Gotta point out that the french protests, while they are in general for everyone that doesn't mean it's not extremely partisan and divided. It's just we all know Macron is absolute trash 🤷
The main difference with US protests is duration & disruption.
We're not hearing about one protest in France. We're hearing about prolonged action.
But that hits your same point. No one has the means to not be earning money to take the time to meaningfully protest.
That's the design. That's the trap.
Its the same reason why the elite is so scared about declining birth rates. Its not about declining productivity in 20 years. These fucks aren't even concerned about making the planet literally uninhabitable in 20 years. What they're concerned about is an active population with nothing to lose.