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> I .. empathize with Taxis anyway, even though it's hard to justify violence of that kind (beatings, fires). Welcome to French leftism! It's a bit of a unique
by fennecfoxen 11y ago
> I .. empathize with Taxis anyway, even though it's hard to justify violence of that kind (beatings, fires).
Welcome to French leftism! It's a bit of a unique brand, as France has been culturally skeptical of movements like international communism (to say nothing of the globalization economy), and it has a distinctive nationalistic style. This sort of protest is, beyond its immediate targets, an exercise in patriotism, and par for the course - if I recall correctly, some strikes a while back were even taking management hostage (Goodyear, 3M, etc).
Fortunately France moved on from guillotines quite some time ago. :P
- agumonkey 11y agoHehe :) I'm being honest. I've felt that working in a company hiring people under interim contracts (better paid) making historical employees work twice (your job, teaching others that don't care, correcting their mistake down the pipe just before they leave with a lot of unfinished things) for lower salaries, and it felt wrong. You want equality. Uber isn't a surprise, it's a known model of disruption, spread faster than the law can react and when you have momentum, newcomer and authorities find a compromise. They did bring something to the table, a nice kick in the butt, and a newer and far better user interface. That said they (and others) are still operating illegally through the pressure of times (people are busy and low on money, an illegal driver is better than no driver at all) edit: additions.