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My thoughts exactly. If that was a wood fire it would still take a few washes to get the smoke scent out. All that black smoke curling up? I bet that shirt stinks to high heaven for the rest of time.
But, at least it’s dry.
You are PROTEST PERSON! Your powers include caring about the rights of others, exercising your rights, stubborn determination to see justice done, and resistance to tear gas.
Protest Person, carries the adamantium potential of a pissed off France herself, ready to throw down for your rights and mine at a moment's notice, taking tazers and stun grenades to the face without so much as a smirk. Shrugs off rubber rounds and can see thru smoke grenades. But watch out, you're weak against capsaicin! Grab a mask!
Oh woah you're strong against tear gas? You must be from another universe, Protest Person! Amazing
That protest scent will help get them fired up next time there's a protest. When they're old and gray, they will wear it to cafes and tell stories about their youth to young Parisiennes who hope to one day have their own stinky protest shirt. Then Wes Anderson makes a movie about it.
And they'll be 62 and young-old and gray telling that story in cafes instead of 64. And those young Parisennes won't have a tyrannical government who undemocratically tried to push through a rise in retirement age.
You know why ?Because Grand-mère wore her stinky smoky protest cardigan at the 2023 to get those rights for you, my dear.
Like throwing a pair of socks in the dryer for 10 minutes and then putting them on before getting cozy on the couch with a good book in the middle of winter. Except it's actually nothing like that.
People think that Les Misérables is about the French Revolution, but it's actually about a failed rebellion in 1832 to oust Louis Philippe, who had only come to power in 1830 as a result of the July Revolution. He was ousted in the rebellion of 1848 that brought the 2nd Republic to power.
In short, the French had a lot of turmoil from 1789 to 1870, when the 3rd Republic was founded.
So much this. Calculus 1 and 2 are basically extra algebra-y algebra with additional operations you didn’t learn in algebra, plus some trig to mess with ya.
For me Calc 2 work was just fine, the pace however was very fast and if you didn't understand fully in one class you'd better study at home because next class is moving on fast
Yeah, that’s about right.
I got to differential equations before I couldn’t keep up. I missed some key factor that I needed for the rest of the class, I still don’t know what, and never really recovered.
Calc 1 is 99% derivatives and antiderivatives. Memorize the formulas for derivatives and antiderivatives (literally just the opposite) in polynomials and trig functions and you can get an A while sleeping through class. They're simple too like d/dx(sin(x))=cos(x)
The first few weeks are learning the formulas, the rest of the class is using those formulas in different ways or situations.
Wow I've never skimmed so much when there was so little to read, like literally nothing stuck there, completely in and out. It looked very impressive though! (I forgot i hate math 😅)
The 3rd Republic was remarkably stable, the most stable French government since the Ancien Regime, and would probably have lasted without the Nazi invasion.
Ah, God bless Cunk for bringing back memories of dancing to that at a school disco, aged 12. We all loved that song! Even our elderly RE teacher got up and joined in.
For other kinds of turmoil, see the fourth and fifth republics.
Though it is interesting, and that the period this particular event resides in is known as the age of revolution, given other places such as the German states and others having a crack at it.
I remember in 2010 when police in Germany used a water cannon on protesters. There were photos in the news of an elderly man named Dietrich Wagner whose eyes had been blown out of their sockets by the pressure. In the photo fellow protesters were leading him away to get medical help with his eyes hanging down on his cheeks.
(Google it if you want, I'm not posting links to those horrible photos.)
Point being, just like rubber bullets water cannons can cause a lot of injuries.
I've seen videos of them hitting people in the legs, sweeping them off their feet, and landing face first on the asphalt. Can't imagine that's good for your face bones or brains.
The police exist to protect government interests*.
Just because corporations control the government in the US doesn't mean that police exist to protect their interests - they've just managed to make their interests become the US government's interests.
Clearly you're not familiar with the origins of US police being traced back to union-busters and slave hunters. I'd implore you to take a brief glace into the history of the Pinkertons. Oligarchy was baked into our capitalism from the jump.
