[aikah]

> Can someone acquainted with the situation shed light on why they are doing this?

Hard to explain, even for a french person. That's why I basically want to move ASAP, at least abroad I'll care less about politics.

It tragically funny, there is like 10% unemployment rate in France right now, and instead of trying to give businesses some air, ie less laws and regulations, they keep on coming with ridiculous ones.

[bane]

I've found that whenever the media or lawmakers get caught up in some absolutely useless bullshit, they're almost always trying to distract from something more important that they can't address (or caused). It seems to hold no matter what country it is.