[PEN-L:1894] Re: French movement situation

["A. S. Fatemi" <fatemi@xxxxxx>]

On Mon, 11 Dec 1995, D Shniad wrote:

> Personally, Bill, I can't stand the tension any longer -- are you in
> favour of or opposed to the strike in France?
>
> Sid Shniad
>
Is Sid serious? I can't believe that one would ask such a question. There
are many issues involved in the current French strikes. They range from
the railway workers who are demanding that they should retire-with full
benefits at 50(yes at 50) to low-paid workers who oppose addtional taxes
on their income- to students who deep-down are against any kind of
educational reforms while the current system's failure is a common knowledge.
How could take a position and be in "favor" or "opposed" to such a wide
range of issues. Please explain!


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