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Political fallout of the world financial crisis rocked France this week. Another French executive, this the head of Caterpillar, was held hostage by his workers, and billionaire François-Henri Pinault, chief executive of luxury-goods PPR, was trapped in his car by a group of his own employees. Word was the billionaire was shaken. Why wouldn't he be? People are mad as hell, and they're not going to take it anymore. Not lying down. Not going down without a fight. Not to be screwed by the high and mighty while the band plays on.
That was then, and this is now. The French Old World Everyman is demonstrating how he's going to deal with his personal interests in this financial crisis. He's taking it to the grassroots. Vive La Marseillaise! This army of Everymen have become their own heroes, and they're not waiting for Superman to come down and save them. After all, it was the SuperMen of banking who said, "Let them eat cake," and I mean this worldwide.
