It Turns We Aren't the Only Ones...

I was browsing the web today and a certain news headline caught my eye. It wasn't a headline for the U.S. but for France. The article was "French Crowds March for Job Security, pay rises." I also watched the video newscast and realized that France witnessed a huge protest in Paris. It was so big that they are calling it a "Black Thursday." A lot of businesses refused to open and people closed off many parts of the city and people walked the streets chanting. Businesses that closed included bus stations, metro, airports, hospitals, schools, government offices, and post offices. Holy cow! It turns out the U.S. isn't the only country experiencing economic crisis. Many people were concerned about their job security, and the French government's response to their economic crisis. They see that the government is turning to banks to bail them out but not helping the average French citizen. This sounds awfully familar hmmm...I guess it just amazed me because I was so consumed by everyone talking about how bad our economic crisis here in the U.S. I didn't realize that it was a problem for places in Europe also. I was always under the impression that Europe was more organized and leveled out when it came to government and they always criticized our government.

Then I also thought for a moment...could you imagine if our country protested like they did? I'm not saying that we should, but more so that it's nice that we are handling our crisis in a more civilized way so far. But then again the news story said that the protest did send a jumpstart message to President Sarkozy and he plans to "get right on it." Was the protest neccessary for him to see the problems of his people? Not a good sign.