And what we must still do, regularly, to fight against people taking social rights from us. This is a hard thing to do, and we have lost a few battles lately.
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Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 months agoNo, what it doesn’t show is what the French people did to get all that paid leave.
magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 4 months ago
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Whatever it is, we should do it in America :)
uis@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Something Great and French. Later Russia followed them with something Great and October. Got universal healthcare, universal education, universal housing and labour law as result.
aidan@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Take 60% the salary
Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 months ago
My dude is trying to make it about taxes. When in reality the French aren’t afraid to trash the streets and burn corporate HQs to get what they want. Taxes are our way of helping your fellow man. Do you not like to help your fellows?
aidan@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No I’m not talking about taxes, I’m talking about the fact that french salaries are 60% American ones.
Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 months ago
What is their average buying power within their relative market?
KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
Exactly!
The elite need to be reminded of the old ways. France is still champ in international internal politics. Their protests often end up being a real headbanger…