The French are known for taking to the streets to protest anything and everything that dissatisfies them. I consider this a function of any democracy, if something doesn't work for the people then the people publicly, and en mass, show their point of view. La grève, the strike, is a French institution used almost weekly, although it seems more like daily, in Paris. Transportation, medical services, educators, garbage workers, and more have all had strikes since I've been in France. Today, over 2000 tractors descended on the country's capital driven by grain farmers from all French regions. They tied up traffic for over 12 hours as they drove slowly through the city, flying flags and shooting off fireworks to bring attention to their cause.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tractors take to the Streets of Paris
The French are known for taking to the streets to protest anything and everything that dissatisfies them. I consider this a function of any democracy, if something doesn't work for the people then the people publicly, and en mass, show their point of view. La grève, the strike, is a French institution used almost weekly, although it seems more like daily, in Paris. Transportation, medical services, educators, garbage workers, and more have all had strikes since I've been in France. Today, over 2000 tractors descended on the country's capital driven by grain farmers from all French regions. They tied up traffic for over 12 hours as they drove slowly through the city, flying flags and shooting off fireworks to bring attention to their cause.
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