STREET VIOLENCE ENDORSED

With this post from Cristy, Larvatus Prodeo continues veering ever farther left:

Congratulations to the students, young people and unions of France for soundly defeating the First Job Contract law. That is such a fantastic victory and shows what people can achieve when they are determined and do not back down. If only we had taken a similar approach (with, perhaps, less violence) here in Australia we might not have to deal with 'Workchoices' today.

Cristy's nonchalant endorsement of leftist street violence isn't unexpected in light of her background:

Cristy is originally from Canberra, but has lived in Washington DC, Vancouver, Sydney, and now Vientiane, Lao PDR. She has a BA/LLB with honours from the ANU, a masters in international social development from UNSW, and is now wading through a PhD in human rights law at UNSW. She did try to work full time once (for a year in a commercial law firm) but it didn't work out, so she is now determined to remain at university for a long as possible.

It's no wonder then that Cristy doesn't realize that the CPE's defeat could well doom France's unemployed youths to a future of unemployment, as some of the lefty commenters at LP acknowledge:

The proposed French law cannot be compared with WorkChoices. I strongly oppose WorkChoices but I think the French laws should have been given a chance.

We Lefties can blubber about social justice all we like but we need to acknowledge the way the market works. High youth unemployment is disastrous. It can lead to criminality, suicide, depression, social alienation, cynicism and so on. Concrete solutions, not slogans and platitudes are needed.

Besides, are we sure that all French youth opposed the reforms? How do we know the tyre burning rock throwers spoke for all French youth?

It is also worth noting that the most prominent student leader of the 1968 riots, who is now a Greens member of the European Parliament, supported the reforms.

Yep, it's probably best if Cristy stays at school, where she can't do much damage.

Update: The Brussel Journal's Paul Belien isn't quite as optimistic about France's future as Cristy:

France is beyond remedy. The country is heading for collapse, and its fate will be well deserved.