protests can be daunting and scary to join initially! i was terrified at my first one! i was 16! but you quickly realise that the crowd stands together and is supportive, the cops are the ones making it violent and dangerous. acab
i got little moe but for friends/chatters who follow this account please support the student protests happening in france and even internationally. oct 17th there's an internationally organised mass protest happening so FIND A GROUP ORGANISING AND JOIN IT! PRESSURE YOUR GOVS!
Seeing a lot of right-wing talking points on French protests.
So, a few counter-points:
- There's very little democracy in the 5th Republic. It's an elective dictatorship. Even parliament has very little power.
- Demonstrations in France, even under Macron, often work. /1