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[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 120 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (20 children)

The French deserve some respect. If you want to know what a true strike or protest looks like, look to the French.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The important thing is to burn lots of people's cars. Probably locals who are also protesting.

That's how you really get the attention of the authorities.

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 18 hours ago

Tout est politique- les voitures aussi

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee -1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

In France, but also Belgium and the Netherlands, you have a very malcontent population of 2nd or 3rd generation offspring (mostly male) of migrants who feel left out by the system and take any opportunity to cause chaos. It are these kids who set cars alight, not the protestors.

Often when there is a truly large protest, they are there to "fight against the system" by getting into fights with the police and burning cars and just causing overall mayhem.

[–] canihasaccount@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Deflecting blame by subtle ethnic discrimination. Nice.

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 4 points 21 hours ago

Doing neither, as these things are well documented and demonstrably true, but believe whatever you want to believe.

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