,! ,FR5* ,CONNECTION ,AN ,9T]VIEW ,) ,XAVI] ,MASSOT ,ON ,! ,GR[+ ,UNRE/ ,9 ,FRANCE #bf ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 ,TEXT 3 ,9 #bf ,XAVI] ,MASSOT1 AU?OR ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC ,PAP]S1 PR$ICT$ ! RISE ( ! COMMUNI/ & FASCI/ FACTIONS 9 ,FRANCE1 AS WELL HAS ! FALL ( ! TRADITIONAL MOD]ATE LEFT @& RITIES4 ,A DECADE"4 LAT] ,FRANCE CONT9UES TO GRAPPLE ) MANY ( ! ISSUES \TL9$ 9 ?IS 9T]VIEW4 ,P>IS1 ,FRANCE @& ,BRATTLEBORO1 ,V]MONT ,M>* #c#a1 #bf -,OV] ! C\RSE ( ! LA/ #c DAYS ,FRANCE HAS BE5 ROCK$ BY A S]IES ( ESCALAT+ DEMON/RATIONS & MASS LABOR /RIKES4 ,! UNRE/ IS BY & L>GE A REACTION TO A NEW LAW PASS$ BY ! C5T]-RIANTEES = Y\NG WORK]S4 ,:]E PREVI\SLY ALL ,FR5* WORK]S W]E PROTECT$ AGA9/ UNJU/ FIR+S1 N[ MANY PEOPLE1 MA9LY ?OSE #bh & Y\NG]1 CAN BE FIR$ AT ANY TIME DUR+ A TWO YE> PROBATION>Y P]IOD4 ,! ,FR5* WORK+ CLASS & /UD5T POPULATION HAS \TRI REFUS$ TO RESC9D ! LAW1 MILLIONS ( /UD5TS & WORK]S HAVE REPEAT$LY M>*$ 9 ! /REETS ( EV]Y MAJOR ,FR5* CITY & HAVE CRIPPL$ CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTIONS BY WALK+ (F !IR JOBS BY ! HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S4 ,MANY ( !SE DEMON/RATIONS HAVE TURN$ VIOL5T1 ) WORK]S & /UD5TS FIIS1 AB\T ! SITUATION4 ,MR4 ,MASSOT1 #b#i1 A LONGTIME ,BRATTLEBORO RESID5T & =M] ,MIKE'S B>T5D] 7ON ,ELLIOT ,/REET7 IS AN >TI/ & COAU?OR ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC ,PAP]S4 ,HE IS ALSO A SELF-DESCRIB$ AN>*I/ & =M] GUIT> PLAY] = ! ,PUTNIGS 7A S\!RN ,V]MONT ROCK @& ROLL B&74 ,HE HOLDS DUAL CITIZ5%IP 9 ,FRANCE 7:]E HE WAS BORN & ! ,U4,S4 ,HE IS AN E?NIC ,BRETON4 ,XAVI] HAS BE5 LIV+ 9 ,P>IS = ! LA/ SIX MON?S & IS DUE TO RETURN TO ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9S LAT] ?IS SPR+4 ,WE TALK$ TO HIM BY PHONE4 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,MR4 ,MASSOT1 :AT CAN Y\ TELL US AB\T ! SITUATION ON ! GR\ND 9 ,P>IS8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,!RE >E ?\S&S ( DEMON/RATORS 9 ! /REETS NE>LY EV]Y DAY4 ,MO/ >E /UD5TS & WORK]S4 ,A FEW HUNDR$ . APPE> TO BE FASCI/S :O >E NOT \T TO PROTE/ ! LAW1 BUT TO PHYSICALLY ATTACK ! LEFT4 ,!Y . >E ALSO BE+ C\NT] ATTACK$ BY ! AN>*I/S444 ,BUT MO/LY PEOPLE >E ANGRY AB\T ! GOV]NM5T444 ,:ILE ,I AM G5]ALLY 9 AGREEM5T ) ! /UD5TS & /RIK+ WORK]S444 IT %\LD BE UND]/OOD ?AT ! LAW ITSELF IS NOT NECESS>ILY ALL ?AT BAD4 ,IT IS JU/ :AT HAS BE5 PICK$ UP AS ! TOPIC4 ,! GREAT] ?