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socialist_n_TN

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2. Yeah, this struggle has actually been going on for about two months now.........

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 02:58 PM

May 2016

and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Definitely a pre-revolutionary situation bordering on revolutionary. The strike is not quite "general" yet (I don't think), but it is VERY widespread and headed towards that territory for sure.

But yeah, no mainstream media coverage in the States and not much anywhere else in the world.

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What M$Greedia hasn't told us is that there's been a general strike in France [View all] malaise May 2016 OP

I read about it on 840high May 2016 #1

Of course malaise May 2016 #4

Yeah, this struggle has actually been going on for about two months now......... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #2

Folks are having problems now getting gas for their cars malaise May 2016 #5

Here's a good article summarizing the strike mnhtnbb May 2016 #3

Thanks malaise May 2016 #6