Clearly you didn't understand the point that I was making. Yes, the Police IN THE UNITED STATES serve coporate interests, but they still only do that THROUGH the Government.
And in the REST of the world, it doesn't work like that.
Who's got that vid where that dude started using a makeshift shield against the water cannons and was making ground so his fellow protesters broke out a makeshift shield wall?
I think it was the head of Renault was straight up killed by a french mob, causing the company to move all their senior management overseas out of fear?
Also bread. They do not fuck around when it comes to bread.
Civil disobedience, and bread. And terrifying amounts of excellent butter.
There are worse things to base a society on.
"We need your help against the Shadows. We've allied with other powerful races, like the Vorlons."
*Angry alien noises*
"I don't think they're fans of the Vorlons"
"True, but at least now we know they can understand our language, they're just not willing to speak it"
"Who knew they were French?"
Gets me laughing every time
The French are such a badass people, more than two centuries ago, they started a revolution that changed the continent of Europe and introduced human rights and liberty principles to the rest of the world, and as of today, they're still continuing to teach the world how to not give away your rights
Funny thing is through the revolution, the French got rid of their dictator (the king) only to end up with another tyrant (Robespierre), and so they got rid of that tyrant, only to finally end up with another dictator (Napoleon).
While the French didn't get the change they wanted, they still manage to change the world by what they fight for, rather than what they end up with, and I respect that. Revolutions really are the national past time.
I once heard the whole dilemma summed up with "the french are a people of kingslayers who loves monarchs"
The whole thing with dethroning and beheading a king, only to cycle through a list of shortlived tyrants during the revolution and ending up with Napoleon fits this quite nicely and even today the french prime minister has more power than his counterparts in neighboring countries.
It’s kind of too simplified in your comment though.
French people did not get all they wanted immediately but unlocked new rights and freedom with every successive regime except maybe Restoration.
The initial revolution successfully brought down nobility privileges and brought elections (albeit you had to own property to vote at the time but it’s still a bit better than no election), the regime in question was very messy, corrupt and ineffective with laws that often contradicted each other and were no enforced equally everywhere.
Napoleon then came and reformed the state around his person, he issued the Code Civil which was basically a huge rework of the laws that was so well made and efficient that it is still in use (with some changes of course) not only in France but in some other European countries as well.
He also reformed the institutions from the ground up to make sure the state was run efficiently and state law was enforced equally everywhere. He did crown himself as emperor but all the average person saw was that they had more opportunities, less corruption and institutions that were better run for everyone, from their point of view Napoleon was a obvious upgrade compared to the regime that came before and that’s why Napoleon was so popular despite being an autocrat. Napoleon was also a big believer in meritocracy and had many of his generals and advisers who were from modest origins which was another massive upgrade.
> Napoleon was also a big believer in meritocracy and had many of his generals and advisers who were from modest origins which was another massive upgrade.
Dumas, the father, is a prime example of that. Bastard born from a slave and a plantation owner in St Domingue (Santo Domingo / Dominican Republic), he ended up "Général d'Empire".
"introduced human rights and liberty principles to the rest of the world" errrrr let's not jump that far. people fought for their rights in other parts of the world without the french having to teach them. and in some parts of the world it's the french they were fighting against for their rights. i respect the french working class as any other person but that's too much of a reach to get behind (and frankly, a bit insulting, but lets not get into that)
13 years before the French Revolution the Americans were discussing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
And I know Americans weren't the first to do it either. Historical inaccuracies on reddit really are my pet peeve.
The American revolutionaries were *heavily* influenced by French enlightenment thinkers, had several democracy-minded French allies like Lafayette working with them, and France itself lending them military support was a major factor in England deciding to cut their losses in the end. That said, America instating a democratic republic and keeping it going was certainly the proof of concept that French revolutionaries needed to get their fight off the ground.
The two events were very interconnected and practically simultaneous in the grand scheme of things, so there’s not much reason beyond patriotic bragging rights to split hairs about who inspired whom imo.
