Apologies, I wasn't using the comparison literally I was trying to down play the seriousness of the "absolute carnage". Essentially what 's happening is the way the French like to protest. This current round of demonstrations only mirror the political protests that happen every year in Paris...
If by "absoutle carnage" you mean the few masked twats who break shop windows most Saturday nights on the Champs Elysees and end up fighting with Dibble, it's hardly world war three and maybe no worse than West Street at chucking out time on a Saturday.