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1 posted on 12/04/2018 4:50:28 AM PST by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush
I ridicule the French quite a bit however I'll say this: when they put their minds to it, they don't take shit from their Government.

Government increases fuel tax: they revolt.

Government wants to cut social benefits: they revolt.

Government increases workweek hours: they revolt.

German's invade, they re ................ oh wait. Nevermind.

2 posted on 12/04/2018 4:55:03 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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"The moratorium will not be enough, we demand real educational measures"

What does this even mean?
Something lost in the translation?

3 posted on 12/04/2018 5:00:05 AM PST by grobdriver (BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
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To: Nextrush

Macron doubled down Saturday saying he would not suspend
the fuel tax.

His u-Turn this morning was so quick, he turned into his
own self.

Trump had this moron pegged,
as Macron is in deep do.


5 posted on 12/04/2018 5:17:27 AM PST by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right")
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It is curious that they picked a six-month delay. That means that the entire focus of the EU election in May for France....is about this tax episode, and Macron’s party will lose in a massive way in this EU representative effort. That was a bad way to plan this out


10 posted on 12/04/2018 5:33:35 AM PST by pepsionice
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President Emmanuel Macron's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced a moratorium on January 1st gas tax hikes today (for six months)

So riots DO get you what you want. Nice. Expect more.

11 posted on 12/04/2018 5:39:25 AM PST by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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Other articles have claimed that leftists have been wearing yellow jackets and doing their usual anti-capitalism rioting. A few days ago, I wondered how long that would take.

12 posted on 12/04/2018 6:23:44 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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Just think had Marine Le Pen and Hillary won the elections? How interesting our relations with France would have been. I wonder how the MSM would have handled the leaders of the US, Britain, France and Germany.


14 posted on 12/04/2018 6:42:15 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (What is earned is treasured, what is free is worth what you paid for it.)
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“Originally, the yellow vest protesters were people from rural areas who have to drive long distances as part of their daily life. They said they couldn’t afford the hike in fuel prices. Protests appeared in pockets around France to denounce Macron’s green tax and then quickly grew into a larger movement that includes members of the working and middle classes who are expressing their frustration about slipping standards of living. They say their incomes are too high to qualify for social welfare benefits but too low to make ends meet. The movement has no official leadership and was organized initially through social media groups.”

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/04/673195387/france-freezes-fuel-tax-hike-in-face-of-yellow-vest-protests

Sounds like a Taxed Enough Already party.


18 posted on 12/04/2018 7:18:54 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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