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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 20. May | 125 comments (125 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Those protesting don't protest the system, they mostly don't want it to change.

Well, I think this is what makes them idealist/nihilist according to the IHT. They refuse to accept the much needed 'reforms' and 'modernization'. Changing the system is the point, thus those that are against it...

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Tue May 20th, 2008 at 04:27:21 AM EST
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I was as much making my own point as responding to the IHT's. Radical criticism of the current social model is very much out of vogue - which makes such voices as the IHT's that much more credible.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Tue May 20th, 2008 at 04:42:24 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 20. May | 125 comments (125 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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