Panache of colors on these street paving stones. What always surprises me is the color difference that can be found in all these granite pavers. He agrees that they don't come from the same career. There are about 6 different colors. I don't think this is really intentional to make the floor look nicer. And this because, if they had wanted to do it, they would have taken the trouble to make joints between the paving stones with more finesse and without gray concrete. Moreover, for the record, in France, the paving stones in the cities were covered with tar following the demonstrations of May 1968. The young demonstrators at the time dismantled the paving stones to throw them at the CRS. The CRS are groups of men equipped like soldiers with armor like knights who protect them everywhere. They are not there to discuss, they are hitting to disperse the demonstrators. It even happens and especially at the moment to cripple people for life with their weapons of war. I come back to May 1969, the paving stones at that time were placed on the ground on a bed of sand and what linked them to each other were sand joints on the 4 sides. The system is strong against crushing and pressure, but if only one paver was dismantled, the others would be dismantled without the slightest effort. After that, they covered the paving stones with tar or fixed them with ugly gray concrete. In France, strikes and demonstrations are a very recurring activity, and when I press very recurring, it is almost a pleonasm. In the meantime, the French are complainers who don't like to give in, and that's why, when the pressure of everyday life builds up a little too much, they go out into the streets to plead their discontent. As I write these lines, farmers are out in the cities with their tractors. Imagine for a minute that these people work 15 hours a day, feed the country with their production and sometimes earn 0 euros at the end of the month.
A sculpture that was placed on the ground with a multitude of other sculptures following it. It's almost like it's coming out of the ground.
Cyboule
The colorful cobblestones of the pavement are cool!
Thank you yes it surprised me when I saw them
What a beautiful sidewalk!
I also find them very beautiful
I love those streets! They are cool, stories and even artistic! The amazing face!😃
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So alive!
I don't have much of value to add, just wanted to join in and enthuse about the beautiful colours of the cobblestones you've captured. Really nice!
I'm pretty thankful for the French drive to protest really, as most democracy around the world, imperfect as it may be, can trace it's roots to the French revolution.
The most recent protests that I'm aware of — against the raising of the retirement age, I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) — were they successful?
Unfortunately no. The government used an undemocratic instrument called article 49-3. If the government does not have the sufficient number of deputies to pass a law, it has the possibility of using it and overriding the opinion of the representatives of the people. Under the government of Emmanuel Macron, article 49-3 was used 89 times. I see that you have informed yourself about France and its history. Well done and thank you for your message.
I'm sorry to hear this. There's another Hiver, @samstonehill, also from France, who posts about the current French government and their abuse of power on occasion.
Somewhat! There's plenty more I do not know. It's kind of you to say so though, thank you.
In truth i don't follow the news so i had no idea that "article 49-3 was used 89 times" by Macron but frankly this doesn't surprise me at all. He seems very good at jumping in line with the wishes of the WEF which aims to centralise our food systems. What i sometimes report on are the changes directly affecting those like myself who are trying to produce our own food. Most people in this region (Pyrénées-Orientales) seem to have all but given up on such ideas due to the lack of rain and tight water restrictions which have been going for a year now. Though it isn't the government enforcing these rules. It is the people! Those who are not gardening appear to be busy finding and calling out those who are. We've been lucky so far with this but there are rumours that one such person lives in the next village and has reported numerous people there over the last year.
Lovely cobblestones @cyboule.
Citizens against citizens... not good