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In this article, the author offers a critical contextual analysis that seeks to answer Giroux's (2015) call for scholars to map and critically examine the "cultural circuits, points of connection, internalized values, discourses and pedagogies. . . responsible for both promoting and legitimating the likes of Donald Trump" (Don't Get Distracted by the Buffoonery section, para. 1). To this end, this essay explores how the Trump candidacy and presidency, the rise of the Alt Right, and the appeal of New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, to his fans who have nicknamed him as the 'Greatest Of All Time' (i.e. The G.O.A.T.), are all linked by 1) the lionization of a particular performance of white masculinity as omnipotent, and 2) a desire to unapologetically revitalize white male privilege and prerogative as the unquestioned norm across American culture. The author articulates these three cultural sites together—Trump's racial and gender performance as a politician, the alt-right's visions of white national manhood, and cultural representations of Brady as the embodiment of white male omnipotence—to emphasize the point that the white supremacist and anti-feminist ideas expressed by Trump, his administration, and the alt-right are not just beliefs held just by a handful of white racists with 'hate in their hearts.'Instead, these retrogressive and anti-democratic ideas about race and gender have been circulating and cross-pollinating across American film, television, and sport media (among other cultural sites) over the past decade and have primed anxious white men to perceive the Alt Right and Trump's efforts to revitalize white male prerogative in American civic life as reasonable.

In this article, the author offers a critical contextual analysis that seeks to answer Giroux's (2015) call for scholars to map and critically examine the "cultural circuits, points of connection, internalized values, discourses and pedagogies. . . responsible for both promoting and legitimating the likes of Donald Trump" (Don't Get Distracted by the Buffoonery section, para. 1). To this end, this essay explores how the Trump candidacy and presidency, the rise of the Alt Right, and the appeal of New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, to his fans who have nicknamed him as the 'Greatest Of All Time' (i.e. The G.O.A.T.), are all linked by 1) the lionization of a particular performance of white masculinity as omnipotent, and 2) a desire to unapologetically revitalize white male privilege and prerogative as the unquestioned norm across American culture. The author articulates these three cultural sites together—Trump's racial and gender performance as a politician, the alt-right's visions of white national manhood, and cultural representations of Brady as the embodiment of white male omnipotence—to emphasize the point that the white supremacist and anti-feminist ideas expressed by Trump, his administration, and the alt-right are not just beliefs held just by a handful of white racists with 'hate in their hearts.'Instead, these retrogressive and anti-democratic ideas about race and gender have been circulating and cross-pollinating across American film, television, and sport media (among other cultural sites) over the past decade and have primed anxious white men to perceive the Alt Right and Trump's efforts to revitalize white male prerogative in American civic life as reasonable.

Theology cannot avoid the issue of conflict management. It is therefore important to make clear what is the biblical meaning of the category of power and its significance for an ethic of conflict management. Theology is exposed to one danger: the danger of misusing the concept 'omnipotence', and to regard the Almighty category (God's force and authority) as a justification either to gain or maintain power. The translation of omnipotence with the Greek word 'pantokrator' could easily mislead the church to understand omnipotence against the background of either the Hellenistic gods involved in a power struggle or the militarized environment of the Canaanite world. Theology is in need of a new paradigm. The suffering God and the theology of the cross are the framework for such a new paradigm: the omnipotent presence and power of God expressed as vulnerable faithfulness and overwhelming love/grace. This assumption corresponds with the Hebrew phrase: 'el saddaj'. The ethical principle in conflict management which corresponds with God's vulnerable faithfulness is the biblical principle of self-sacrifice.

International audience ; This article discusses a survey carried out in an organization providing at-home educational assistance that was experimenting with an enhanced system to work with users and develop their capability to act. Questions around the translation of the request show problematic situations of withdrawal in which the assistance is ceased even though the needs remain and a request is made. Looking at one case highlights a process of mutual claims of (in)capability : the educational team points the finger at the omnipotence of the mother, who "thwarts" the assistance, whereas the mother reproaches the educational bodies for being "incapable" of helping her son. The withdrawal is therefore an indication of the social workers' inability to act. This situation shows how differences in representations and respective expectations, as well as in timeframes and logics of action, trigger resistance and discontinuance. The article raises the question of the effectiveness of the rights of families in their relationships with children's social assistance services, and of the efficacy of the educational assistance. Beyond the discretionary power of professionals, the translations and decisions made call into question the relevance of social policies and the conditions of their implementation on the local scale. ; L'article rend compte d'une enquête menée au sein d'une association exerçant des mesures d'assistance éducative à domicile qui expérimente un dispositif renforcé afin de faire avec les usagers et de développer leur capacité d'agir. Partant d'un questionnement sur la traduction de la demande, celle-ci révèle des situations problématiques de mainlevée où il est mis fin à la mesure alors que les besoins demeurent et qu'une demande s'exprime. La reprise d'un cas met à jour un procès réciproque en (in)capacité : l'équipe éducative pointe la toute-puissance de la mère qui « met en échec » la mesure, tandis que celle-ci reproche aux instances éducatives d'être « incapables » d'aider son fils. La mainlevée signe alors l'impuissance des travailleurs sociaux à agir. Cette situation donne à voir comment les décalages dans les représentations et attentes respectives comme dans les temporalités et logiques d'action provoquent de la résistance et du décrochage. Le texte pose la question de l'effectivité des droits des familles dans leurs rapports avec les services de l'aide sociale à l'enfance et de l'efficacité du dispositif d'assistance éducative. Au-delà du pouvoir discrétionnaire des professionnels, les traductions et décisions prises interrogent la pertinence des politiques sociales et les conditions de leur mise en œuvre à l'échelle locale.

