Passion vs. Action

France is really amazing. South of France, that is. Because while Paris is burning, Provence is starting to bloom and will be absolutely heavenly in just a few weeks.

But I suppose the French are astounding throughout the whole country. How can so many people be so passionate about inactivity? Not inactivity in the sense of meditation, but in the context of labor, responsibility, and entrepreneurship. Wouldn't protesting responsibility be an act of responsibility? And is the energy spent by hundreds of thousands of protesters worth spending on the topic that is driving them to the streets? Finally, why are the French that care so much about their country are willing to burn its magnificent capital as a result of the government allowing businesses to fire employees under 26 (something that is not even a issue in the rest of the world)?

Imagine the United States in a parallel universe where people are not allowed to work more than 24 hours a week and get taxed through the roof (besides being pressured by high gas prices, rising inflation, budget deficits, etc.). So in this country, the president (any president, not necessarily the current one) signs a law that allows employees to work more that 24 hours a week and receive, brace yourselves, overtime compensation. As a result of this, two million people march down Pennsylvania Avenue, demolishing every road sign, parking meter, police car, and house on their way (including the White House, of course), demanding that their work week is never longer than 24 hours under any circumstances.

Back to my original point, how can so many people be passionate about inactivity?