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What's happening in France? (self.explainlikeimfive)
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[–] Unsmooth7439 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A couple of things immediately come to mind:

  • Long standing protests against the retirement age being raised to 72 (someone correct me on this one, please)

  • Police fired into a car that would not comply with a traffic stop and killed the occupant (who, I believe was a minority person). Rioting has ensued as a result.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Retirement age in France raised to 72??? Hell no bro, there would be no France if that were the case. Retirement age is being raised from 62 to 64. Here's a source : Source

[–] Unsmooth7439 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Appreciate the clarification. I couldn't remember the actual age, only that it was being raised.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

it's 67! I'm a french citizen living abroad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

yeah 72 iirc is what people in the US are proposing.

[–] delirium 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Retirement age was raised to 64 here, but they also added new regulations and kind off point system where unless you were working since 18 you have to retire much later (around 68), but this protest is kind off died over months ago to be honest.

And now protests are: 2 police man killed 17 y.o who happened to be brown and Muslim because they first threatened him and he refused to comply, then tried to speed off away, almost hitting a pedestrian on his way. Policeman guys happened to have right wing associated tattoos as well, and even though the killed boy was someone with many criminal offences, shooting at him was not justified.

[–] Unsmooth7439 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the info and update. I couldn't remember the actual age and wasn't aware that the protests for this particular issue had died off.