It is very encouraging to see the French people continuing their fight against their right-wing government's plans for more social spending cuts.
Over 1 million people marched Saturday in the eighth national day of action against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension cuts.Amiens: The banner reads: "Solidarity between generations"
This on-the-scene report of the French protests appears to support Petras' thesis that the left politicos and union leaders are impeding the fightback. See also this analysis.