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Offline Chris_

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French strike nationwide over economic crisis
« on: January 29, 2009, 07:48:07 AM »
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French strike nationwide over economic crisis

PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of French workers staged a nationwide strike on Thursday to try to force President Nicolas Sarkozy and business leaders to do more to protect jobs and wages during the economic crisis.

The strike, in a country with a strong protest culture, aimed to highlight fears over growing unemployment, discontent over Sarkozy's reluctance to help consumers and resentment toward bankers blamed for the economic slump.

Yeah, guarantee our jobs or we won't work. In this country that'd get your a$$ replaced in a hurry.   :mental:

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Re: French strike nationwide over economic crisis
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2009, 01:45:25 PM »
Sarkozy should just threaten to let the Muslims at 'em again.  That ended the last protests right quick.  The protesters thought the Muslims would join them, they beat the hell out of them instead.
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Re: French strike nationwide over economic crisis
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2009, 01:51:46 PM »
Ooh, a national strike, that should help the French economy EVER so much!   :lmao:

Idiots.  Though they are probably more used to hearing it pronounced "Idioten."
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Re: French strike nationwide over economic crisis
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2009, 01:55:21 PM »
How the hell can you tell the difference?
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Re: French strike nationwide over economic crisis
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2009, 05:20:14 PM »
Maybe we should all go over there and help them burn cars or sumthin'. :uhsure:
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Re: French strike nationwide over economic crisis
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2009, 06:06:12 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on January 29, 2009, 05:20:14 PM
Maybe we should all go over there and help them burn cars or sumthin'. :uhsure:

a guest worker program for "jobs the French won't do?"

wouldn't that be everything?
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Re: French strike nationwide over economic crisis
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2009, 07:49:06 PM »
That will help the economy! lol

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