Talk about clueless - is France headed for another revolution complete with Madame La Guillotine? From Reuters:
France to ban 'yellow vest' protests if violent groups take part: PM
France’s prime minister said Paris’s police chief had been sacked and that the government would shut down “yellow vest” protests if violent groups were identified among the ranks of “yellow vest” protesters.
President Emmanuel Macron and his government have been forced back on the defensive after rioters ransacked luxury boutiques and torched cafes and a bank on Saturday in the latest flare-up of violence against Macron’s pro-business reforms.
'Scuse me but Macron's "reforms" have been pro crony-capitalism and not pro business. The people at the top are getting more and more while small businesses and the general taxpayer are getting hosed. Macron's plan was to increase the cost of gasoline by 70% through taxes. A licensed driver in France is required to carry a yellow reflective safety vest in their vehicle in case they need to change a tire on a dark road. This is why the gilets jaunes is such a feature of these protests. We are drivers and we protest the increase in fuel tax.
As an aside, I ordered a couple of yellow vests from Amazon when I heard this. Makes perfect sense and under ten bucks each.
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