• Sunsofold@lemmings.world
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    7 days ago

    A ways back, I saw an article about how the French were rioting because their retirement age was being increased from 62 to 64. I remarked that it was interesting to see the French rioting against a change that wouldn’t even quite bring them to parity with the US but Americans can’t be bothered to riot for almost anything. A Frenchman said they didn’t want to even be more like the US in any way.

    This law is absolutely the now-classic American attitude that kids can watch violent movies all day, but if they’rEXC exposed to one female nipple, you gotta shut it all down. Is France turning into America now, following Britain down the red, white, and blue path?

    • Jyek@sh.itjust.works
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      7 days ago

      The problem with rioting in the states is that, there absolutely are riots and thus riot police. Rioting gets you shot.