poncif

On doit lutter contre tout poncif, toute tentative d'uniformiser par en haut, ce à quoi les intellectuels sont si enclins.
Every attempt to establish stereotyped forms and to impose uniformity from above, as intellectuals are so inclined to do, must be combated.
On retrouve encore dans ce rapport l'increvable poncif socialiste du droit à la santé, alors qu'aucun médecin, même le plus doué, même le plus expérimenté, ne peut prétendre la donner, mais seulement dispenser les meilleurs soins pour tous.
Again we find in this report the tireless socialist cliché of the right to health, when no doctor, even the most gifted, can pretend to give it, only to dispense the best possible care for all.
Les gens qui utilisent l’expression Boko Haram exploitent sciemment ce slogan : ils veulent s’approprier d’un poncif très en vogue, et contribuent à polluer l’imaginaire collectif.
Those who use the expression Boko Haram are knowingly using a slogan to reinforce a popular stereotype and pollute the collective imagination even more.
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