France General Discussion

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Quite a lot happening in France (and Chad) nowadays. So, if Ireland can have one, France can have one too.

Feel free to post here.

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Yes, basically a bunch of "humanitarians" wanting to take kids back to France for adoption; they didn't tell their Chadian aides until the day before. They're all in jail and the Chadian people are understandably quite mad. They released the journalists and Spanish hostesses only, not the main conspirators. Chad should release the 74 year old Belgian pilot and 3 remaining Spanish crew soon to be left only with the main criminals IMO.

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Btw does Sarkozy still have the popularity that he had only a couple of months ago? Because I was reading in the Economist, That he had a higher disapproval rating then approval?   

You must have misread, his popularity is still above 50%.

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Paris Municipal Elections, 2008

Old September Poll

Delanoë (PS) 47%
de Panafieu (UMP) 33%
de Sarnez (MoDem) 8%
Baupin (Verts) 5%
Bild (FN) 4%
LO/LCR u3%

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Lyon Municipal Election, 2008

Old Poll

Collomb (PS) 39%
Perben (UMP) 27%
MoDem 17%
Millon (DLC) 6%
Gollnisch (FN) 5%

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Strike Tracker
November 7, 2007

Decided I might as well initiate this too, since my lazy countrymen are taking up their national sport again.

University Students Strike: Rennes II, Toulouse, Lille, etc To protest Valerie Pecresse's plan on autonomy of universities.
Fishermen's Strike: Brittany, Atlantic France To protest very high oil prices
Upcoming EDF, SNCF, RATP, etc Strike: Nationwide, intense in Paris and Suburbs To protest the equalization of retirement plans reform

Must be others I haven't heard about.

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DLC?

A small right-wing liberal-christian-crazy party led by Charles Millon. Irrelevant.

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Rant

University "Strikes" by "Students"

The students, who I would bet are a majority as shown by the referendum in Rennes II where the pro-work and anti-strike side took 62%, are blocking access to the university for those that actually want to study instead of acting like wannabe Communists and politicians. Apparently, some "students on strike" went into the strike with iron bars and baseballs, those students are idiots and should be expelled from school pure and simple. These students are clearly a bunch of red communists who want to keep a nanny state that gives money to everything instead of being capitalist and independent like North America and other sane countries. Either that or its a sad excuse to skip classes. Those students deserve to be expelled, flunk, or become unemployed.
In Rennes II, a referendum yesterday where students voted 62% against continuing the blocking of universities was sabotaged by this same group of wannabe commies who decided to ignore a democratic rejection of their stupid tactics. They decided to go into the streets and continue to block the university. I can't say I'm enchanted about the next generation. In Nanterre, it went to the point that the CRS needed to escort those students wishing to study to their classes. The CRS got into a violent confrontation with the lazy students.
I have absolutely zero compassion with these students or this "cause" which is entirely ridiculous and retarded.

Pensions Strike

I have slightly more compassion with the rail workers, some atleast, those who still work long hours. However, going on a huge general strike which will very likely anger the majority of public transport users is ridiculous. There's nothing wrong with having the same rules for everybody and no advantages, especially not to the SNCF. These people don't shovel coal anymore. This is 2007, not 1930 we're in darlings. Nurses, my aunt is one, work crazy hours at night, much worse than these "poor darlings" in the SNCF/RATP. They're protesting the fact that sometimes life is tough and it ain't fair and that sometimes you need to work more. This is like me going on strike protesting my flunking of the Science test.
Hopefully this useless strike, the 6 millionth by the SNCF/RATP, won't last too long and will not penalize the normal citizen who needs to actually work. Unlike some who want to keep their special nanny-state advantages from the 60s.

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The strikes are a failure for the commies since only about 30% of the SNCF was on strike yesterday, around 25% of the RATP. I hope those wannabe Trots/Commies get their ass kicked and start working, lazy idiots.

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The scums are at it again, after a tragic accident (collision with police car) which killed 2 youths (although their motorcycle had no headlights nor did they wear helmets), the scums of the suburbs (this time in Villiers-le-Bel, in Val-d'Oise) are burning libraries, schools (which shows these scum's lack of culture), cars, they're looting. And apparently they're using dangerous weapons against the police- hunting rifles among others. Around 80 policemen wounded in the incidents, a few by gun fire. I guess the deputy for the city won't care too much as he is none other than DSK who's got better things to do right now. Apparently it's also spread to other suburbs and also Toulouse where they also burned a library. Assholes.

These scums and such incidents make me pissed off. If I lived in the city, I'd be even more angry.

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Having a massive show of force in Villiers le Bel forced the idiots to stay home and it quickly solved the violence. And Sarkozy's response was much acclaimed, even by the perpetual whiners. And Arnaud Montebourg didn't have anything to say!!!

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The stupid baby Bayrou founded his new useless party with his 3/4 deputies this weekend. Related to him, Royal said she proposed to him to become PM if she'd won. Scary thought. A novice useless politician as President and a baby and worse Min. of Edu. ever as PM.

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Concerning Bayrou, I like the vision of the society he has.

Unluckily, I consider he had a bad strategy to reach the power and so, he fell down. More of that he is closing his-self in a sort of full alone strategy where he seems to consider that he is a sort of "chosen" who will win at the end no matter the reality.

Well, let us see, but I currently think that the most probable is that the reality will win on him.

Bayrou had an actual program/vision? News to me, since every time I saw him he was complaining or whining about the UMP/PS.

If he's elected President, then I'd give up my French nationality.

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Every time I see him, he's whining and complaining.

Get a platform and I'll vote for him.

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You can't say he's always whining and complaining, it's just not true.

He just speaks with a sort of energy of despair.

There is a point on the one we can agree. It's that I also like when Montebourg or any Peillon just don't speak.

It's not me, every time he's on TV he's complaining about something. Blame the TV if you want.

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The Nouveau Centre-PSLE is a smarter centrist alternative in what I'm concerned.

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Maxime Gremetz out of the Amiens race. A poll showed Robien winning by the first round again.

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A question to peoples who don't live in France:

Is it spoken about the new girl-friend of Sarkozy in your medias?

Thank you

Yes, the retarded Quebec media goes crazy on that. Stupid people-obsessed media.

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Ohoho

And is that also in serious medias or just in tabloïds (question for UK, Quebec and else)?

Stupid tabloids, some cheaper newspapers. TV also

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http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-823448,36-996815,0.html

Jean Saint-Josse resigns as leader of CPNT, but says he'll continue to be active. 2007 candidate F. Nihous is the only candidate to take over the party thus far.

Saint-Josse is running for re-election in Coarraze as CPNT candidate in March.

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Sarkozy apparently said something along the lines of ending the retarded Communist 35-hour work week!

Yay for sanity!

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I just hope he marries soon so we can get it over with. My opinion of him has greatly decreased in the past few months, but he's still better than Royal or Bayrou or anything else.

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I just hope he marries soon so we can get it over with. My opinion of him has greatly decreased in the past few months, but he's still better than Royal or Bayrou or anything else.

CNN, quoting some French sources, said he already has married her.

Those are rumours, I saw a few back on Thursday.

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Sarkozy officially married according to the UMP mayor of the 8th arrondissement. Thank god it's over.

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Sarkozy officially married according to the UMP mayor of the 8th arrondissement. Thank god it's over.

It's over?!?

Are you sure?!?

Well, let's hope, but remember, we're talking about Sarkozy!

http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2008/02/02/nicolas-sarkozy-et-carla-bruni-se-sont-maries_1006810_823448.html