"It's spring, and the French are rioting again. This time, it's students and labor unions protesting a minor reform of the country's employment laws that was imposed to help solve the problems that spurred last fall's riots. If the protesters get what they want and the law is rescinded, the result will be continued high youth unemployment -- which will doubtless spur more riots. And that, Simba, is the Circle of Life in French politics" -- editorial in the Los Angeles Times.Too true.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
It's Spring, and a Frenchmen's Thoughts Turn to...Rioting
I love this quote from the Los Angeles Times on the latest round of French rioting (from Political Diary):
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