Rancid wrote:Is there some sort of political party or something that's gaining support here? Is this going to usher in some kind of sweeping change in the government?
Because if not, then this seems as fruitless as occupy wall street.
I guess they're hoping to cause so much disruption that the government will have to bend to their will (whatever that will is)? Is there a clear list of demands?
It is a manifestation of anger against the ruling political classes, against inequality.
No leader likes the people to come out on the streets and disrupt normal life.
It is bad for the economy, it is bad for the country's elites and it diminishes the prestige of the political leader's class.
If enough people keep on protesting, there is not much the government can do about it.
A thousand people you can beat off the streets, with ten thousand it is not possible to do that, and if hundred thousand come out, the forces of order might join them.
That said, Macron cannot offer a lot to assuage the protester's anger because Europe does not allow budget deficits above 2 percent or thereof.
He is now trying to derail the protests by organising a debate, as long as they are off the streets, lol.