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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:24 PM Original message |
When French workers get pissed, they shut the country down..... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. A lot smaller country, but point taken. nt |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. we still |
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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
65. We can shut some GOP contributors down by not buying from them after we call them. |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good for them .. consequently, they have a better quality of life than we do |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Absolutely. They savor life..... |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. J'aime la France. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
57. I saw that in a text book once, comparisons between "working to live" and "living to work" |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. here in France |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. voila |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
53. J'aimerais bien, |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. toute le monde |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 06:50 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Je suis Québécois et une partie de ma famille |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Hé bien les gars |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Avec plaisir. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Merci monsieur |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Vous semblez vous débrouiller à merveille. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Yeah, that's because they fought for it through protests and through the ballot box. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. when I explain election funding in the USA |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Well, Americans can't or won't get organized to fight. Consequently, they get nothing. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. wrong |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Looking up the numbers, you're actually right. |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #56 |
73. Of course, bribes are still legal |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. Pretty solidaire ensemble, n'est-ce pas? |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. D'accord..... |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. In France the Gov't is afraid of the people |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. and when workers try to do it here, they're attacked by whiny ungrateful americans |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Another inconvenient truth... |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. very recently |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. And the sad thing is that many of the people who could most USE a union |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. unfortunately that tactic |
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Stargazer99 (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Americans could take some lessons from the French |
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SnoopDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Let the teachings begin - just do it - do nothing on Nov 6 |
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jmatthan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. And you have your chance now |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. right on |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. and let them call those who do participate unpatriotic |
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redacted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. I WOULD RATHER BE CALLED "UNPATRIOTIC" THAN BE A GOOD GERMAN |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 10:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. definitely. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. Rail, Gas, Electricity, Teachers |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
16. ...but the French worker does not suffer the dibilitating... |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. When Americans get upset, they come to DU and badmouth the front-runner. |
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Sneaky Sailor (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
18. Yes and nothing gets done |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. You apparently skipped response #2 |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Complete and total B.S. The average French worker is much more productive.... |
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Sneaky Sailor (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I would hope they are more productive. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. study after study |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. tell me something, how many American workers are actually working 40 hours? |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Nope. Not quite. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. you speak only of wealth production |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. thats a bogus number because its only based on the GDP |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. health care |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. did you see the movie Sicko? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I missed the movie |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. thank you, you should make that a post in itself |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. growth at what cost |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. An interesting article about a national strike in Denmark |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. America wasn't doing that badly on vacations until after 1963 . . . |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Thanks for posting that ! |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. You are quite welcome |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Is growth in and of itself good? |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. Yeah, the thousands of Peugeots, Citroens, and Renaults I see on the streets of Brazil... |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. The good life is not wage slavery. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. LIAR OR IGNORANT? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. last I saw |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. That's what we have to do. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
54. yessssss |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. this is why they are portrayed as surrender monkeys |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
43. Not to mention that the Left Behind books portray |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. they make their government afraid of them, us on the other hand well. |
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Nutmegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
37. I stand with them. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
62. Sarko |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
49. My friends in France think it's getting a little out of hand |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. no no no |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
64. Power to the people |
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