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Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #615 –
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How long till the riots in Europe are seen here?

The French are very different to Aussies. They have history, over centuries, similar to what we're seeing there now. Just look what happened when speed cameras were instituted in France and what the citizenry did in response... similar to Texas! Here, we just accept things like this and then whinge. And let's not forget what happened in France when Renault sacked thousands of employees... bad day for the CEO. Think I'd rather our culture but perhaps we could learn something when it comes passively accepting some new/unjust laws.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #616 –
Quote from: Baggers – on
The French are very different to Aussies. They have history, over centuries, similar to what we're seeing there now. Just look what happened when speed cameras were instituted in France and what the citizenry did in response... similar to Texas! Here, we just accept things like this and then whinge. And let's not forget what happened in France when Renault sacked thousands of employees... bad day for the CEO. Think I'd rather our culture but perhaps we could learn something when it comes passively accepting some new/unjust laws.

Not just different to Australians, but different to other Europeans. That fighting spirit is uniquely French, and goes back several generations.

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #617 –
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How long till the riots in Europe are seen here?
Very very unlikely, and such assertions I just see as alarmist scaremongering.

Let's not forget these started in Paris primarily as socialist party student protests, protests that the reporting of which has been hijacked for political purposes by right wing extremists.

It would not be surprising to find, given EU border freedom, that many involved aren't even from France.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #618 –
Quote from: Baggers – on
The French are very different to Aussies.

That about sums it up.
We do have a protesting component but we're mostly a group that will look at that sort of behaviour and shake our heads, let alone get involved in it.
If you want to turn us off your cause...take to the streets and start burning or breaking stuff.
The repsonse will be "Wake up to yourself"