France does protests more effectively. The government is paying attention there and trying very hard to hide the fact that the emperor has no clothes.
replyThey are protesting against the same things that would make their situation better (like increasing the retirement age)
replyBut they're too stupid to realize that
How does increasing the retirement age help? Genuinely curious
replyPensions outspend every other social expense in France
replyThe retirees have greater disposable income than the young people (read, most people in the labour market)
And of course the number of retirees is going up every day
They can imagine themselves growing old which is pretty smart for young people
replyOr even just peacefully blocking the entrance to parliament and forcing them to arrest you to do their jobs.
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