Just weeks after hugely disruptive protests and strikes over pension reforms in France finally died down, businesses in the country are grappling with the fallout from a week of rioting.

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    1 year ago

    The only thing I reapect about fr*nce is their protest culture

    Jk jk I’m sure there’s other stuff like baked goods or whatever. Great job with the riots guys.

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      Great job? They destroy and loot their own cities in name of “protest”. This is not a protest, this is shameless looting and destruction.

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        This is not a protest, this is shameless looting and destruction.

        You guys have the same talking points wherever you are.

        1. If you fk around trying to wind back social benefits to please like 5% of top incone receivers you FIND OUT when they break stuff.

        2. the vast MAJORITY of breaking stuff has been proven in the US to be right-winger provocateurs.

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          You are aware that the shops and infrastructure they are destroying have no influence on social security nor policy, right? You are also aware that most shops are family owned businesses that already struggle to make ends meet, and face similar issues as the people rioting? There are ways to protest and revolt against a government, that don’t include stealing or breaking public infrastructure. I don’t get why people think stealing is warranted when you tag protest on it.

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            This WHOLE ENTIRE talking point, in effect, takes away from THE POINT OF THE PROTEST.

            The points of the protest are the eroding of everyone’s quality of life because of an uppermost class AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEM

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              I thought this was about police violence? But sure. Oh and p.s, from a rational point of view, the pension age cannot stand as is, and must be increased to ensure pension for all

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                Oh and p.s, from a rational point of view, the pension age cannot stand as is, and must be increased to ensure pension for all

                This terrible opinion is why you keep hitting that “BUT THE LOOTING11!1” lever lol

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        It is their cities and they do as they please.

        Government needs to learn the good old classic…

        Fuck around, find out.

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          Yeah they are really showing the government … I feel sorry for the innocent people that lost so much due to this “protest”. People’s cars burned down, family owned businesses had their shops looted and cannot make any money for the next couple of weeks, people relying on public infrastructure cannot use it.

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            I feel sorry for the innocent people that lost so much due to this “protest”.

            no you don’t

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          Oh yes, the governemnt will tremble in fear, looking at the people destroying their own streets, while watching them from the top of the ivory tower. :D