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[-] anarcho_blinkenist@hexbear.net 28 points 3 weeks ago
[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't France have those folks in yellow jackets rioting in the streets every other week? Did they riot about Macron's coup?

[-] RougeEric@lemm.ee 30 points 3 weeks ago

The gilets jaunes was not really an organized movement; more of a coincidental alignment of purposes starting with, of all things, the rise of gas prices.

There are likely going to be some huge student protests, which usually take a little bit to organize; but at this point a lot of people are half convinced that Macron's abuse of power will make any social movement meaningless.

[-] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago

The gilets jaunes was

Wait, you mean they weren't protesting the cost increase of Gillette razors? Man, I completely misunderstood that movement.

[-] starkillerfish@hexbear.net 23 points 3 weeks ago

The yellow jackets was a specific movement in 2018-2019 that was mainly about cost of living/gas prices (ergo the vests, which are you are required to have in a car). That was 5 years ago. Right now, the NFP parties, unions and other leftist orgs are protesting against Macron.

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

Oh okay I thought it was a flash mob kind of deal

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