"Strikes that began in early April are still continuing right now.
But why isn't a society built on this social-egalitarian mantra promoted by what Bernie Sanders calls "democratic socialism" (we still call it socialism in Europe), so discontent with its benefits? French people get all the perks that the Vermont senator asks for, including government-run health care, pension systems, tuition-free universities. And yet, they spend a fifth of their work-time on the streets, bemoaning the overtaking of the "neoliberal order."
Here's the truth: there is no end goal in socialism but to take more and more. No demand is big enough, no social welfare program extensive enough. If you believe that you could satisfy those who argue for any kind of social welfare program by giving it to them, is fundamentally mistaken. On the same side, the result is more devastating for the poorest in society, with larger unemployment, and economic opportunities. Those who fail are unanimously seen as victims of the capitalist system, and those who succeed must have done so through vicious greed and reckless exploitation."
https://fee.org/articles/france-shows-what-you-actually-get-with-democratic-socialism/
But why isn't a society built on this social-egalitarian mantra promoted by what Bernie Sanders calls "democratic socialism" (we still call it socialism in Europe), so discontent with its benefits? French people get all the perks that the Vermont senator asks for, including government-run health care, pension systems, tuition-free universities. And yet, they spend a fifth of their work-time on the streets, bemoaning the overtaking of the "neoliberal order."
Here's the truth: there is no end goal in socialism but to take more and more. No demand is big enough, no social welfare program extensive enough. If you believe that you could satisfy those who argue for any kind of social welfare program by giving it to them, is fundamentally mistaken. On the same side, the result is more devastating for the poorest in society, with larger unemployment, and economic opportunities. Those who fail are unanimously seen as victims of the capitalist system, and those who succeed must have done so through vicious greed and reckless exploitation."
https://fee.org/articles/france-shows-what-you-actually-get-with-democratic-socialism/