Amid the Tumult Over France's Labor Reform, the Silence of the People
Category: WORLDPOST
Over and over we hear from the sidelines of marches in which fires, tear gas and warning shots have replaced the chants and slogans of the workers of yesteryear, Martinez's defiant words about "police brutality," about "employers' violence," and about his own intent to alter, unassisted, and like one of the greats, the "balance of power" between the CGT and a treacherous left that supposedly has turned betrayal into a tool of government and of survival.
By Bernard-Henri Lévy, ContributorFrench philosopher and writer, 2016-06-05