For seven Saturdays straight till Dec. 29, the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) continued their protest in Paris and other cities in France. A poll on Dec. 1 in Paris showed that 72 percent of the French people continued to support the protest movement. It is uncertain whether the protests in France will continue for an eighth weekend today. “Thus, for the first time ‘workers’ no longer live where employment is created, giving rise to a social and cultural shock.”It was in France’s periphery that the gilets jaunes movement was born. And whatever the outcome of this conflict, the gilets jaunes have won in terms of what really counts: the war of cultural representation.

Source: Philippine Star January 04, 2019 16:38 UTC