Posted on 12/09/2018 3:49:55 AM PST by RoosterRedux
President Trump suggested Saturday dissolving the ridiculous Paris climate agreement after another weekend of rioting in France, chaos sparked by the Macron governments attempt to reduce emissions by hiking fuel taxes.
Very sad day & night in Paris, Mr. Trump tweeted. Maybe its time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes? The U.S. was way ahead of the curve on that and the only major country where emissions went down last year!
Mr. Trumps comment came after Paris police deployed tear gas, armored vehicles and water cannons to control the massive, sometimes violent yellow vest demonstrators who flooded the streets Saturday for a fourth straight weekend of protests.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Saturday that 135 people were injured, including 17 police officers, as 125,000 protesters took to the streets nationwide, including 10,000 in Paris. About 1,000 people were taken into custody using exceptional security measures.
The demonstrations continued despite French President Emmanuel Macrons decision last week to scrap the proposed tax increase on gasoline and diesel in response to the protests, which have since ballooned into a working-class revolt against the high cost of living and perceived elitist government.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Best I can tell, this translates as...
"To all the forces of the order mobilized today, thank you for the courage and the exceptional professionalism which you showed."
L8r
if only people realised JUST HOW RIDICULOUS the Paris Agreement is, it would have been consigned to the dust bin already. it is meant to make ALL ENERGY more and more expensive year after year. and it’s not only about electricity. look what is planned for Ireland!
20 Nov: Irish Times: Massive hike in carbon tax needed if Ireland to meet targets ESRI
The current rate of 20 per tonne was not increased in the budget as had been widely anticipated, although Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Climate Action Richard Bruton have confirmed it is set to increase in coming years...
If there was no reduction in carbon emissions arising from farming, a carbon tax rate of 470 per tonne by 2030 would be necessary, research officer Dr Kelly de Bruin confirmed at an ESRI briefing to launch its new Ireland Environment, Energy and Economy model (I3E)
Dr Kelly de Bruin accepted the necessary level of carbon tax seems insane but international research would confirm this is whats required...
Ireland faces the most stringent reductions in emissions of any member state in what are known as Non-Emissions Trading System sectors which includes transport; agriculture, waste, services and government, Dr Kelly said...
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/massive-hike-in-carbon-tax-needed-if-ireland-to-meet-targets-esri-1.3704655
Global Warming theology is a religion that sacrifices not only the non-religious, but their own adherents. The ultimate goal is the world, except for the carbon elite, huddled in rags inside unheated hovels made from dung. The elites will have 10,000 square foot mansions with heated pools and travel about in their private jets. It is a religion on par with Aztec sacrifices or the ritual suicides of Heaven’s Gate or Jonestown.
Somehow, this rings a faint bell about "Climate deniers" and their treatment by the Left...
PDJT: NO!!
Re the shirt: There are many conflicts here. Primarily, the government is supposed to do more, but with less money (Proposition #1).
Im in Paris now, and whats even funnier is that yesterday, the day of the riots, there was also a huge anti-climate-change march going on in another part of the city. And guess what was marching in it? Thats right, scores of yellow vests, in addition to every EU fanatic statist in Paris, which is virtually the entire academic and professional class.
Freepers seem to believe that the yellow vests are some kind of freedom fighters, but they actually dont want less government - they just want it to give them more things but at less cost.
The only common point is that everybody hates Macron, who is an arrogant, out of touch twit.
And the Trump effect has macaroni coming out with news of new tax cuts......he must be really shaken that nobody bowed and kissed his ring....
Macrons goose is cooked.
btt
That just won't fly in a "worker's paradise."
This is a good time to be alive.;-)
What a conundrum . the next saying for a tough spot will be “Stuck between some pissed off frogs and a hard place”....
Similar article on Breitbart:
Trump Weighs in on France Chaos: End Paris Agreement, Return Money Back to the People
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"'We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated,' France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told LCI television.
'I say this to Donald Trump and the French president says it too: leave our nation be."
Arrogant frenchies can dish it out but can't take it.
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