The French may not have the first democracy, may not have the best democracy, but they have had to fight harder than most for their democracy.

  • paraphrasing from an audio tour by Rick Steves, I think.

Edit: oops, i flipped words in the title

  • @Sanctus
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    86 months ago

    French have been our homes since Day 0. Always got solidarity for our brothers in democracy over there. They got way more spice and fight than we do.

    • @Anticorp
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      -76 months ago

      I agreed with you until the last sentence.

        • @Anticorp
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          06 months ago

          Unionization is on the rise and they’ve been more active than at any point in my life. There have been several large strikes in the last couple years alone. What are you talking about?

          • @[email protected]
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            46 months ago

            Let’s be real here: the French have no chill when it comes to the pension, but its nice to see some change in the US.

      • @Sanctus
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        56 months ago

        I dont see Americans burning down Blackrock buildings.

        • @Anticorp
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          06 months ago

          They were marching and burning down police stations four years ago.

          • @Sanctus
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            36 months ago

            If its gonna be a dick measuring contest wake me when Americans pull politicians onto the street and behead them.