Comments on: May 1968

May 1968

djgh — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:37:22 -0800

An interactive audiovisual tour [flash, audio] of the student protests in Paris in May 1968. Part of a larger look at 1968. [Previously]

By: nasreddin

nasreddin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:54:19 -0800

Those who make revolution half way only dig their own graves.

By: nasreddin

nasreddin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:04:50 -0800

Also, some interesting interviews in Libération (in French): 1 2 (Libération apparently has nothing better to do than endlessly rechew the May cud. There's an article on it every week, at least.)

By: SageLeVoid

SageLeVoid — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:39:05 -0800

In France, boomers i.e smug ex-hippies that sold out when they reached 40, are actually called 68'ers (soixante-huitard). Libération is their New York Times. And yeah, they will tell you how they were more sexually liberated and that the music and the drugs were so much better in those days.

By: Falconetti

Falconetti — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:03:37 -0800

The revolution that launched a 1000 future English professors.