Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard

67 million people in France, 5000 at protest....

I guess none of you have been to Paris before?

There's a protest every weekend over something, London's the same in many ways. I think this triggers the Russians cos its something they cant do at home, street protests and France are as French as Cream de Caramel.


2005 – 2005 French riots, a series of riots that occurred in the suburbs of Paris and other French cities involving the burning of cars and public buildings at night.

2006 – 2006 youth protests in France, riots resulting from opposition to a measure set to deregulate labour in France.

2007 – 2007 Villiers-le-Bel riots, riots in the Val-d'Oise department that began following the deaths of two teenagers whose motorcycle collided with a police vehicle.

2007–09 – 2007–09 university protests in France, protest movements resulting from several reform projects under Minister for Higher Education and Research Valérie Pécresse.

2009 – 2009 French riots, a series of riots that occurred on Bastille Day (14 July) in the commune of Montreuil, an eastern suburb area of Paris.

2013 – 2013 Trappes riots, riots that broke out after police arrested a man who assaulted a police officer who tried to check the identity of his wife wearing a Muslim veil

2014 – 2014 Sarcelles riots, a pro-Palestinian protest against the Israeli ground invasion of Gaza degenerated into an antisemitic riot in Sarcelles, France.

2016 - 2016 French taxi driver strike, a strike by taxi drivers in several major cities against Uber, a transportation network company, included many road blockades, fires, overturned vehicles, and the blockade of roads leading to the two major airports in Paris.[5]

2016 - Nuit debout, protests that grew out of opposition to proposed labor reforms.

2017 - Protests started following accusations a police officer anally raped a young black man with a baton.[6] Anti-police protests continued well into March 2017 when migrants were met with resistance from Paris residents.

2017 - During May Day protests in Paris, a group of about 150[7] hooded demonstrators disrupted the march, throwing "Molotov cocktails, firebombs and other objects at the police near Place de la Bastille."[8] These "violent protesters, who did not carry any union or election paraphernalia, appeared to be from the same fringe groups that have targeted anti-government protests in the past."[8] Riot police responded with batons and tear gas.
[8] Six police officers were injured, two of them seriously, by petrol bombs.[9]
2018 - Gilets jaunes protests over ongoing increases to fuel taxes.