+ . IS A G5]AL S5SE ( BE+ A PISS$ (F SOCIETY4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,WORK]S & /UD5TS >E BY F> ! L>GE/ SEGM5T ( PROTE/]S4 ,BESIDES ! OBVI\S ISSUE ( 'WORK]S RIE REALIZ+ ?AT = ! FIR/ TIME 9 A LONG TIME ?AT !Y >E 9 ! FRONTL9E ( A NEW G5]ATION ?AT IS NOT GO+ TO DO AS WELL AS ! G5]ATIONS BE=E !M4 ,?IS T5DS TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE444 .<,ALSO.> ,FRANCE HAS A CULTURE ( PROTE/4 ,IT'S NOT AS ALI5 OR AS %OCK+ = PEOPLE TO GO \T 9 ! /REET & COMPLA9 \T L\D AB\T :AT !Y >E PISS$ AB\T AS IT IS 9 ! ,U4,S4 .<,PROTE/.> IS A CU/OM1 Y\ KN[8 ,9 FACT1 :5 Y\ >E TRY+ TO GET SOME:]E BY SUBWAY 9 ,P>IS1 DEP5D+ ON ! DAY & IF Y\ DIDN'T SEE ! NEWS ! NI5'T GO+ TO BE RUNN+ .4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,:AT CAN Y\ TELL US AB\T ! LAW ITSELF8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,! ?+ ?AT /9KS AB\T IT IS ?AT IT AM\NTS TO A TWO YE> CONTRACT1 SO Y\ BASICALLY >E ON A TWO YE> PROBATION ) Y\R EMPLOY] .444 ,IF Y\ SWIT* TO ANO!R COMPANY DUR+ ?OSE TWO YE>S !N Y\ HAVE TO />T ALL OV] AGA9444 . MISLEAD+4 ,9 ITS (FICIAL TITLE IT 9CLUDES ! T]M 0,FIR/ ,EMPLOYM5T0 9 ! NAME1 BUT IT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) :E!R OR NOT Y\'RE AT Y\R FIR/ JOB BECAUSE Y\ C\LD BE #bf & BY ! TIME Y\ GET \T FROM UND] IT Y\R #b#h444 OR EV5 OLD]444 ,! ?+ IS . WAS POORLY DELIV]$1 IT WAS HA/ILY WRITT51 & NOBODY IMPORTANT WAS FIR/ CONSULT$444 ,IT WAS A TOTALLY BOT*$1 HURRI$ JOB4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,9 ! FACE ( GR[+ PUBLIC PRESSURE1 WILL ! GOV]NM5T REPEAL ! LAW8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,I'M NOT SURE4 ,IF ,I HAD TO GUESS ,I W\LD SAY EI!R ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] WILL RESIGN & ! LAW WILL /AY1 OR ! LAW WILL GO & ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] WILL /AY4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,RIE1 #f WEEK PAID VACATIONS1 SUBSIDIZ$ HI<] $UCATION1 A ?IRTY-FIVE H\R WORK WEEK1 ETC44 ,DO Y\ SEE ?IS LAW AS ! FIR/ /EP 9 AN ATTEMPT TO DISMANTLE ! ,FR5* SOCIAL SY/EM8 ,>E !IR P>ALLELS BETWE5 :AT IS GO+ ON 9 ,FRANCE TODAY1 & ,M>G>ET ,?AT*]'S DISMANTL+ ( ! ,BRITI% WELF>E /ATE 9 ! #a#i#hS8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,NO4 ,NO ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT . IS SOME?