It is absolutely amazing what has been going on in France. The country has been roiled by marches and demonstrations for the past week, and today virtually the entire nation was been shut down by widespread strikes. The Eiffel Tower was closed, subways in Paris were idle, airports were being forced to cancel flights, and newspapers didn't publish.
Oh, and the cause of all this unrest?
The government is trying to push through laws that will make it easier for employers to fire non-performing workers.
Now is that outrageous, or what? I mean, can you imagine losing your job simply because you repeatedly fail to show up for work, or don't have a clue how to run a cash register, or drive a city bus while drunk, or tell customers to go f*ck themselves, or get pissed off and kill the boss with your bare hands? Heaven forbid that workers in France should somehow be treated the same as workers in every other industrialized nation. I guess the fact that even new hires are guarranteed five weeks of vacation a year and a 35 hour workweek isn't enough.
Is it any wonder so many people hate the French?
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
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