International audience ; This article discusses a survey carried out in an organization providing at-home educational assistance that was experimenting with an enhanced system to work with users and develop their capability to act. Questions around the translation of the request show problematic situations of withdrawal in which the assistance is ceased even though the needs remain and a request is made. Looking at one case highlights a process of mutual claims of (in)capability : the educational team points the finger at the omnipotence of the mother, who "thwarts" the assistance, whereas the mother reproaches the educational bodies for being "incapable" of helping her son. The withdrawal is therefore an indication of the social workers' inability to act. This situation shows how differences in representations and respective expectations, as well as in timeframes and logics of action, trigger resistance and discontinuance. The article raises the question of the effectiveness of the rights of families in their relationships with children's social assistance services, and of the efficacy of the educational assistance. Beyond the discretionary power of professionals, the translations and decisions made call into question the relevance of social policies and the conditions of their implementation on the local scale. ; L'article rend compte d'une enquête menée au sein d'une association exerçant des mesures d'assistance éducative à domicile qui expérimente un dispositif renforcé afin de faire avec les usagers et de développer leur capacité d'agir. Partant d'un questionnement sur la traduction de la demande, celle-ci révèle des situations problématiques de mainlevée où il est mis fin à la mesure alors que les besoins demeurent et qu'une demande s'exprime. La reprise d'un cas met à jour un procès réciproque en (in)capacité : l'équipe éducative pointe la toute-puissance de la mère qui « met en échec » la mesure, tandis que celle-ci reproche aux instances éducatives d'être « incapables » d'aider son fils. La mainlevée signe alors l'impuissance des travailleurs sociaux à agir. Cette situation donne à voir comment les décalages dans les représentations et attentes respectives comme dans les temporalités et logiques d'action provoquent de la résistance et du décrochage. Le texte pose la question de l'effectivité des droits des familles dans leurs rapports avec les services de l'aide sociale à l'enfance et de l'efficacité du dispositif d'assistance éducative. Au-delà du pouvoir discrétionnaire des professionnels, les traductions et décisions prises interrogent la pertinence des politiques sociales et les conditions de leur mise en œuvre à l'échelle locale.

International audience ; This article discusses a survey carried out in an organization providing at-home educational assistance that was experimenting with an enhanced system to work with users and develop their capability to act. Questions around the translation of the request show problematic situations of withdrawal in which the assistance is ceased even though the needs remain and a request is made. Looking at one case highlights a process of mutual claims of (in)capability : the educational team points the finger at the omnipotence of the mother, who "thwarts" the assistance, whereas the mother reproaches the educational bodies for being "incapable" of helping her son. The withdrawal is therefore an indication of the social workers' inability to act. This situation shows how differences in representations and respective expectations, as well as in timeframes and logics of action, trigger resistance and discontinuance. The article raises the question of the effectiveness of the rights of families in their relationships with children's social assistance services, and of the efficacy of the educational assistance. Beyond the discretionary power of professionals, the translations and decisions made call into question the relevance of social policies and the conditions of their implementation on the local scale. ; L'article rend compte d'une enquête menée au sein d'une association exerçant des mesures d'assistance éducative à domicile qui expérimente un dispositif renforcé afin de faire avec les usagers et de développer leur capacité d'agir. Partant d'un questionnement sur la traduction de la demande, celle-ci révèle des situations problématiques de mainlevée où il est mis fin à la mesure alors que les besoins demeurent et qu'une demande s'exprime. La reprise d'un cas met à jour un procès réciproque en (in)capacité : l'équipe éducative pointe la toute-puissance de la mère qui « met en échec » la mesure, tandis que celle-ci reproche aux instances éducatives d'être « incapables » d'aider son fils. La mainlevée signe alors l'impuissance des travailleurs sociaux à agir. Cette situation donne à voir comment les décalages dans les représentations et attentes respectives comme dans les temporalités et logiques d'action provoquent de la résistance et du décrochage. Le texte pose la question de l'effectivité des droits des familles dans leurs rapports avec les services de l'aide sociale à l'enfance et de l'efficacité du dispositif d'assistance éducative. Au-delà du pouvoir discrétionnaire des professionnels, les traductions et décisions prises interrogent la pertinence des politiques sociales et les conditions de leur mise en œuvre à l'échelle locale.