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The French are still fighting for the US democracy. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/bestoflemmy@lemmy.world
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The French may not have the first democracy, may not have the best democracy, but they have had to fight harder than most for their democracy.

  • paraphrasing from an audio tour by Rick Steves, I think.

Edit: oops, i flipped words in the title

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[+] -7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I agreed with you until the last sentence.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don’t see Americans unionising and making a noise about rising pension ages

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Unionization is on the rise and they've been more active than at any point in my life. There have been several large strikes in the last couple years alone. What are you talking about?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I dont see Americans burning down Blackrock buildings.

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