+ ANYONE WANTS TO LOSE4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,:AT WAS ! GOV]NM5T'S 9T5TION ) ! LAW8 ,:AT DID !Y HOPE TO GET \T ( IT8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,! NOTION WAS1 ,I ?9K1 ?AT IT WAS GO+ TO BE A QUICK FIX -A WAY TO SATISFY ! IMMIGRANT UND]CLASS :I* IS MO/LY ,NOR? ,AFRICAN & ,>ABS4 .<,AS F> AS ! GOV]NM5T WAS CONC]N$.> ! ?\ WAS POORLY WRITT51 & ULTIMATELY A WA/E ( TIME444 ,IT WAS A CLUMSY ATTEMPT AT SOME?+1 & IT %[S ! BAD FAI? ( ! POLITICIANS :O PUT IT TOGE!R4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,SO ! GOV]NM5T'S IDEA WAS ?AT !Y W\LD CREATE MORE JOBS1 ESPECIALLY = M9ORITIES1 BY ALL[+ ! BOSSES TO FIRE PEOPLE MORE FREELY1 & N[1 ( C\RSE1 ! Y\NG PEOPLE & WORK]S 7IMMIGRANTS 9CLUD$7 >E REJECT+ ! PLAN AS NO MORE ?AN A WEAK5+ ( WORK]S' RID+ ! ,>ABS & ,NOR? ,AFRICAN POPULATION 9 ,FRANCE8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 .<9 ! #a#i#hS.> ,FR5* ,PRESID5T ,FRANCOIS ,MITT]R& . SAID ?AT ',FRANCE IS A L& ( ASYLUM'1 :I* IS TRUE BUT444 . BR\GU+ =4 .<,$S3 ,! ,NOR? ,AFRICAN & ,>AB POPULATION 9 ,FRANCE ACC\NTS = #a.0 ( ! TOTAL POPULATION4.> ,?AT HAS BECOME A PROBLEM BECAUSE ON ! ONE H& A LOT ( ,FR5* PEOPLE >E RES5TFUL ( ! IMMIGRANTS :5 !Y REALLY %\LDN'T BE4 ,ON ! O!R H& A LOT ( IMMIGRANTS >E ANGRY BECAUSE !Y ?9K !Y GOT SOLD ONTO ! WRONG DEAL4 ,SO ?AT IS GO+ TO HAVE TO BE FIGUR$ \T444 ,EV]YBODY IS PISS$ (F4 ,?AT IS ! PROBLEM4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,( C\RSE LATE LA/ YE> MU* ( ,FRANCE WAS ABLAZE ) RIOTS EMANAT+ FROM IMMIGRANT ABS & ,NOR? ,AFRICANS GO 9 ,FRANCE8 ,HAVE Y\R P]SONALLY WITNESS SU* RACISM8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,9 C]TA9 H\S+ PROJECTS1 9 SOME ( ! NEW] NIC] ONES1 !RE IS A QUOTA ON AP>TM5TS BAS$ ON LA/ NAMES4 ,SO IF Y\ HAVE A =EIGN S\ND+ LA/ NAME !RE WILL BE SOME?+ LIKE ONLY ?REE SLOTS OP54 ,SO !Y WILL ONLY HAVE SOME?+ LIKE TWO ,>ABS \T ( EV]Y FIFTY PEOPLE444 ,SPEAK+ P]SONALLY1 MY SI/] & H] FIANCE W]E TRY+ TO GET AN AP>TM5T1 & HIS LA/ NAME IS A ,GREEK NAME444 ,& IF MY P>5TS .<:O >E FROM ,FRANCE & HAVE ,FR5* S\ND+ NAMES.> HADN'T 9T]C$$ ON HIS BEHALF !Y W\LDN'T HAVE BE5 ALL[$ TO MOVE 9 BECAUSE ! [N] DIDN'T WANT A =EIGN] 9 ! BUILD+4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,I W\LD LIKE TO GET BACK TO ! CURR5T SITUATION ) ! /RIKES & DEMON/RATIONS4 ,:AT DO Y\ SEE BE+ ! %ORT & LONG T]M EFFECTS ( ?IS UPHEAVAL8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,! ONE GR\P :O MAY EXP]I5CE A LA/+ *ANGE FROM ALL ?IS IS ! UNIONS4 ,!Y >E REALLY PISS$ & !Y'VE BE5 WAIT+ = SOME?