Yellow vests - fuel protest day of action in France
Discussion
We drove back to the UK from Berner Oberland yesterday, just over 1200km mainly through France in pretty miserable weather. We had intended to come back at the week end but exercised caution as we didn’t want to get caught up in their grievance.
Despite the weather, roundabouts on strategic routes were well manned with encampments of protesters who had built substantial wooden framed structures covered by tarpaulins; braziers ablaze with pallets donated by lorry drivers. All good natured, plenty of tooting and the ubiquitous gilet jaune prominently on display on dashboards.
Overhead signs near exits on the Autoroute often had “Sortie manif soyez prudence”. Manif is short for Manifestation which is the French for Demonstration.
No problem with getting fuel. Eurotunnel quiet and peaceful.
However, from what we saw it would very little coordination to bring the country to a standstill.
Despite the weather, roundabouts on strategic routes were well manned with encampments of protesters who had built substantial wooden framed structures covered by tarpaulins; braziers ablaze with pallets donated by lorry drivers. All good natured, plenty of tooting and the ubiquitous gilet jaune prominently on display on dashboards.
Overhead signs near exits on the Autoroute often had “Sortie manif soyez prudence”. Manif is short for Manifestation which is the French for Demonstration.
No problem with getting fuel. Eurotunnel quiet and peaceful.
However, from what we saw it would very little coordination to bring the country to a standstill.
Wobbegong said:
Counter “Climate march” planned for 8thDecember.
This could really kick off! Think I’m backing the farmers / hauliers / middle & lower classes to win a ruckus rather than the academics / students / vegans /generally unemployable outside of education / charity work climate marchers.
Sounds very much like a Harry Hill moment "FIGHT"This could really kick off! Think I’m backing the farmers / hauliers / middle & lower classes to win a ruckus rather than the academics / students / vegans /generally unemployable outside of education / charity work climate marchers.
https://www.facebook.com/RTFrance/videos/219881035...
Macron is so well loved by his people, he best get promoted into a top job in the EU quick.
Macron is so well loved by his people, he best get promoted into a top job in the EU quick.
Live on the Sun YouTube site too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEcYzBGfKBA
ts that are meaningless.
dasigty said:
Over 300 arrests already, tanks on the street, this is far more than we are being told on the BBC.
There seems to be little going on at the moment, at least according to the YT Sun page. These things tend to take off once those who want to demonstrate go home. The anarchists then runt, literally, riot.
French policing is different to the UK. They are happy to go in heavy from the off. 300 arrests is probably a tactical move with a number (not 300 surely) targeted. Tear gas is hardly a signal of disaster.
It looks like it might kick off later.
dasigty said:
Over 300 arrests already, tanks on the street, this is far more than we are being told on the BBC.
His little-man-on-the-big-stage speech at a recent G20 meeting in Argentina was all about sticking it to Trump over differences in climate change policy. Smaller pantalon should be on order.
He came back to la belle France and made a presentation at the Elysée Palace on his 'strategy for ecology transition' which actually translates as a tax hike to show Trump the way2go.
Cue riots, a vanishing Macron and rapid abandonment of the 'strategy' - if the BBC is being a bit choosy let's not forget that it's stuffed to the gunwales with dripping wet left liberals, a group which clings to climate change like a drowning man clasps a lifebelt (according to Labour's Lord Donoughue). Previous green blob investment within the BBC's massive pension funds (= big deficit) is another factor to bear in mind.
The unrest has a wider reach now but the origin lies with Macron and his arrogant metoo foolishness in the above policy area..
La Liga said:
Predictable BBC bash. Second down for me on latest and most read (after the NZ murder).
The police and security numbers are something else.
My friend is in the Gendarmerie. He usually doesn’t worry about protests as it’s usually a minority of crusties stirring up trouble and demanding the ridiculous or ‘raising awareness’. This time it’s the normal French people who’ve had enough of government removing their cash and freedoms bit by bit. The police and security numbers are something else.
Smack a few crusties about, no one usually cares apart from other crusties. Start battering people that others can relate to, and you have the potential to open a whole tanker of worms.
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