Why do the French protest/riot better than we do

[ash]

Sums it up it basically. I suppose I would like to add that I’ve not seen the French protest against refugees drag queens and trans people - doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. We however have never protested so extremely about pensions…. Discuss in 500 words or less and don’t forget to reference your sources!

 

[weltweit]

The French have a history of seeing rebellion through, as evidenced by their revolution compared to ours.

 

[quiet guy]

Pity they couldn't have waited for 48 hours before kicking off, then Charlie and Camilla ould have been caught up in the fracas.

 

[8ball]

The French have a history of seeing rebellion through, as evidenced by their revolution compared to ours.

We have our history of kicking off.
I think it takes more to really set us off, whereas it’s more a part of the culture over there.

 

[Manter]

Pity they couldn't have waited for 48 hours before kicking off, then Charlie and Camilla ould have been caught up in the fracas.

I saw a headline saying King Charles was delaying his trip to france and it took me a moment to figure out who that was…

 

[8ball]

I saw a headline saying King Charles was delaying his trip to france and it took me a moment to figure out who that was…

My brain still locks up for half a second whenever I hear it. It comes back to me after flashing up a brief image of a small dog.

 

[Manter]

My brain still locks up for half a second whenever I hear it. It comes back to me after flashing up a brief image of a small dog.

Hahahah yes

 

[WhyLikeThis]

We need more wine.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The general level of shit our filth gives out is far less violent than theirs, so when the CRS lose control of an area there’s a lot more umph to give them and the state that they represent a decent kicking.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Honestly feel the English not kicking off is more of a weird glitch from the last fifty odd years or so because I swear pre-WW2 especially it was always kicking off. Though wasn't the 80s filled with it kicking off as well?

I think the establishment here is a bit better at the whole divide and rule stuff and when it does crack down it cracks down hard and on more than a surface beat em till they behave level. A few promises, a few bungs to the right sort to diffuse stuff for a few years maybe token reforms.

 

[Artaxerxes]

We need more wine.

More sunshine to

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I went over to Paris for some gilet jaune action, 50 protesters and this is what rollls up…

 

[bimble]

Maybe because they have a reference point within the last few centuries of an actual revolution that changed things and we don’t, instead we still queue up to vote for cartoon characters like Jacob rees fucking mogg. Its not a lack of alcohol or police violence it’s something much sadder.
They put the pension age up in France and people set fire to stuff, they put the pension age up here and people grumble a bit and say oh well that’s a shame and that’s it, nothing.

 

[newme]

How many protested things here before and it made no difference? What was the anti Iraq war march, 1m? Thats why, nothing changed regardless. People see that and think why bother. The french are just willing to turn it up a notch or 12. I can't say I particularly support some of the things that have gone on in protests but the results kind of stand for themselves. Also with the far better public transport its easier and cheaper to get somewhere to make an impact.

 

[emanymton]

Practice.

 

[goldenecitrone]

They're French.

 

[Elpenor]

It’s probably still too early to tell what the impact of the French Revolution will be

 

[Elpenor]

The general level of shit our filth gives out is far less violent than theirs, so when the CRS lose control of an area there’s a lot more umph to give them and the state that they represent a decent kicking.

Perhaps there’ll be a change the next time Operation Temperer gets activated

 

[Mr.Bishie]

We’ll have died working before having a chance to kick off.

Depressing as fuck.

 

[newme]

We’ll have died working before having a chance to kick off.

Depressing as fuck.

Also if people protest in almost anywhere but London and maybe a few major cities. No one cares, no news coverage except some local rag that's a reach plc publication and won't make it national anyway. Only way that happens is doing something like gluing yourself to the road/etc.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

Citizens are probably harder to control.

 

[Yossarian]

Why are we praising French protesters as superior when they haven't achieved their objectives?

I have a lot of respect for their intensity and willingness to take on the state, but Macron's raising of the pension age appears to be very close to becoming law, meaning their protests have been as ineffective as the anti-Iraq war protests of 20 years ago.

 

[kenny g]

Britain has the BBC, Guardian and the Mail. A trinity of control.

 

[Boru]

Since the days of the 'yellow jacket' protests, Irelands protestors have availed of some EU funded protest training to bring us up to international standard..
this loss of this funding and training is another downside to Brexit methinks..

Irish Protesters To Train With French Protesters In Landmark Deal

A LANDMARK training and education scheme will see Irish protesters gaining some hands on experience on the ground in Paris, France, learning directly from the leading lights of the protesting world, the so-called 'Yellow Jackets'. The …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

 

[teqniq]

Heh:

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Give an Englishman beer and football something something.

 

[Yossarian]

Heh:

I admire their work, though I wonder if there are conversations going on there similar to ones in Britain

UK: "All we do is go on pointless marches to Trafalgar Square and it never changes anything, we need some new tactics"

France: "All we do is spray manure on police vans and erect walls of burning sheep carcasses, we need some new tactics"

 

[Poot]

I'm enjoying hearing people saying things like, 'I don't know why the French are protesting all the bloody time, their conditions are loads better than ours!' without giving any thought to cause and effect.

 

[bmd]

They don't have fucking cameras everywhere.

 

[gentlegreen]

They don't have fucking cameras everywhere.

I rather think they do.