@laaureliinee: Ok so, my German husband and I have been getting A LOT of questions, as if Paris had been completely destroyed 😂 Guys. First of all, the vast majority of the protest was peaceful. And before talking about violence, can we PLEASE talk about why people were protesting? Students fighting for their future, hospitals falling apart, the cost of living, insane gas and food prices, sexual violence, the protection of children, and powerful people escaping accountability. People are FED UP. Now, about the violence… If you know French history, 1789 wasn’t exactly peaceful either 😂 I’m not going to condemn people’s anger when there’s SO MUCH to be angry about. Anger is legitimate, and sometimes so is the violence that comes with resistance. Social change rarely happens by politely asking. As for the small businesses that were looted, yeah, that’s a shame. The idea was to target big corporations and symbols of state power, not ordinary people. Some crossed that line. But you all expect the left to be absolutely irreproachable. Come on. There are assholes everywhere. And defending yourself against police violence isn’t the same as attacking innocent people. Because let’s ALSO talk about police tear-gassing peaceful protesters, kids, BABIES in the metro, musicians… Where’s the outrage? And btw, when I left, literally TWO streets away, people were ALLLLL eating and drinking on terraces 😂 Paris wasn’t burning down. But broken windows make better headlines than people demanding a better life, right? So please, don’t let far-right media fool you. Follow independent journalists. Try to understand WHY people are angry before judging HOW they express it. And relax, Paris is still here. We’re French, protesting is practically a national sport 😂✊ We are angry and I don’t condone the people who use harder ways to protest. It’s all of us against the rich that’s all. #17octobre #parisprotest #manifestation #paris

st☆rboy :

spread it!!

Rory D :

Yeah but it was mostly this

Emilia 💗 :

If you’re in a relationship and your partner is kind and sweet at the beginning but hits you at the end, was he overall a sweet guy?

🎼🎹🎧 :

Yeah but it's also this

WILLIAM :

We all know how the super rich mainstream media manipulates it all.

pingupingupingu :

we love the other ones too

Daniela Subasheva-Go :

There are people who compromise your protest. If the violence continues - it's not all of you against the rich, it's the violence against the normal french people...

Its_MollyC08 :

Their some much love for the people and hate for the government. I love it 😻 I just wish the uk were standing up, I stand with everyone!

Vicky Papadopoulou :

My grandma used to say if you are not brake eggs you can’t make omelette..!!!

monckdayinalife :

protest fast forward out of body experience, what about the chronological

user6760992401942 :

The media isn’t fooling us, just tells us the whole story.

Ellu 🇫🇮🇪🇺 :

And this is what we need to spread 🥹

theo_743 :

Funny how you say were

HF0802 :

and this Is why I love social media. you see the worst sides everywhere. but also when you look in the right places it shows you the good sides or the truth. sadly that we have to dig for it.

Aleks Frenska :

Céline🕯🍂 :

The real ones

Mates :

you will not fool us i saw many tiktoks videos thats not media 😅😅😅

7._7._7._16 :

shshshwjakww :

Natalie Nunn :

were!

LilliieeLilliee🍉🌈🌱 :

zezeightsblist :

“All of us against the rich” okay then peaceful protesting isn’t gonna solve anything, you need to be ruthless and fight back against the state in order to actually fight the rich and to give power to the people.

adnan_d03 :

Change never came peacefully!

Eren Yaeger :

and sadly this side isn't even heard the destruction and chaos is needed to be heard and actually change something, even tho you guys are also making a great job

duke :

We were literally dancing, singing chanting in nantes and those that were clashing with the police were defending the protest so the police wouldn't disturb us and tear gaze us, and somehow it's crime to fight and speak up for you futures and live