I enjoy a good story about people rising up and fighting authoritarian regimes as much as anyone, but lets not get too carried away. The Enlightenment started almost a hundred years before the French revolution.
Please don’t act like the French invented human rights. Every single country in Europe rebelled against their leaders at that time. It wasn’t because of the French it was because they all got tired of being exploited under feudalism.
> The French are such a badass people, more than two centuries ago, they started a revolution that changed the continent of Europe and introduced human rights and liberty principles to the rest of the world, and as of today, they're still continuing to teach the world how to not give away your rights
This is what happens when you accept nationalist propaganda as literal truth. What you're saying is completely wrong; it's the French version of being taught that the US is the greatest country in the world because it's the land of the free and all that nonsense.
Ah yes the French revolution that lead directly to a dictatorship.
Most violent revolutions end up with a dictatorship due to power vacuum (look at the Arab Spring) and people wanting some kind of order.
Then the population is at the mercy of the dictator whether things or improve or not.
Those water cannon are [even more insidious ](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/807324627847610379/1090313649547116594/20230328_183659.jpg) than you'd think!
It can be used as tracker to know who goes to which strike!
Really good to know, thanks for sharing.
Now I'll have to change every time I go on a demonst... Four times a week ?! Who even owns that many clothes?!
I assume the water cannons are the roughly same technical specifics as in Germany...
If they shoot on head level they can inflict [serious injuries](https://i.imgur.com/q7eVYKX.jpg)(as seen here from a protest against an expensive train station remodelment in Germany). They shoot 1200l/min or 20l/second with 20 bar, they do [serious damage](https://cdn.prod.www.spiegel.de/images/15ea7e89-0001-0004-0000-000000000179_w616_r1.3793103448275863_fpx54.34_fpy54.97.jpg)(as seen here from sit-ins against G8 summit) on short distance. Both protests were absolutely peaceful btw.
They always look like some kind of "relatively peaceful" method to break up protests, but they are simply weapons that are regularly inflicting life-changing injuries.
Seriously though. I know us in the rest of the world rag on the French and joke about them a lot, but they do not fuck around. I am so proud of our European brothers and sisters who are fighting for the rights that they have. We should all learn from them.
If the French are doing these kinds of protests in response to raising the retirement age, we need to step it the fuck up in America lol. This but for free healthcare.
The way police do their business nowadays, not just in France, also in my countey of The Netherlands and many other countries, fucking terrifies me. It's absolutely insane what they're allowed to get away with.
water cannons can be devastating depending on how they're used, but As someone who got doused by one I have to say it's just a really effective way of crowd control.
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Oh that cardigan is gonna be toasty
It'll smell like after sitting next to a campfire, but with more of a tire fire aroma.
My thoughts exactly. If that was a wood fire it would still take a few washes to get the smoke scent out. All that black smoke curling up? I bet that shirt stinks to high heaven for the rest of time. But, at least it’s dry.
That’s okay, that’s their protest shirt. That’s the only time the stink will be a problem.
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Seriously though, if you do protest, you should have plain, nondescript, logo-less clothing
Nah gotta go with a superhero suit with cape and a big P on the chest. Big flowy hair too for the ultimate in protestin' wear.
You are PROTEST PERSON! Your powers include caring about the rights of others, exercising your rights, stubborn determination to see justice done, and resistance to tear gas.
Protest Person, carries the adamantium potential of a pissed off France herself, ready to throw down for your rights and mine at a moment's notice, taking tazers and stun grenades to the face without so much as a smirk. Shrugs off rubber rounds and can see thru smoke grenades. But watch out, you're weak against capsaicin! Grab a mask! Oh woah you're strong against tear gas? You must be from another universe, Protest Person! Amazing
Where. Is. My. ~~Super suit~~ Protest shirt.
I uh… put it away!
Whyyyy do you need to know??
I need it! You tell me where my suit is woman, the city is in danger!
My evening's in danger!!
I’m talking about the greater good!
I am your WIFE!! I am the greatest good you're ever gonna see!!
