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My first question would be whether the culture of protesting and having constantly negative coverage of the government makes any difference in a country full of
by heavenlyblue 6y ago
My first question would be whether the culture of protesting and having constantly negative coverage of the government makes any difference in a country full of old money.
- vkou 6y agoI'm not sure how much of a difference it makes, but given that France is on its fifth republic in 200 years, it certainly seems to be capable of changing how its governed.
- rStar 6y agoor, was, before the internet enabled fascism to the extent that it has.
- vkou 6y agoWe've yet to see that proven conclusively.
- munk-a 6y agoI feel like one the best examples of out-spoken minority rules might be the recent rabid defense of confederate statues. I agree that we have yet to see conclusive evidence - but we've got a whole bunch of strong indicators including my absolute least favorite: rampant nepotism.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoFrance had literally lost control over it’s government about 6 times since 1815. So of course it’s capable of changing how it’s governed - it was never a choice.