King Macron wants more money for his Elite friends and surprisingly, the French peasants
aren't buying into his demands. Now where's that guillotine?
.............................
With Paris being supposedly closed down due to the riots over a ridiculous fuel-tax rise, I was waiting for my
sister-in-law -a French resident, to give me the skinny on what is really going on. Her son is a Policeman there.
The mainstream media portray the protestors as all the same because of them all wearing a yellow high-visibility
jacket. But that is misleading.
Here's what Sky News is reporting.
French drivers are NOT 'obliged' to carry the yellow jackets in their vehicle... They have to.
Back at the Sky article.
The out-of-Paris demonstrations were peacful because the protesters are different ones from the ones
in the images. I doubt the mainstream media will tell us who they really are.
But there'll be more.
aren't buying into his demands. Now where's that guillotine?
.............................
With Paris being supposedly closed down due to the riots over a ridiculous fuel-tax rise, I was waiting for my
sister-in-law -a French resident, to give me the skinny on what is really going on. Her son is a Policeman there.
The mainstream media portray the protestors as all the same because of them all wearing a yellow high-visibility
jacket. But that is misleading.
Here's what Sky News is reporting.
Quote:Fire and tear gas in Paris as 'yellow vest' protests turn violent.
President Macron vows to hold troublemakers to account after riot police face off against
thousands of yellow-vested protesters.
'Tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon have been fired in central Paris as protests over
fuel price hikes and the cost of living turned violent. Police said at least 224 people were
arrested in the French capital and 92 injured -including some officers.
The area around the Champs Elysee and the Arc de Triomphe was a key flashpoint.
Roads leading to the famous monument were closed and some protesters hurled rocks,
set vehicles and rubbish bins on fire and put up barricades.
Some people scaled the arch, and at one point several hundred people sat underneath shouting
"Macron Resign!"
At least 19 Metro stations were also shut, reported France's BFM TV, and stores including the
famous Galeries Lafayette closed as a precaution.
President Macron later said there were 5,500 protesters in the capital and about 75,000 in total
around the country. Police said protesters stole an assault rifle from a police vehicle in Paris, Reuters
news agency reported on Saturday evening -but that has so far not been confirmed.
French TV showed young men wearing scarves and gas masks as some carried a banner reading:
"The people are desperate, Kill the bourgeois."
There are fears that far-left and far-right groups may have infiltrated the protests and fuelled the violence.
Demonstrators wore yellow vests - "gilets jaunes" - of the kind French people are obliged to carry in their
cars -and said President Macron was paying the price for refusing to budge on a green tax on diesel -
which has increased prices for millions of drivers...'
French drivers are NOT 'obliged' to carry the yellow jackets in their vehicle... They have to.
Quote:'...Since last October, it is now mandatory in France to carry a gilet jaune in the vehicle.SOURCE:
Only one vest need be carried, provided it is accessible from within the car...'
'...Dozens of unsuspecting drivers from the UK arriving in France were also stopped, and told to produce
their vest, which many were unable to do. The fine for not carrying a vest is €135 ($152.79), but the evidence
suggests that most drivers have been getting away with warnings rather than a fine...'
Back at the Sky article.
Quote:'...The protests -which began two weeks ago -have widened from covering the general discontent many peopleSKY News:
have with Mr Macron, who they accuse of being out of touch with working-class people.
Mr Macron said those involved in the violence would be "held responsible for their acts" and that the disorder
had "nothing to do with the peaceful expression of a legitimate anger".
"No cause justifies that security forces are attacked, shops pillaged, public or private buildings set on fire,
pedestrians or journalists threatened or that the Arc de Triomphe is sullied," Mr Macron told a news
conference at the G20 in Buenos Aires.
He said he would meet with ministers when he returns to Paris to discuss how to respond.
Christophe Castaner, the country's interior minister, called the scenes in Paris "intolerable".
"The clear will to attack our police forces, our country's symbols, is an insult to the Republic," he tweeted.
The clashes in the capital contrasted with demonstrations in other French regions, where demonstrations
and road blockades were largely peaceful...'
The out-of-Paris demonstrations were peacful because the protesters are different ones from the ones
in the images. I doubt the mainstream media will tell us who they really are.
But there'll be more.
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