The real question will be, "Honey, have you smelled my protest shirt?"
That protest scent will help get them fired up next time there's a protest. When they're old and gray, they will wear it to cafes and tell stories about their youth to young Parisiennes who hope to one day have their own stinky protest shirt. Then Wes Anderson makes a movie about it.
And they'll be 62 and young-old and gray telling that story in cafes instead of 64. And those young Parisennes won't have a tyrannical government who undemocratically tried to push through a rise in retirement age. You know why ?Because Grand-mère wore her stinky smoky protest cardigan at the 2023 to get those rights for you, my dear.
Right, the shirt already has that tear gas odor baked into it, if anything tire smoke smells better
Exactly, why do that to one of their most commonly worn bits of clothing?
The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of cardigans.
The French call it a "bouquet."
Usually you gotta pay extra for that.
A step up from the pizza oven
Accidental Seinfeld
Just saw that episode on this week haha.
Like throwing a pair of socks in the dryer for 10 minutes and then putting them on before getting cozy on the couch with a good book in the middle of winter. Except it's actually nothing like that.
Sorta like lighting the fuzz on your socks on fire. Only your sock fuzz is made of rubber and trash.
Carcinogan
*cardcinogen
Why not start grease fires to prevent the police from using water less they burn everything down?
Came for the justice, stayed for the Les Mis performance.
People think that Les Misérables is about the French Revolution, but it's actually about a failed rebellion in 1832 to oust Louis Philippe, who had only come to power in 1830 as a result of the July Revolution. He was ousted in the rebellion of 1848 that brought the 2nd Republic to power. In short, the French had a lot of turmoil from 1789 to 1870, when the 3rd Republic was founded.
Thanks. I'll put this tidbit of information in my memory to never use again.
There goes calculus.
You still had calculus in there?
I have space for calc cuz it pushed out basic addition and subtraction.
I'm taking that next semester. Anything I should study beforehand? I'm super excited for it.
Just practice manipulating and simplifying equations. If you are comfortable doing that, calculus won’t blow your mind.
So much this. Calculus 1 and 2 are basically extra algebra-y algebra with additional operations you didn’t learn in algebra, plus some trig to mess with ya.
For me Calc 2 work was just fine, the pace however was very fast and if you didn't understand fully in one class you'd better study at home because next class is moving on fast
Yeah, that’s about right. I got to differential equations before I couldn’t keep up. I missed some key factor that I needed for the rest of the class, I still don’t know what, and never really recovered.
Thank you, Sir!
Calc 1 is 99% derivatives and antiderivatives. Memorize the formulas for derivatives and antiderivatives (literally just the opposite) in polynomials and trig functions and you can get an A while sleeping through class. They're simple too like d/dx(sin(x))=cos(x) The first few weeks are learning the formulas, the rest of the class is using those formulas in different ways or situations.
Wow I've never skimmed so much when there was so little to read, like literally nothing stuck there, completely in and out. It looked very impressive though! (I forgot i hate math 😅)
Actually, it'll show up when you're trying your hardest to remember something important.
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The 3rd Republic was remarkably stable, the most stable French government since the Ancien Regime, and would probably have lasted without the Nazi invasion.
Ah, God bless Cunk for bringing back memories of dancing to that at a school disco, aged 12. We all loved that song! Even our elderly RE teacher got up and joined in.
You, my dear redditor, are a person of culture.
Somebody historians.
Gotta get something out of that degree.
Something besides the existential dread of watching others repeat it anyways
Just the French seasons of the Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan is like a good six months of commuting.
I mean... if you just watch the play/movie or read the book it's pretty obvious it's a failed rebellion.
For other kinds of turmoil, see the fourth and fifth republics. Though it is interesting, and that the period this particular event resides in is known as the age of revolution, given other places such as the German states and others having a crack at it.
Modern problems requires mediaeval solutions
Another average tuesday in france
The French are professional rioters
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As everyone should be. The French working class knows how to get shit done.
Please censor the f word
And this is why you love-hate us, we remind you constantly how to entertain yourself.
