal access to legal defense and an independent judiciary.