Tear gas flies in Paris as French 'Yellow Jacket' protesters clash with police

onthebottom · Dec 1, 2018

Over a .12 gas tax increase?

Tear gas flies in Paris as French 'Yellow Jacket' protesters clash with police

Police launched tear gas and water cannon at demonstrators angry at President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna942551

mandrill · Dec 1, 2018

I don't get it either....

onthebottom · Dec 1, 2018

Maybe protesting is simply a French hobby....

Although given I paid $1.92 for a gallon yesterday and the French are paying $6.26 the horse is out of the barn.

Ref · Dec 1, 2018

Hopefully there were no women and children present during those attacks.

onthebottom · Dec 3, 2018

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jcpro · Dec 3, 2018

Fucking French, don't they care about the climate disaster?

bver_hunter · Dec 3, 2018

No excuse for the alt right wingers for the type of violence acts that they carried out. Yes everyone has a right to demonstrate, but the violence and damage carried out is hideous. There was a demonstration in Belgium for action against climate change, and there were over 200,000 demonstrators, yet it was a much more peaceful demonstration. That Marie La Pen knows how to get her base riled up to do the damage that they did. While there were mainly peaceful demonstrators, the infiltration by the violent individuals from the alt right, is a cause for concern.

jcpro · Dec 3, 2018

bver_hunter said:
No excuse for the alt right wingers for the type of violence acts that they carried out. Yes everyone has a right to demonstrate, but the violence and damage carried out is hideous. There was a demonstration in Belgium for action against climate change, and there were over 200,000 demonstrators, yet it was a much more peaceful demonstration. That Marie La Pen knows how to get her base riled up to do the damage that they did. While there were mainly peaceful demonstrators, the infiltration by the violent individuals from the alt right, is a cause for concern.

ROFLMAO!!!!! Even the Guardian and the Washington Post described the riots as organic with left and right parties playing Johnny come lately catch up game. Hilarious the attempt to pin it on one particular group. You're just embarrassing yourself.

onthebottom · Dec 3, 2018

jcpro said:
ROFLMAO!!!!! Even the Guardian and the Washington Post described the riots as organic with left and right parties playing Johnny come lately catch up game. Hilarious the attempt to pin it on one particular group. You're just embarrassing yourself.

I think he’s well beyond that point already.....

bver_hunter · Dec 3, 2018

jcpro said:
ROFLMAO!!!!! Even the Guardian and the Washington Post described the riots as organic with left and right parties playing Johnny come lately catch up game. Hilarious the attempt to pin it on one particular group. You're just embarrassing yourself.

I know it was pinned on both the extreme right ands left. But the majority of the demonstrators were those from the extreme right:

"On one side, protesters reportedly infiltrated by far-right extremists and casseurs (rioters and hooligans) tore up paving stones and hurled them and other missiles at police before building barricades that they set alight."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...protests-turn-violent-on-the-streets-of-paris

But you continuously make excuses for the extreme right and are embarrassing yourself. I am not denying that there were extreme left wing demonstrators as well. Both sides have to be condemned . But the right in France are notorious for their violence and are Marie Le Pen has not helped the cause. Are you willing to condemn her, the extreme right and the extreme left as well?

jcpro · Dec 3, 2018

bver_hunter said:
i know it was pinned on both the extreme right ands left. But the majority of the demonstrators were those from the extreme right:

"on one side, protesters reportedly infiltrated by far-right extremists and casseurs (rioters and hooligans) tore up paving stones and hurled them and other missiles at police before building barricades that they set alight."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...protests-turn-violent-on-the-streets-of-paris

but you continuously make excuses for the extreme right and are embarrassing yourself. I am not denying that there were extreme left wing demonstrators as well. Both sides have to be condemned . But the right in france are notorious for their violence and are marie le pen has not helped the cause. Are you willing to condemn her, the extreme right and the extreme left as well?

lol!

bver_hunter · Dec 3, 2018

jcpro said:
lol!

Of course you will not condemn Le Pen and her far-right violent supporters. LOL!!

Conil · Dec 3, 2018

jcpro said:
ROFLMAO!!!!! Even the Guardian and the Washington Post described the riots as organic with left and right parties playing Johnny come lately catch up game. Hilarious the attempt to pin it on one particular group. You're just embarrassing yourself.

Protesters are both from the left and right, I have family and friends in France everyone has joined the protests against the carbon tax and Trudeau is imposing the same here.

bver_hunter · Dec 3, 2018

These idiotic violent French demonstrators have taken their protests to the neighbouring Belgium capital of Brussels:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...e-fire-water-cannons-amid-fuel-price-protests

There were many more Belgians demonstrators who wanted and called for Climate Change Action by their Government:

https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/03...f-climate-change-protesters-march-in-brussels

They were marching PEACEFULLY!!

jcpro · Dec 3, 2018

bver_hunter said:
Of course you will not condemn Le Pen and her far-right violent supporters. LOL!!

I'm going to type it slowly. The "consumer" ( be that food, fuel or general level of affordability) riots have nothing to do with political dogma. Whoever is in power- right, left or center gets it in the neck. You just don't have a clue what you're talking about.

bver_hunter · Dec 3, 2018

jcpro said:
I'm going to type it slowly. The "consumer" ( be that food, fuel or general level of affordability) riots have nothing to do with political dogma. Whoever is in power- right, left or center gets it in the neck. You just don't have a clue what you're talking about.

As usual you will not condemn violence by the extreme right wing. You have no clue about damages to small business establishments, cars, and properties by these extremists who hijacked an otherwise PEACEFUL demonstration for their own ends!!

jcpro · Dec 3, 2018

bver_hunter said:
As usual you will not condemn violence by the extreme right wing. You have no clue about damages to small business establishments, cars, and properties by these extremists who hijacked an otherwise PEACEFUL demonstration for their own ends!!

Whatev.

onthebottom · Dec 3, 2018

jcpro said:
Whatev.

Bevr has taken Woodpeckers role of stubbornly doubling down on his simplistic world view..... every village needs an idiot, sadly this one has many.

bver_hunter · Dec 3, 2018

As usual the right wingers will always try and justify the violence if perpetrated by mainly the extreme right wing elements. But have no problem blaming the Antifa for all the violence in places like Charlottesville, although the Extreme Right were even responsible for the killing of heather Heyer!!

onthebottom · Dec 3, 2018

Emmanuel Macron Criticizes Climate Change Tax Protesters For Not Using Carbon-Neutral Rioting Methods
December 3rd, 2018

PARIS—Finally addressing the rising unrest over climate change taxes and other cost of living issues, French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the protesters for not using carbon-neutral rioting methods.

Macron blasted the movement for callously burning cars on the streets and setting fires that would contribute to global warming.

"These protesters are burning entire cars when a strongly worded letter would suffice," he said. "Preferrably on recycled paper." He also suggested blowing bubbles and speaking words of encouragement to one another in the streets. "This is a much more powerful demonstration than using fire and violence."

The French government also said it would sell carbon credits to protesters who still wish to partake in torching property all over Paris. "We're offering a discounted rate on carbon credits to offset your violent activities, for a limited time only. Now you can protest ethically."

The president concluded his speech with a powerful statement: "Let them eat carbon-neutral, ethically sourced cake."

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