+ LIKE ?IS = A :ILE N[4 ,! . ,PRIME ,M9I/] SLAPP$ !M >\ND = A LITTLE BUT :5 !Y'VE WANT$ TO TALK TO HIM1 SO !Y >E PRETTY \TRANG$444 .<,! UNIONS.> HAVE H&L$ !SE PROTE/S REALLY WELL4 ,!Y'VE GONE \T & REALLY TALK$ TO PEOPLE4 ,!Y'RE ! ONCE :O HAVE MADE ! POLITICIANS MOVE ! MO/444 ,I ?9K A LOT ( PEOPLE :O >E PROTE/+ /UD5TS RI AS ! ELECTORAL TIDE GOES .<9 ! UPCOM+ NATIONAL ELECTIONS.>1 ,I'D SAY ( ! Y\NG VOTE444 MAYBE #g.0444 WILL GO OV]:ELM+LY TO ! LEFT .<,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY.> BUT NOT ! H>D LEFT444 .<,H[EV].> ! SYNDROME ( ! . LEFT & . RIS SOMEONE MAY GET ELECT$ :O IS NOT FROM ! MIDDLE-LEFT OR MIDDLE-RITIES OR ! F> RI4 ,?AT IS V]Y POSSIBLE4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,IS ! POPUL> UPRIS+ DYNAMIC 5\< TO AFFECT *ANGE 9 ! %ORT T]M :I* TRANSC5DS ELECTORAL POLITICS8 ,CAN A SOCIALI/ DIRECT DEMOCRACY EM]GE FROM ?IS /RUGGLE8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,! PROTE/S HAVE CREAT$ A S5SE ( UNITY AMONG A L>GE *UCK ( SOCIETY1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME !RE IS NOT GO+ TO BE A ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION OV] ?IS444 ,I ?9K ,FRANCE IS GO+ TO REMA9 A P>LIAM5T>Y SY/EM = A LONG TIME4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ?AT 9CREAS+LY ! PEOPLE :O >E 9 ! P>LIAM5T >E GO+ TO BECOME A LOT MORE REPRES5TATIVE ( ! PEOPLE :O W\LD WANT A DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,EI!R ?AT OR ! %IT IS GO+ TO HIT ! FAN MORE & MORE444 .<,ALREADY.> ! C\NTRY IS AV]AG+ TWO MAJOR RIOTS A YE>444 ,IF ! GOV]NM5T DOES NOT BECOME MORE RESPONSIVE1 ! NATURE ( ! /RIKES & PROTE/S >E DEF9ITELY GO+ TO BECOME MORE /ILL4 ,I ?9K PEOPLE >E GO+ TO GET TO ! PO9T :]E !Y >E REALLY WILL+ TO LET SOCIETY GR9D TO A HALT4 ,FI ISN'T GO+ TO DO ?AT MU*4 ,! POLITICIANS >E /ILL GO+ TO BE BEH9D !IR WALLS4 ,BUT :5 !IR WALLETS REALLY />T HURT+1 ?AT IS :5 DECISIONS >E GO+ TO BE MADE444 ,?AT IS ALREADY HAPP5+4 ,A LOT ( . >E PRETTY WORRI$ RIE RUL$ BY ! ECONOMY1 & ?AT IS :AT !Y BASE !IR DECISIONS ON444 ,IF ! PEOPLE TAKE BACK !IR ECONOMY1 !N ?OSE :O >E PRES5TLY KEEP+ !M FROM IT WILL DEF9ITELY BE \T ! W9D[4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,:AT LESSONS C\LD GR\PS 9 ,V]MONT1 SU* AS ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T] &_/OR ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O LE>N FROM ! /REETS ( ,FRANCE8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,NUMB] ONE1 ?AT !RE IS NO H>M 9 GETT+ \T !RE & TELL+ PEOPLE ?AT Y\'RE DISPLEAS$ AB\T %IT4 ,AL?