Ridiculing the French is an obnoxious right-wing cliche that I thought I’d outgrown. But sometimes they make it so hard to resist.

Right now, France is paralyzed by Greek-style anti-“austerity” protests, triggered by President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to raise the retirement age — one of the lowest in Europe — all the way from 60 to 62.

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