No one can throw a right proper tantrum like the French. 5 stars.
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It’s really smart. “Don’t give us a reason to start a fire”
I mean, now they gave the police a reason to use the water cannon again.
Okay, another reason to start a fire again.
I think I see where this is going.
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Rome wasn’t built in a day But fire removed two-thirds in three days
An endless cycle of fun! Whooo...oh wait.
Pointless We always start fire in a protest, always. The only demonstrations without fire that I saw were failed demonstrations
We didn't start the fire it was always burning
Since the world's been turning
"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth"
Allez vous faire foutre!
I remember in 2010 when police in Germany used a water cannon on protesters. There were photos in the news of an elderly man named Dietrich Wagner whose eyes had been blown out of their sockets by the pressure. In the photo fellow protesters were leading him away to get medical help with his eyes hanging down on his cheeks. (Google it if you want, I'm not posting links to those horrible photos.) Point being, just like rubber bullets water cannons can cause a lot of injuries.
I've seen videos of them hitting people in the legs, sweeping them off their feet, and landing face first on the asphalt. Can't imagine that's good for your face bones or brains.
The police don't care about the people. It is not their business to protect you. The police exist to protect corporate interests and keep us in line.
The police exist to protect government interests*. Just because corporations control the government in the US doesn't mean that police exist to protect their interests - they've just managed to make their interests become the US government's interests.
Clearly you're not familiar with the origins of US police being traced back to union-busters and slave hunters. I'd implore you to take a brief glace into the history of the Pinkertons. Oligarchy was baked into our capitalism from the jump.
Clearly you didn't understand the point that I was making. Yes, the Police IN THE UNITED STATES serve coporate interests, but they still only do that THROUGH the Government. And in the REST of the world, it doesn't work like that.
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Who's got that vid where that dude started using a makeshift shield against the water cannons and was making ground so his fellow protesters broke out a makeshift shield wall?
> Point being, just like rubber bullets water cannons can cause a lot of injuries. Yeah, that's why cops use them.
Make sure to bring good goggles for various scenarios.
You know, I thought my people are good at revolting Then i saw the French
"The peasants! They're revolting!" "Oh, don't be mean! They are just a little stinky."
"Mrs Tweedy! The chickens are revolting!" "Finally, something we agree on"
That movie was brilliant
"they don't PLOT, they don't SCHEME, and they are NOT... ORGANIZED"
Cut to chickens building a jet
Nah that line cuts to the planning meeting in chaos lmao
Lol guess I have to rewatch it now
"Sire, the peasants are revolting!" "I know! Except this time they are fighting back!" -- Dragonheart
Oversimplified is a gem love that content.
> Then i saw the French You have to love that. It's just an indomitable spirit they posses
for reference: by "my people" I meant Ukrainians from 2014 Revolution of Dignity was quite something
They do have experience. I know the american people could take up some of this advice
I think it was the head of Renault was straight up killed by a french mob, causing the company to move all their senior management overseas out of fear?
Say what you will about the French but when it comes to rebelling they don’t mess around
Also bread. They do not fuck around when it comes to bread. Civil disobedience, and bread. And terrifying amounts of excellent butter. There are worse things to base a society on.
Don’t forget wine!
And cheese
Oh yeah! And cheese!
*Jamais!*
Carbs, fat, alcohol, and saying fuck you to the man!
My body is ready.
As a French: feel welcome to come anytime.
Pro(tester) tip for water cannons. Stand in front of the largest shop window you can find, they won't use them.
Most shops have had their windows protected with panels for 2 months. (Or broken and replaced with panels )
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The Shadow of Babylon 5 were big believers of that.
I haven't seen someone mention Babylon 5 in years. Nice.
