[heavenlyblue]

My first question would be whether the culture of protesting and having constantly negative coverage of the government makes any difference in a country full of old money.

[vkou]

I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes, but given that France is on its fifth republic in 200 years, it certainly seems to be capable of changing how its governed.

[heavenlyblue]

France had literally lost control over it’s government about 6 times since 1815.

So of course it’s capable of changing how it’s governed - it was never a choice.

[rStar]

or, was, before the internet enabled fascism to the extent that it has.

[vkou]

We've yet to see that proven conclusively.

[munk-a]

I feel like one the best examples of out-spoken minority rules might be the recent rabid defense of confederate statues. I agree that we have yet to see conclusive evidence - but we've got a whole bunch of strong indicators including my absolute least favorite: rampant nepotism.