Posted on 11/19/2018 9:59:47 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
PARIS - Protesters angered by higher fuel taxes blocked access to three oil depots in France and sporadic unrest erupted in the overseas territory of Reunion, in a third day of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms.
Up to 20,000 protesters clad in fluorescent high-visibility jackets blocked highways across France with burning barricades and convoys of slow-moving trucks, as the government showed no sign of backtracking on a further fuel tax hike on Jan. 1.
A protester was killed at the weekend when a panicked driver ran her down at a blockade in the southeastern department of Savoie and more than 400 people were hurt in sometimes violent confrontations between drivers and demonstrators.
In Reunion, looters on Monday ransacked a shopping mall in the south of the island and many businesses remained shuttered after mobs torched 70 cars at a dealership and trashed a fast-food outlet. Roadblocks paralyzed traffic on some of Reunion’s main highways.
In a sign the “yellow vest” protests might impact the economy if they persist, shopping malls saw revenues fall by an estimated 35 percent on Saturday, according to consultancy group Nielsen.
Organizers have vowed to continue their protests until the government drops the taxes.
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Caravan marchers in Tijuana should take note.
French hooligans always place safety first.
One thing about the French is that they sure know how to hold a strike.
Just some background:
The fuel taxes they are protesting are to fight global warming. The protestors are mostly blue-color workers who are already paying huge taxes, and can’t afford to pay any more.
Now they have a "martyr" who was murdered by the "Facists"
Exactly.
French fools, you could have elected Le Pen instead you gave power to one of the Glowbull warming retards. So live with it.
I find so sympathy for the dead or injured protestors. They chose to take to the streets. They assigned themselves as members of an Unofficial Army of sorts and as such they should expect damage to themselves. It’s not out of meanness I say this, it’s simply their path they chose.
An official army has a designated job: Kill people and break things. It’s what is known. The unofficial army wants to be able to actually do the same thing and not be held to any law.
They still haven’t figured it out yet. Their ills are because for years they laughed at America’s dealing with illegals. They thought they could change a people’s hearts and minds with ‘good deeds.’ They refuse to accept those people serve a false god and a dedicated to France’s overthrow and weak-minded and greedy elites in power and business are only too happy to assist as long as they get their 30 pieces of silver and are promised not to be harmed.
Yellow? no, dayglo green
This travesty has been exported to America
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