Rock there are a lot more people who support them. Even amog the protesters. The vast majorty of Frenchmen and Germans don't get on the news. They are mature enough to seperate the young men from the policies which sent them there. It is the assholes that get the publicity. You rarely do see placards saying, "Be sensible" or Stop whining" and if someone were to carry such signs, they'd never get on the news. In the news coverage, what you see are the whiney attention hounds. Those who say outrageous thing to get attention get the most attention, just as Lepus and Greg did hear. As you can see, they certainly do not speak for the majority.