Posted on 05/02/2023 9:00:32 AM PDT by rktman
The smoke of burning buildings, trash and even one unfortunate police officer perfumed the air on May Day in France. It’s officially springtime in Paris, but whether the promise of a new harvest will bear any ripe fruit for President Emmanuel Macron remains doubtful as the revolt against his neo-liberal regime continues to rage.
As people across Europe danced around the Maypole to mark the coming of Spring after another harsh winter mired by economic deprivation, the people of France did their own form of traditional dance, that of rioting against an out-of-touch government behind the walls of a palace.
Compared to last year, when just 116,500 citizens marched throughout France on May Day, official Ministry of Interior figures estimate that some 782,000 poured out onto the streets on Monday, with some 112,000 in Paris, alone. The numbers are a clear sign that the protests against Macron do not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon, despite the ‘Jupiterean’ leader’s pleas to the public to give him 100 days to turn around the ship — to which the unions in return promised “100 days of anger”.
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Roits will accomplish anything in Europe?
The return of the “Soixante-Retards”
Are they really rioting against globalist government, or rioting for more government handouts?
Thanks. 😁👍. Uh, Merci beaucoup.
Indeed. While Macron is horrible, these appear to be Antifa types (not retirees rioting for a better pension!) and want to install something even worse.
According to the commentators at a baseball game I was watching on TV yesterday evening, the English distress signal “mayday” is from the French (m’aidez = help me). Maybe everyone knows that.
Hmmm. I thought maydaze was in reference to branDUHn.
“Are they really rioting against globalist government?”
The article says [Macron wants to] pass an increase to the pension age without a vote.
You are an American citizen?
Does anyway have a clue what a racist nationalist government that focuses on the general will and common good of the citizens of the country even looks like? If one wanted to do this is there an example some where, because I am not seeing one.
Beware the agents of the dreaded French Legume.
My dad who worked with radios in the Army Air Corps said that ‘May’ in Morse was easier to send than SOS. Dah Dah Dit Dah Dah Dit Dah Dah vs. Dah Dah Dah Dit Dit Dit Dah Dah Dah.
But I like the M’aidiez theory as well.
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