FR: Thousands March in Growing French Protests

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 1/20/05 | Timothy Heritage - Reuters

[vpintheak]

When will the world wake up? Socialism does not work, never has.

[Mr. K]

THEY VOTED THEMSELVES A SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT!! TOO BAD

[CzarNicky]

He said France faced a "very deep social malaise."

Where is Jimuh Carter?

[Savage Beast]

They're going to protest a lot more than that when the Muslim majority establishes the shariah as French national law--at least, that is, so long as they can protest.

[2banana]

President Jacques Chirac's conservative government.

Now that is an oxymoron. To the european press, anyone right of Marx is conservative.

But it fears a failure to address the strikers' concerns could prompt voters to punish it by opposing the European Union (news - web sites) constitution in a referendum expected before July.

Funny how unions and socialist want to be a part of the EU - there will be no way to get rid of them after incorporation...

[schaketo]

Roll out the guillotine!

[mountaineer]

France ... aims to cut unemployment this year from 9.9 percent to about 9.0 percent.

What a great system.

[MadAnthony1776]

"...President Jacques Chirac's conservative government."

I'd hate to see what would be considered a liberal government in France.

[Jay777]

"President Jacques Chirac's conservative government."

??????????????????? He has a conservative government?

[Area51]

Some 210,000 public sector workers marched through French cities on Thursday in widening protests over pay, reforms and job cuts that have sent a sharp warning to President Jacques Chirac's conservative government

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[TXBSAFH]

There that is a conservative government, sad but true.

[MisterRepublican]

"...President Jacques Chirac's conservative government."

Chirac is a conservative? Wonder what a liberal is in France, Josef Stalin?

[UCANSEE2]

Elisabeth David, head of the Unsa trade union that represents public sector workers, hailed the turnout: "This day is a success that has gone beyond our expectations."

Let's see. They have crippled the entire economy and all public services. They don't have their raises, and aren't likely to get them.

So...... how is that a success?

They are striking because they don't want changes (35 workhours per week), but they do want changes in PAY.

MORE MONEY, LESS WORK!

Yep, I am sure they will be getting their demands REAL SOON. Good LUCK FROGS!!!!!!

[68 grunt]

The french are a very confused population. Ain't nuttin' more confused than a french commie!

[squidly]

Chirac is a conservative? Wonder what a liberal is in France, Josef Stalin?

That's about the size of it. By French standards, Chirac is on the right.

[NoClones]

"very deep social malaise."

Maybe what the author meant was the frogs were in "very deep social mayonaise."

[oyez]

Well you know the French. Thy are all way bitching about something.

The french are so poor that don't have a common language. All they have is that stupid accent.

[RobRoy]

Looks like it's time for another one of those french revolution thingies.

[angkor]

Bush's fault!