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marmar

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Thu Mar 23, 2023, 08:23 PM Mar 2023

Hell hath no fury like pissed off French citizens


(Guardian UK) Emmanuel Macron felt the full force of French anger on Thursday as protesters gathered across the country to demonstrate their opposition to the pension age being raised from 62 to 64.

Unions claimed 3.5 million people turned out across the country, while the authorities suggested the figure was much lower, at just under 1.1 million.

In Paris, union leaders claimed that a record 800,000 people took part in a mostly peaceful march through the city – the police gave the figure as 119,000 – to demand that the government drop the fiercely contested change.

However, the national day of action was marred by outbreaks of violence and vandalism. In the south-western city of Bordeaux, the front door of the city hall was set on fire, while in Paris police and groups of protesters clashed late into the night. ..............(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/workers-block-paris-airport-terminal-pension-protests-continue-france




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Hell hath no fury like pissed off French citizens (Original Post) marmar Mar 2023 OP
I remember reading .... A long time ago...... Dan Mar 2023 #1

Dan

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1. I remember reading .... A long time ago......
Thu Mar 23, 2023, 10:28 PM
Mar 2023

That in France, the government fears its’ people.

While in America, we fear our government.

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