- Gauche caviar
"Gauche caviar" (Caviar left) is a French term to describe someone who claims to be a
socialist without feeling the need to espouse an appropriate lifestyle. It supposes that the person is not really sincere in their beliefs.Similar terms in English include
limousine liberal ,chardonnay socialist ,champagne socialist . Hypocrisy is "generally" implied.] Similarly French politicianBernard Kouchner and his wifeChristine Ockrent have been labelled with the term. However, his appointment to Minister of Foreign Affairs was not hampered by the label. [cite news|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/world/europe/18cnd-kouchner.html?pagewanted=all|title = A Surprising Choice for France’s Foreign Minister |last = Sciolino|first = Elaine|date = May 18, 2007|accessdate = 2008-09-12|publisher = The New York Times|quote = Elegant and dapper, with movie-star looks despite his age, Mr. Kouchner is half of one of France’s leading power couples. His longtime partner, Christine Ockrent, is probably France’s best-known television journalist. They entertain regularly from their grand duplex apartment overlooking the Luxembourg Gardens; they always get the best restaurant tables. They have been tarred with the label “gauche caviar,” champagne-and-caviar socialism at its worst. ]The weekly French news magazine, "
Le Nouvel Observateur ", has been described as the "quasi-official organ of France's “gauche caviar”". [cite news|url = http://select.nytimes.com/iht/2006/06/20/world/IHT-20politicus.html|title = Chirac's Potential Heirs Keeping Change Hidden |publisher = International Herald Tribune, republished by The New york Times|date = June 20, 2006|accessdate = 2008-09-12|last = Vinocur|first = John]References
*cite book|title = Histoire de la gauche caviar |last = Joffrin|first = Laurent |publisher = Éditions Robert Laffont|year = 2006|location = Paris
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