▁ ▁within ▁its ▁ranks ▁against ▁Jews ▁and ▁hom osex uals . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁some ▁time ▁working ▁in ▁Poland , ▁govern ed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁social ist ▁state ▁by ▁the ▁Polish ▁United ▁Work ers ' ▁Party , ▁he ▁became ▁further ▁dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁commun ist ▁ide ology . ▁As ▁result , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Fou ca ult ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁" vi ol ently ▁ant ic ommun ist " ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁det ract ors , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁left ist ▁campaign s ▁along ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁students ▁and ▁colle agues . ▁ ▁Fou ca ult ▁claimed ▁that ▁perhaps ▁children ▁could ▁consent ▁to ▁sex ; ▁def ended ▁or ▁promoted ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁sex ▁with ▁min ors ; ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁parliament ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁dec riminal ization ▁of ▁all ▁" cons ens ual " ▁sexual ▁relations ▁between ▁adult s ▁and ▁min ors ▁below ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen , ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁consent ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Th ought ▁ ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁colle ague ▁Pierre ▁Bour d ieu ▁summar ized ▁the ▁phil os opher ' s ▁thought ▁as ▁" a ▁long ▁expl oration ▁of ▁trans gression , ▁of ▁going ▁beyond ▁social ▁limits , ▁always ▁in separ ably ▁linked ▁to ▁knowledge ▁and ▁power ." ▁ ▁Phil os opher ▁Philip ▁Sto kes ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Reading ▁noted ▁that ▁overall , ▁Fou ca ult ' s