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.

  • @Ultraviolet
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    12 years ago

    The purpose of a protest is to show that you have the numbers for a riot. If the people in power know you’ll never follow through on it, they can ignore you.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 years ago

      Pretty sure the French government ignored them anyway. Pension reform still went through.