In Reply to: October17thParisStrike posted by Canonne charles on October 18, 1996 at 00:40:43:
> Today is a big strike in Paris, a strike of public employees.
> I'm 17 and obliged to stay at home. Strike has become an
> institution, makes part of the etiquette. And they're doing a lot
> of noise for 2 pounds of trinquets, whereas they could be
> fighting for importants causes, like a complete remake of the
> economic system, to acquire a system based on human condition,
> instead of individual profit. But these people don't seem to
> understand this. And tomorrow, with satisfaction or not, they'll
> stop the strike, still ready to do it again, ready to defend
> their own little profit, but not to think about the others'
> condition. And the others have often much harder problems to
> carry on their shoulders. I'm in love whith what we call "le
> service public α la franτaise", but I think they'd better think
> about the others, sometimes. I they go on this way, it'll be a
> long time to change the systems, which needs a lot improvements.
> Or perhaps a revolution? I mean a cultural and economical one.So you're 17...
And you don't know what it's to be in the active life.
It's so easy to talk for others when you've not anybody
to care about.
The strike in Paris have much deeper motivations
that "own little profit". You have to be young to speak
like that, but don't worry, with such kind of thought,
you're a ready to become a real good Wall street journal
employee...
For those who are searching for more critical view
on french strikes, just take a look on the Extra internet
site...
None.