Where is your heart at

Today I saw the young people of a nation change a law, a law that they found unfair and biased. They took to the street and protested and when that didnt work they rioted. It is a sad day when Paris makes America look like a bunch of pussies. Where is the heart of my country gone. We don't even win the olympic games they way we once did. This is a posting from the Yahoo News link I find it funny that when the law was being made and implemented this was on the front page. We saw the riots but we have to search the almost at the bottom of the site under subtopics to find the change those riots sparked. I guess it's true the revoultion will not be televised....Here is the article enjoy
Chirac Move on Jobs Law a Defeat for PM
By CHRISTINE OLLIVIER, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago
PARIS - After weeks of protests and strikes,
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President Jacques Chirac announced plans Monday to "replace" a law that would have made it easier for companies to fire workers under age 26. The deal represents a defeat for Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who had insisted on the law as a means of reducing high unemployment rates among young people.
Chirac's office said the president decided to "replace" a key provision of the law with a measure aimed at "youths in difficulty."
A somber Villepin then made a brief statement on national television.
"I wanted to act quickly, because the dramatic situation and the despair of many youths demanded it," he said, explaining the original legislation.
Many youths and unions feared the contract would damage coveted job security, but Villepin said he had sought a "better balance ... between more flexibility for the employer and more security for workers."
"This was not understood by everyone, I'm sorry to say," he said.
Chirac enacted the disputed law earlier this month, but immediately suspended it to give governing conservative lawmakers the chance to meet with unions and look for a way out of the crisis.
A new plan emerged after the talks last week, and Villepin said it would be presented to parliament later Monday.
Unions were expected to make their own announcement Monday about whether to stage more of the protests and strikes that have shut down universities and tangled traffic in recent weeks.
The crisis has cast a shadow on what is likely to be Chirac's last year in office. Chirac, 73, has ruled France for 11 years.