Protest against Brasserie Kerfave: Intimidation is not a political act!

Protesters oppose the opening of the Brasserie Kerfave in Pléguien for political reasons. What does this demonstration tell us about the protesters themselves and about the Breton Movement in particular?

On May 14, 2026, an entrepreneur inaugurated the Kerfave brewery in Pléguien in the Côtes-d’Armor. Juggling shows, Breton music, and a beer tasting stand were on the agenda. And yet, a protest brought together about four hundred people to oppose the opening of this brewery. Why? Yes, why, or for what?

Why? Because one of the co-managers, Erik Tegnér, runs the magazine Frontières and appears on the CNews channel. For the Antifascist Committee 22, it is “a den of fascists who advance masked” (BFM, 05/14/2026). Among the reactions against the opening of this brewery, the Télégramme even mentions “racist reactions towards his associate Éric Rucklin” (Télégramme, 05/06/2026). The company in question is, moreover, registered only in the name of his associate (BFM, 05/14/2026). For its part, the Kerfave Brewery states in a press release: “In the face of calls for boycott, protests, and even vandalism, as well as numerous insulting and defamatory remarks, we remind that the freedom to trade is a fundamental right. Producing locally is not political.” Ouest-France reports: “These protesters display flags of the Breton Democratic Union, La France Insoumise, and the antifascist union. The signs they hold high set the scene: ‘From Bringolo to Plouha, neither fascist nor Bardella’ or ‘We love our beers without borders’” (O.F. 06/14/2026).

For what? Every political action has a purpose. Here, the goal of the protesters is to intimidate entrepreneurs who do not think like them, and at the same time to intimidate potential buyers and partners of this brewery. It is therefore about defining, based on ideological criteria, who has the right or not to undertake and to live from their work. However, in a Republic, rights are the same for all citizens, and no social or political group can claim to substitute itself for the law or make its own law. The right to undertake and to have one’s own opinions is a gain without distinction of political opinion. Unfortunately, the so-called “antifascist” far-left too often uses intimidation methods of a fascist nature. What, then, is this prohibition that immediately positions you as “fascist”? Simply talking about immigration, even wanting to regulate immigration. “We love our beers without borders,” say some protesters. Perfect! We would also like to live in Paradise on Earth, in a world where everyone loves each other and without borders. Except that the definition of a stable identity and the exercise of a popular democracy guaranteed by a rule of law can only be exercised within the framework of borders.

It is unfortunate, in my view, - and it is entirely their right - to see Breton autonomist activists lend their voice to the militants of La France Insoumise. As a result, they reinforce the dichotomy between the people, who are preparing to vote for the National Rally in reaction to the contempt and multiple moral injunctions they are subjected to, and the Mélenchonist left, for whom any rooted identity must disappear in favor of a generalized creolization: a false creolization in the end, because LFI primarily defends populations of foreign origin who wish to remain foreign. Where is the creolization under these conditions? Between the two pitfalls, RN and LFI, the political void is widening. Will it lead us to the abyss? Between the two camps, we must especially choose the one of freedom of expression, debate, and as much as possible, reason. A political movement in Brittany that is aware of the stakes and truly defends the people would therefore be welcome!