Of course, the event was attended by Paris's finest.
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Probably over reaction, since turnout was around 700. French people standing around attributed the low numbers to

(1) There are already a lot of unions and citizen organizations who hit the streets at a moment's notice when there's an inkling of feeling that rights are threatened, and
(2) The French often do what they are told and are not big at taking things in their hands unorganized.