The Next French Revolution – Is it Beginning?

Armstrong Economics ^ | Dec 3, 2018 | Martin Armstrong

[Tilting]

Macron held a news conference in Buenos Aires where he said that there was no cause justified the looting of stores, attacking the security forces, or torching of property. Macron totally fails to comprehend that the violence is building frustration that historically is necessary to mature into a revolution. This is not a political movement. This is economically driven. The police said that violent far-right and far-left groups had infiltrated the yellow vests movement in a desperate effort to call them extremists. These protests began as a backlash against Macron’s fuel tax hikes, but have tapped into a growing resentment that all people get are higher taxes and lower standards of living.

While the protests appear to have caught Macron off-guard despite the fact that his poll rating is now down to 20%, like François Hollande, Macron is unrepenting and unyielding. He said he would not change his policy because of the protests of “thugs”. This only fuels the angry response that he is also out of touch with ordinary people, particularly in rural villages and the provincial hinterlands. There were people with signs reading “Macron, stop treating us like idiots!” Macron is inspiring real hatred as did Hillary Clinton when she called 50% of the country who voted for Trump the “deplorables!”

Macron may call them “thugs” but the “Yellow Vests” have widespread public support, even in cities. The vast majority of French people were fed up with Macron. You can see the anger is escalating more and more throughout France, according to my sources there, and Macron is as unyielding as was Hollande. Some say that Macron had written a book called Revolution. He obviously failed to understand what really makes a revolution – TAXES.

[Mears]

Thanks——about time.

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[Tilting]

Define ‘solict’.

[Admin Moderator]

That’s all I needed - Thanks!

[Cementjungle]

France caved, and has suspended the fuel tax hikes. Don't know if that will do the trick or not.

https://news.sky.com/story/france-to-suspend-fuel-tax-hikes-amid-unrest-11571269

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[otness_e]

You DO realize Lefties are the guys who orchestrated the French Revolution and its various descendants, including Communism, in the first place, right? It would be a bad idea to encourage them. Even if they get rid of Macron via that manner, they’ll bring in someone even WORSE.