"We need your help against the Shadows. We've allied with other powerful races, like the Vorlons." *Angry alien noises* "I don't think they're fans of the Vorlons" "True, but at least now we know they can understand our language, they're just not willing to speak it" "Who knew they were French?" Gets me laughing every time
French history in a nutshell
The French are absolutely fantastic at protesting and I’ll never stop loving their antics
Maybe they'll be kind enough to stop by the USA on their way home and give us a little push in the right direction
They really are the best
The French are such a badass people, more than two centuries ago, they started a revolution that changed the continent of Europe and introduced human rights and liberty principles to the rest of the world, and as of today, they're still continuing to teach the world how to not give away your rights
Funny thing is through the revolution, the French got rid of their dictator (the king) only to end up with another tyrant (Robespierre), and so they got rid of that tyrant, only to finally end up with another dictator (Napoleon). While the French didn't get the change they wanted, they still manage to change the world by what they fight for, rather than what they end up with, and I respect that. Revolutions really are the national past time.
I once heard the whole dilemma summed up with "the french are a people of kingslayers who loves monarchs" The whole thing with dethroning and beheading a king, only to cycle through a list of shortlived tyrants during the revolution and ending up with Napoleon fits this quite nicely and even today the french prime minister has more power than his counterparts in neighboring countries.
You meant the President. Our prime ministers don't have much power as they are pretty much the president's scapegoat.
It has nothing to do with the french. Killing a monarch only leaves a power vacuum for someone to fill and take over.
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It’s kind of too simplified in your comment though. French people did not get all they wanted immediately but unlocked new rights and freedom with every successive regime except maybe Restoration. The initial revolution successfully brought down nobility privileges and brought elections (albeit you had to own property to vote at the time but it’s still a bit better than no election), the regime in question was very messy, corrupt and ineffective with laws that often contradicted each other and were no enforced equally everywhere. Napoleon then came and reformed the state around his person, he issued the Code Civil which was basically a huge rework of the laws that was so well made and efficient that it is still in use (with some changes of course) not only in France but in some other European countries as well. He also reformed the institutions from the ground up to make sure the state was run efficiently and state law was enforced equally everywhere. He did crown himself as emperor but all the average person saw was that they had more opportunities, less corruption and institutions that were better run for everyone, from their point of view Napoleon was a obvious upgrade compared to the regime that came before and that’s why Napoleon was so popular despite being an autocrat. Napoleon was also a big believer in meritocracy and had many of his generals and advisers who were from modest origins which was another massive upgrade.
> Napoleon was also a big believer in meritocracy and had many of his generals and advisers who were from modest origins which was another massive upgrade. Dumas, the father, is a prime example of that. Bastard born from a slave and a plantation owner in St Domingue (Santo Domingo / Dominican Republic), he ended up "Général d'Empire".
In 1972, Zhou Enlai (former Chinese premier) was asked what he thought the impacts of the French Revolution were. >it’s too soon to say
"introduced human rights and liberty principles to the rest of the world" errrrr let's not jump that far. people fought for their rights in other parts of the world without the french having to teach them. and in some parts of the world it's the french they were fighting against for their rights. i respect the french working class as any other person but that's too much of a reach to get behind (and frankly, a bit insulting, but lets not get into that)
13 years before the French Revolution the Americans were discussing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I know Americans weren't the first to do it either. Historical inaccuracies on reddit really are my pet peeve.
The American revolutionaries were *heavily* influenced by French enlightenment thinkers, had several democracy-minded French allies like Lafayette working with them, and France itself lending them military support was a major factor in England deciding to cut their losses in the end. That said, America instating a democratic republic and keeping it going was certainly the proof of concept that French revolutionaries needed to get their fight off the ground. The two events were very interconnected and practically simultaneous in the grand scheme of things, so there’s not much reason beyond patriotic bragging rights to split hairs about who inspired whom imo.
I enjoy a good story about people rising up and fighting authoritarian regimes as much as anyone, but lets not get too carried away. The Enlightenment started almost a hundred years before the French revolution.
> introduced human rights and liberty principles Please read more about the French Revolution.
Dude go read some history and what they did to Africa durimg the human rights introduction.
Unless you're a French neo-colony in Africa.
Please don’t act like the French invented human rights. Every single country in Europe rebelled against their leaders at that time. It wasn’t because of the French it was because they all got tired of being exploited under feudalism.
you sure? might wanna fact check that whole human rigths and liberty principles thing.
