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The US should take notes. No one is as efficient at protesting as France.
If they don't fear you, they wont treat you fairly.
it happens here but it goes ignored with the largest happening during trump years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_and_demonstrations_in_the_United_States_by_size
Do you have any idea how protests in France work? Size is not what counts. They will burn down the whole city if it has to be. Garbage cans and cars regularly get ignited and flipped over. Pure chaos in the whole city for DAYS, if not weeks, not just a couple hours. And they are all ready to answer police with violence, if they are violent towards the people.
No Kings etc is just a nice get together with a bit of cosplay.
(of course I am exaggerating a little bit, but don’t ever compare US protests to French protests)
Why not? Having been at both, I will compare them (out of spite)
I agree that french protests are generally more intense, we have witnessed similarities in the recent protests (in Minneapolis for example).
Spontaneous upheaval, organized response to police brutality, occupation of large avenues and city cultural trademarks, property damage...
I do feel that there is a lack of class cohesion and solidarity in the US protests, response to police crowd control isn't as good, groups of ultras are few and unorganized, protests don't last as long and aren't discussed in public opinion as often, there isn't as many meaningful chants (or enthusiasm when chanting them) and last but not least, it's way harder for the protest to have a meaningful impact on a city's normal operations because they're so damn big
Yes look at Minneapolis it is possible in America people just don't want to.
So... France protests the same way Eagles fans lose. Noted.
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oh yea we’re not france also US is far more of a police state by comparison and far, far larger
And have more people and most people live in cities so what is your point.
For Americans, doing the protest is an end in itself. They’re a way for comfortable white liberals to telegraph that they’re “on the right side” and “the good ones” so that they can return to doing nothing after a few hours of waving signs around and posting photos.
There is never any plan to escalate, never any thought to what happens if their demands aren’t met. The US does parades. Bring the kids, it’ll be fun- you can LARP participation in democracy.
US protesters: hold up a sign saying "We're angry" French protesters: are angry
We are not the same.
They failed long time ago F-