French labour laws trigger immense protests

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Ireland has excelled recently, but that isn't just against France, that is against us as well (the UK). Bear in mind that there is very free flow between Ireland and the UK...it is quite conceivable that in my line of work there is a high probability that I could end up working there...

I think that they have led the OECD in economic growth over the past 10 years.

[Provost Harrison]

Yep, they have benefited well from their position within the EU and their proximity to the UK...and I think there is something convenient about their tax laws for the pharma industry too...it's why there are so many sites around Cork

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
And to the Sorbonne blockers who sent a dozen cops to the hospital

Yeah! How cool will it be if someone dies!

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Now, the argument is that the "higher-ups" don't protest, and that only the "bottom-downs" do? Wouldn't that be the very opposite of what you were arguing at the beginning of the thread?

you forget, the 'bottom downs' in the french university system are still higher up than those who dont go to university.

[David Floyd]

And to the Sorbonne blockers who sent a dozen cops to the hospital

Let's see, the blockers were impeding traffic, which I would imagine is a crime, as well it should be.

If this was the US the cops wouldn't put up with that **** - look what happened with the Seattle WTO protests. The images aren't of protestors kicking cops' asses, but of protestors getting the **** kicked out of them for getting out of hand

[DanS]

In the US, the cops probably would put up with that ****. I've seen anarchist protestors go down streets as they will in the face of rush hour traffic. The cops kept an eye on them, but they were such a small group that the hassle of letting them do what they wanted was less than trying to direct them or arrest them.

[The diplomat]

I think Chirac said the right thing. The law certainly needed to be amended to require employers to give a reason for termination. An employee always has the right to know why they are being fired. And lowering the trial period from 2 to 1 year is also very reasonable. With the amendments, it will be a good law. Now, the labor unions need to be reasonable and stop these idiotic and unproductive protests.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

LES FRANÇAIS VIENNENT À GNÈVE POUR FAIRE COULER NOS ÉQUIPES DE FOOT

----> voir marc roger et l'affaire du Servette FC.

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by David Floyd




Let's see, the blockers were impeding traffic, which I would imagine is a crime, as well it should be.

If this was the US the cops wouldn't put up with that **** - look what happened with the Seattle WTO protests. The images aren't of protestors kicking cops' asses, but of protestors getting the **** kicked out of them for getting out of hand

Who cares what reactionary retards like you think? they've got the media, the lobbyists, the government, the fiscal paradises... once in a while it's a good thing that the people will take back the streets, which is probably the last thing they still can take. Pissed because you're late to work? well tough luck buddy.

And as for the cops, yes, some of them were injured, but certainly not as many of them as the students.

[Fake Boris]

And blocking traffic in order to demonstrate is an offense now? I guess you've got the right to demonstrate as long as you stay on the sidewalk?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by David Floyd


Let's see, the blockers were impeding traffic, which I would imagine is a crime, as well it should be.

Well, it's a potentially self-punishing crime though. You just need one motorist not expecting people standing in the road and the problem is solved.

[ajbera]

As I said earlier, where's a reckless drunk driver when you need one?

But seriously, you think those idiots protesting in the streets are only inhibiting regular working-class people? What about emergency vehicles? What about people on their way to their jobs as EMTs, firefighters, trauma surgeons? People running to pick up their kids who are waiting for them outside school? And what's wrong with those folks just trying to get to their jobs so they can feed their f*cking families?

I can understand not continuing the libertarian vs socialism debate. That's an honest difference in philosophy, and neither side will be swayed by the other's arguments. We'll just have to agree to disagree.

But you Oncle Boris, are a total asshole. If you're out there blocking traffic, I'm really hoping a drunk driver comes your way.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
And blocking traffic in order to demonstrate is an offense now? I guess you've got the right to demonstrate as long as you stay on the sidewalk?

Blocking traffic is not an offense in your neck of the woods? I'm sure it is. After all, fire trucks, ambulences, and other emergency vehicles can't get through in addition to all the drivers.

where's a reckless drunk driver when you need one?

Indeed.

If you're out there blocking traffic, I'm really hoping a drunk driver comes your way.

Agreed.

[Spiffor]

So far, I don't think anybody dies from the road blocks:

1. No motorist has splatted a protester.
2. Emergency services are used to terrible traffic conditions, and they are the first to know where blockings happen. Unless it is a protestor or a cop who needs aid, they'll simply avoid the areas where traffic doesn't work.

I personally wouldn't participate in a traffic-blocking, but that's not because of political or philosophical reasons (I'm cursed with an overly excessive obediance to the law)

[Fake Boris]

So will the bunch of Einsteins posting in this thread tell me how organizing a demo is not blocking the traffic?