Quote from: RE on Jul 06, 2023, 03:10 PMI don't think it's fair equating it to the gillete jaune. I believe the demographic is different. The pension reforms are going to affect the young generation starting work not older workers. So you see young people on the street protesting this one. The gilletes jaune protest was mostly older workers frustrated about gas taxes, electrification and cost of living issues. Or so it seemed to me. Plus it's summer in paris which is protest season.Quote from: K-Dog on Jul 06, 2023, 02:47 PMThats the standard Merican interpretation. France is being ripped apart because one teen died.
Right, just like the whole Arab Spring was caused by one Tunisian Fruit Vendor self immolating. ::)
France has been a Tinderbox since the Gilete Jaunes protests, all it needed was a new trigger to restart. The question is, how far along will it go this time? Will it spark enough anarchy to bring down the State? The French have a very strong Police State apparatus, and you can be pretty sure they'll pull out all the stops to quell the rebellion. Curfew, detention without trial, live bullets are all on the table.
Here we go again.
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Because capitalism is eating the planet.
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