blows my mind how little Americans look to Europe, especially France, for notes on how to fight their elites and oligarchy:
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sure Taiwan is an example of sustained protesting; but what happened afterwards? China threw everything at them to build an even more oppressive colonialist police state. just like what Biden started with the Student Spring protests & Trump is continuing.

look to France: #Mai68, #GiletsJeune and now, #BLOQUONS TOUT:
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Trains, planes and Metro: What to expect from Thursday's French strike

Thursday, September 18th, has been declared a day of mass strikes and protests in France - here's a look at the likely disruption for key services such as transport.

^{Genevieve Mansfield (The Local France)}