Striking workers in France upset by the French Government to change the age of retirement are being met with the full force of President Sarkozy’s view of "democracy". The demonstrators have been blocking the routes used to bring in gasoline into the country. According to theHindu.com:
"Speaking at a meeting with rural officials south-west of Paris, Mr. Sarkozy warned that demonstrators would, under no circumstances, “have the last word”. Strikers and demonstrators did not have the right “to take people hostage” and to hold the country to ransom, he said. By taking such a tough stand Mr. Sarkozy is staking his all on the success of his reform of the pension system. But the movement does not, contrary to government claims, appear to be fizzling out."
The French Parliament passed Sarkozy’s pension reform package without incident tonight.
In related news, President Sarkozy will be pushing the “3 Strikes law” for copyright infringement at an international conference on “online freedom of expression” hosted by France on October 29th, 2010. The very nature of this law takes away the right of freedom of expression from those who are caught infringing on copyright, and has been largely condemned globally in the ACTA negotiations, and here at home in Canada.
I think Sarkozy’s view of democracy is largely starting to come together on the global stage. It’ll be interesting to see just how much that view differs from the people of France in the coming days with more union demonstrations being planned.
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