More Protests in Paris
I'm currently watching some of the protests in Paris. All I'm seeing just reminds me how happy I am to live in this country. It's absolutely sickening what they're showing. A few minutes ago they cut to a scene where a guy was laying down on the ground, appearing to be unconscious. A man came over and kicked this defenseless man square in the head. A large group of people gathered around the fallen man. After about 20 seconds, this group started fighting.
In addition to that, they also showed video of a group of people throwing rocks and things at photographers. Several times they even ran up to them in an attempt at hitting them. What sense does this make? The photographers seemed to be doing nothing wrong.
They were also reporting that mobs of people were walking around stealing cell phones, wallets, etc. I guess they knew this because reporters and photographers were common targets.
Every live video seems to show people beating each other up, seemingly for no reason. This doesn't even include their main target, the police.
It just disgusts me. What a show of how despicable humankind can be.
And people here in our own country still complain about how awful the economy is. Let me tell ya, our recent recession was nothing compared to what's going on in France. The unemployment for younger people over there is over 20%!! Just remember, as much as Bush haters complain about our economy (which is actually rather strong right now and has been for a couple years), we still have it pretty damn good. This is why I'm proud to be an American.
Tags: Paris, Protest, France, Riot
posted by David @ 10:13 AM
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2 Comments:
Exactly! Good post. These Frenchies have absolutely no idea.
Yeah, you Bush haters just love a few select numbers on the economy don't you. I love how statistics go too. Kinda like how Kerry repeatedly used the jobs number on the economy. You know why? Because that was the only negative numbers on the economy he could come up with. Everything else at the time was looking very good.
I fully understand the atrocities which happen everyday in the US. However, I was reacting only to the situation that I was watching on television.
The point is the reasons behind these protests. These people were not just protesting because of the law. They're angry because there are no jobs to be had. Employers are angry because once they hire someone, they've hired them for life. Even if the employee is found to steal from them, they still can't fire them.
And France wonders why its unemployment rate is so high? Gimme a break.
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