@ColonelDax (ColonelDax) posted a new topic, subject "French Protestors 1, French Government 0". It read:

   France's government has scrapped its controversial youth-labor law after two months of protests.

@Ice_Wolf (Ice Wolf) replied

    _Bon._

So @Jonathan_Chance (Jonathan Chance) replied

    I'll take predictable political results for $100, please, Alex.

To which @Sublight (Sublight) replied

    French Protestors 1, French Driver 10.
    
    http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2006/03/21/1498849-ap.html

So @Happy_Clam (Happy Clam) replied

    Hurrah! Now my friends in France can get back to preparing for their exams (having been blocked from attending lectures till now.)

After which, @Rune (Rune) added

    Unless they're unemployed of course. In which case they can go back and rot in the unemployment queue.
    
    French university students 1, French unemployed 0
    
    Way to show courageous leadership Chirac!

@Martiju (Martiju) replied

    Rune:
    
    > Unless they're unemployed of course. In which case they can go back and rot in the unemployment queue.
    > 
    > French university students 1, French unemployed 0
    > 
    > Way to show courageous leadership Chirac!
    
    As opposed to the older workers being unemployed I suppose.
    
    And sometimes, believe it or not, good leadership is admitting when you're wrong…

So @Rune (Rune) replied

    Sublight:
    
    > French Protestors 1, French Driver 10.
    
    What I don't understand is why most of the French drivers (except this intrepid fellow!) just accept having their road (insert: airport, railroad, ferry, etc.) blocked. Or why the students and teachers just silently accept having their schools/universities blocked, unless the vast majority agree with those doing the blocking. If I were to find my way home blocked by a bunch of fools I completely disagreed with, it'd piss me off to no end. I sure as hell wouldn't just silently accept it.

After which, @Rune (Rune) added

    Martiju:
    
    > And sometimes, believe it or not, good leadership is admitting when you're wrong…
    
    …except he didn't admit he was wrong. He just buckled under pressure.

So @Neurotik (Neurotik) replied

    Rune:
    
    > If I were to find my way home blocked by a bunch of fools I completely disagreed with, it'd piss me off to no end. I sure as hell wouldn't just silently accept it.
    
    What would you do about it? Stage your own protest? It's not like you can run them down.

So @Happy_Clam (Happy Clam) replied

    I think Chirac should practice saying the following:
    
    I for one welcome our new student overlords.
    
    In other news, left-wing looks good for the next French presidential elections, _non_?


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