"Leave it to the youth of France to riot over something that has little or nothing to do with them. At least not for another 45 years, and chances are by that point the issue will be moot. After France's proposed raising of the retirement age from 60 to 62, the youth of France have taken to the streets this week, turning over cars and basically being the rebellious bad-asses that France has been known for since the French Revolution."
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"What if this happened in America? Based on the French model, we've got riot-worthy things going down in the US all the time, yet riots rarely happen here. Where are the riots for the gay teen suicides? Is it because we are more level-headed than our radical friends across the ocean? Is it because they have nothing to lose? Or is it because we've grown so complacent with our comfort in this country that we are just too lazy to be bothered?"
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http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2010/10/french_youth_riot_for_justice_while_american_youth_watch_glee.php
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