Posted on 12/08/2018 12:28:29 AM PST by caww
Paris was in lockdown early on Saturday with 'thousands' of French security forces braced to meet renewed rioting by "yellow vest" protesters in the capital and other cities in a fourth weekend of confrontation.....
The Eiffel Tower and other tourist landmarks were shut, shops were boarded up to avoid looting and street furniture removed to avoid metal bars from being used as projectiles.
About 89,000 police were deployed across the country.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
Reports I read showed that they wanted gas taxes reduced, and wealth taxes reinstated. It’s the middle class against the rich.
A police car just drove past, with one of the persons inside waving a Yellow Vest as a banner. Are the Police deserting to the rioters? Did the rioters capture a police car?
Exactly.
"Socialism only works until you run out of other people's money."
----------- Margaret Thatcher
Don’t tell that to Microsoft or google or amazon or Starbucks or costco or Facebook or.....
They are “citizen helpers” from what I read a few days ago. You mean the ones with the red arm bands along side the police, right?
A truck.
I saw an ambulance doing this as well...I assumed they were waving the yellow vest as a flag to ensure safe passage through the protesters.
Microsoft is a software company, the makes a tangible product. Except for the H-1B indentured servants crushing wages, the wealth created stays in the USA.
Starbucks, sells a product, coffee. Unfortunately coffee and bananas do not grow in N.A. So I can see importing them.
Costco = retail = value added, no wealth creation at all.
Facebook is a product - software. I don't use it but many do.
I was being funny, but thanks.
One thing I notice right away is the protesters are not 20 somethings.
Some are now saying they are mercenaries hired by Macron because the police won’t touch the protesters.
Yes, the guys with the red armbands.
“Citizen Helpers” eh? Like the American “posse comitatus” constabulary, or the Northern Irish “Special B Constables?” France's National Law, based on the Code Napoleon is so different from American Common Law.
“...mercenaries hired … because the police won’t touch the protesters.”
Hired from where?
Some of the Gilets Jaunes are also using the F-word: FREXIT.
The Christmas tree lights just snapped on in Paris on the boulevard leading to the Arc. Interesting choice of all red lights they used which makes the whole street look like it is already on fire.
I can see this spiraling out of control real fast.
Looks like things may be ramping up as well.
The axiom is the French vote their heart in the first round and vote their wallet in the second round.
The WSJ had an interesting take on the French voting system this past week.
LePen is not the answer, and Macron may be the last best hope?
He now appears to be toast.
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