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[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 158 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The government of France bans protests... I've heard that one before I think. What did the French do after?

[-] formergijoe@lemmy.world 47 points 8 months ago
[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

We beheaded the cake

[-] thrawn@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Every government seems to know the people won’t actually do that anymore. Peaceful protest was encouraged when the alternative was violence, but now that it’s not, it can be safely banned. The French are ironically a great example— they are notorious for their protests and revolution, yet when the government ignored them and raised retirement age, nothing happened.

I’m not saying this is good or bad, nor calling for action. It’s merely an observation. I further observe that perhaps this is the humanity tamed enough for governments to once again put the people last, but with the firepower to enforce it eternally. We need good people seeking public office to prevent this, and other solutions.

this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2023
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