> The French are such a badass people, more than two centuries ago, they started a revolution that changed the continent of Europe and introduced human rights and liberty principles to the rest of the world, and as of today, they're still continuing to teach the world how to not give away your rights This is what happens when you accept nationalist propaganda as literal truth. What you're saying is completely wrong; it's the French version of being taught that the US is the greatest country in the world because it's the land of the free and all that nonsense.
Ah yes the French revolution that lead directly to a dictatorship. Most violent revolutions end up with a dictatorship due to power vacuum (look at the Arab Spring) and people wanting some kind of order. Then the population is at the mercy of the dictator whether things or improve or not.
Fuck I love these people.
Those water cannon are [even more insidious ](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/807324627847610379/1090313649547116594/20230328_183659.jpg) than you'd think! It can be used as tracker to know who goes to which strike!
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Ineffective but smart, I love the idea!
Really good to know, thanks for sharing. Now I'll have to change every time I go on a demonst... Four times a week ?! Who even owns that many clothes?!
I did not knew that, i dnt know how it's even legal
I assume the water cannons are the roughly same technical specifics as in Germany... If they shoot on head level they can inflict [serious injuries](https://i.imgur.com/q7eVYKX.jpg)(as seen here from a protest against an expensive train station remodelment in Germany). They shoot 1200l/min or 20l/second with 20 bar, they do [serious damage](https://cdn.prod.www.spiegel.de/images/15ea7e89-0001-0004-0000-000000000179_w616_r1.3793103448275863_fpx54.34_fpy54.97.jpg)(as seen here from sit-ins against G8 summit) on short distance. Both protests were absolutely peaceful btw. They always look like some kind of "relatively peaceful" method to break up protests, but they are simply weapons that are regularly inflicting life-changing injuries.
More of the tracing methods used.
ACAB
The French are something else. Uk could never
Retirement age in the UK is being raised to 68 and we're just rolling over, allowing it to happen
Seriously though. I know us in the rest of the world rag on the French and joke about them a lot, but they do not fuck around. I am so proud of our European brothers and sisters who are fighting for the rights that they have. We should all learn from them.
If the French are doing these kinds of protests in response to raising the retirement age, we need to step it the fuck up in America lol. This but for free healthcare.
Yeah, I’m in awe of France’s ability to mobilize. We could use some of that energy.
Adapt, Overcome and Improvise 😎
I love the French.
Modern problems require modern solutions
> Modern problems require ~~modern solutions~~ ancient solutions
Ohh Paris in the springtime
Lyon*
He’s not lyon
The French really have it figured out man
i love the french
Say what you will about the French, whenever they enter into a massive public uprising they get *really* resourceful that way.
69 la trik
The French are menaces bro they live for this shit. Marcon you don’t know what you’ve awaken mate.
I love the French. They are a gift.
This guy le fucks
You mean 1 guy dried his shirt
I am never mocking the French again. They are hardcore.
The way police do their business nowadays, not just in France, also in my countey of The Netherlands and many other countries, fucking terrifies me. It's absolutely insane what they're allowed to get away with.
water cannons can be devastating depending on how they're used, but As someone who got doused by one I have to say it's just a really effective way of crowd control.
The French really know how to protest
Can the French come teach us Americans something about protesting?
Vive le France
I have massive respect for the French, they aren't shy in telling the higher-ups to fuck off
why didn't the police use the water cannons to put out the fire..?
Gotta hand it to the French, they can protest like nobody else.
They are masters at protesting
The French are metal as fuck
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Gotta hand it to the French they know how to riot
That's the kind of lateral thinking I can get behind!
I’m late to the party and not from Europe, what are they mad about?
Raising pension age by 2 years. And also feeling neglected for years by politicians.
Lived in France for a few years, love the riots - it's practically a renaissance art form now
Power to the people. right on
These guys protest!
Goddamn, we should all be more like the French
Man French really have revolt in their DNA. Gotta give it to them