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> 4.one massive strike in France ala 2018 Gilets Jaunes Oooh, come oooooon... There probably hasn't ever been a single year _without_ something resembling a "m

> 4.one massive strike in France ala 2018 Gilets Jaunes Oooh, come oooooon... There probably hasn't ever been a single year _without_ something resembling a "massive strike" in France. And we have yet-another-pension-reform coming up. It's like predicting there will be a massive barbecue in Texas :P

hikingsimulator 4y ago
I didn't mean just strikes, I said "massive strikes"! :P Burned vehicles, a few hands lost to a police grenade, maybe a death or two. Sure it's a low hanging fruit, but the French executive power has been bypassing parliament with 49.3 rulings for the past year to get unpopular laws and welfare undoings through. Something's gotta break.
- BerislavLopac 4y ago
  I doubt it, Russia can't fund or organise it like they did back then.
- swores 4y ago
  Let's not call stuff like burned vehicles and violence "strikes", it's rioting which can be caused by the same issues that lead to strikes but strikes themselves are non violent and the concept doesn't deserve to be tarred with the same brush making it seem like "massive strikes" automatically equate to violence.
- phtrivier 4y ago
  Interestingly, they used 49.3 mostly to pass the budget, and they're now slightly more limited in how much they can use it for "regular" laws. And even if they did not have to bypass parliament, there would be strike (source : the last 50 years or so ?)
vladvasiliu 4y ago
> There probably hasn't ever been a single year _without_ something resembling a "massive strike" Can't really remember one for this year. Then again, there are still five more days to.
- wott 4y ago
  > Can't really remember one for this year. One not massive in numbers, but massive as impact was concerned: oil refineries, only 2 months ago. It impacted the whole country for weeks. As the Gilets Jaunes happening didn't even involve any strike, I guess this one qualifies even better.
  - vladvasiliu 4y ago
    Right. I did get the feeling I was forgetting something. But as you say, it didn't feature the usual large-scale marches through Paris.
ttoinou 4y ago
Covid rules calmed down french a lot
scrollaway 4y ago
“Predicting a massive strike in France is like predicting a massive barbecue in Texas”. I love it, and I will steal it (I’m French :)).

hikingsimulator 4y ago

I didn't mean just strikes, I said "massive strikes"! :P Burned vehicles, a few hands lost to a police grenade, maybe a death or two. Sure it's a low hanging fruit, but the French executive power has been bypassing parliament with 49.3 rulings for the past year to get unpopular laws and welfare undoings through. Something's gotta break.

BerislavLopac 4y ago
I doubt it, Russia can't fund or organise it like they did back then.
swores 4y ago
Let's not call stuff like burned vehicles and violence "strikes", it's rioting which can be caused by the same issues that lead to strikes but strikes themselves are non violent and the concept doesn't deserve to be tarred with the same brush making it seem like "massive strikes" automatically equate to violence.
phtrivier 4y ago
Interestingly, they used 49.3 mostly to pass the budget, and they're now slightly more limited in how much they can use it for "regular" laws. And even if they did not have to bypass parliament, there would be strike (source : the last 50 years or so ?)

vladvasiliu 4y ago

> There probably hasn't ever been a single year _without_ something resembling a "massive strike" Can't really remember one for this year. Then again, there are still five more days to.

wott 4y ago
> Can't really remember one for this year. One not massive in numbers, but massive as impact was concerned: oil refineries, only 2 months ago. It impacted the whole country for weeks. As the Gilets Jaunes happening didn't even involve any strike, I guess this one qualifies even better.
- vladvasiliu 4y ago
  Right. I did get the feeling I was forgetting something. But as you say, it didn't feature the usual large-scale marches through Paris.

ttoinou 4y ago

Covid rules calmed down french a lot

scrollaway 4y ago

“Predicting a massive strike in France is like predicting a massive barbecue in Texas”. I love it, and I will steal it (I’m French :)).