To the American Working Class (or Sheeple?), Time to Fight Back!

This is an excellent article from the Counterpunch website on the recent history of American working people rolling-over as their employer's cut into their wages, benefits and pensions; and he contrasts that with the behaviour of the French people when faced with similar adversity.

Have We Turned Into Sheep? By DAVID MACARAY

Here are some key quotes:

"Although people joke about France’s laid back, c’est la vie attitude,
let’s give French workers credit for knowing how to respond to an outrage.
When corporations try to tell French workers they’re going to slash their health
care benefits or mess with their pensions, the workers behave the way people
should behave when the wealthy and powerful try to snow them. They go
totally ape-shit."........

"While there are no simple answers, one thing is clear. We’re making
it way too easy for these people. Without resistance, nothing’s going to
change. Without resistance, corporations, politicians and, yes, union
leadership will continue to pacify us with promises and excuses."