Ah yes, Macrons retirement age. The one he had to push through - killing his reputation and any future election. The whole problem with protesting is that peaceful protests don't do shit without any threat of violence. It might not do anything but Ghandi was the option the powerful aligned with due to more radical violent options being there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_French_pension_reform_law this and the linked wiki articles are decent coverage. It should also be said that this is the 3rd time the pension age was attempted to be raised in france, so third time's the charm for killing your voterbase.

I think you've missed what I said entirely while going on to agree with my point with another commenter.

The system is unjust, built on violence. That is the only language it now understands.

As you, yourself, say, change has bot been effectual without a sufficient threat of violence from another group. Capitulation of the wealthy and powerful. Would you rather deal with MLK or Malcolm X? Both were necessary to change, only one is lauded as a hero and he was killed for choosing the peaceful route.

I'm not advocating for violence outright. I'm advocating for disruption. Block off roads, in fundraisers, interrupt closed door meetings that sell your parks for data centers. Make people uncomfortable, force them to notice the status quo is broken.

Historically, has violence, which is monopolized by the state and effectuated on the people through financial hardship, healthcare denials, homelessness, incarceration, police brutality, surveillance, and more, been effective at forcing change? Historically? Yes. That's an observation as opposed to romanticization.