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Gilets jaunes: listening to French protesters in 2018 might have changed things
Original: Wäre man bereits 2018 auf die Demonstranten in Frankreich eingegangen, hätte man also auf sie gehört - zumindest ein wen
Commenters are revisiting the yellow vest protests that began in France in 2018, arguing that the government could have defused the crisis by engaging with demonstrators early on. A documentary said to examine both sides of the movement is drawing renewed attention, with the reflection that a state which listens to its citizens less risks alienating them. The debate ties the 2018 unrest to wider questions about trust between the French state and its people.
Why now: A documentary on the yellow vest movement has renewed debate over whether the French government's refusal to engage with protesters in 2018 deepened the crisis.
FranceGilets jaunesEmmanuel Macron
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