The transportation strikes and labor protests that have paralyzed France for the past week are proof once again of the gap between President Emmanuel Macron's lofty international reputation and his domestic fall from grace. Lionized abroad as a young, dynamic outsider, courageous reformer and liberal champion, Macron is decried at home for his tone-deaf arrogance, illiberal imperiousness and seeming disregard for France's less fortunate and most vulnerable citizens.
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