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| Posted by ReleaseTheHounds On 11/16/2003 7:54 AM CST with 18 comments The Washington Times ^ | November 16, 2003 | Delphine Soulas Some conservatives liken Sabine Herold, a 22-year-old student, to Joan of Arc, and others nickname her "Mademoiselle Thatcher" after she took on France's left-wing labor unions this summer. Many in France see her as a symbol of a growing revulsion among young French libertarians against a ruling class that punishes excellence and rewards mediocrity. "A generation of reformers, who can't bear the blocking of the [French] society anymore, is emerging. There will be soon an electoral power of people who really want to change the status quo," said Miss Herold. In March 2001, she co-founded the group Liberté, J'Ecris Ton |
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