\< COMP>$ TO MO/ ( ,AM]ICA ,I'D SAY ,V]MONT IS PRETTY GOOD AS F> AS ?AT GOES444 ,HAV+ BE5 TO 5\< /ATES 9 ! UNION1 AS F> AS ! POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS ( ! AV]AGE WORK]1 ITS HI<] .<9 ,V]MONT.> !N A LOT ( ! RE/ ( ! C\NTRY444 ,AS F> AS ATTITUDE GOES444 ,V]MONT]S HAVE QUITE A BIT 9 COMMON ) ,FR5* WORK]S4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,C\LD Y\ EXP& UPON !SE COMMONALITIES8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,!Y BO? %>E A S5SE ( SOLID>ITY4 ,( C\RSE O!R PEOPLE HAVE ?IS TOO1 BUT ) ,V]MONT]S IT GOES V]Y DEEP BECAUSE !Y T5D TO KN[ EA* O!R P]SONALLY444 ,MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE ( ! SMALL POPULATION4 ,Y\ KN[ ,I WAS JU/ 9 ,BRITTANY .1 & ,BRITTANY IS A LOT LIKE ,V]MONT1 BO? GOOD & BAD4 ,IT'S A PLACE :]E MANY ( ! AGE-OLD 9DU/RIES1 ?+S LIKE F>M+1 >E DY+4 ,! REGION IS SURVIV+ BECAUSE ( ITS REPUTATION444 ,LIKE O!R SMALL RURAL REGIONS 9 ,FRANCE1 ,BRITTANY IS 9CREAS+LY GETT+ BY1 9 P>T1 ?R\< A GR[+ T\RISM 9DU/RY4 ,BUT UNLIKE ,V]MONT1 ?IS 9DU/RY IS [N$ BY LOCAL PEOPLE4 ,:AT ,V]MONT CAN TAKE FROM ,FRANCE IS ?AT !Y %\LD BE C>EFUL TO NOT HAVE \T-(-/AT]S RUN . ITS T\RISM = ITS PR(IT & TAKE ! PR(ITS FROM IT4 ,! PEOPLE :O LIVE !RE %\LD REAP ! B5EFITS4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,9 ,FRANCE MANY ASPECTS ( DIFF]5T 9DU/RIES >E [N$ BY ! /ATE4 ,DO Y\ ADVOCATE ?AT PORTIONS ( ,V]MONT'S ECONOMY1 SU* AS SKI RESORTS1 BE [N$ BY ! /ATE &_/OR BE RUN COOP]ATIVELY BY ! WORK]S8 ,XAVI] ,MASSOT3 ,IDEALLY . %\LD BE [N$ BY ,V]MONT]S444 ,SEE+ ! WAY ! /ATE IS ECONOMICALLY SET UP IT W\LD BE REALLY SANE & A NICE ?+ IF A L>GE P>T ( ! REV5UE ( ! 9DU/RY WAS SOME?+ ?AT W5T BACK TO ALL ,V]MONT]S4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,F9ALLY1 TO GET BACK ON PO9T1 SO Y\ HAVE ANY LA/ ?\ HAD MADE A LAW ?AT WAS A BLANK PIECE ( PAP] IT C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 ANY /UPID]4 ,VAN ,DEUS53 ,MR4 ,MASSOT1 ?ANK Y\ = Y\R TIME1 & GOOD LUCK 9 ! /REETS4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #be 3 ,! ,FR5* ,CONNECTION -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,APRIL #a#i1 #bb 3 ,! ,FR5* ,CONNECTION -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #c1 #bbb 3 ,! ,FR5* ,CONNECTION -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/