It has not even been a week since the Democrats were praising this Macron and saying he was the greatest. Now this. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/78176...ar-gas-as-mass-riots-turn-paris-into-warzone/ HUNDREDS of protesters filled the streets of Paris as they clashed with police during marches against rising fuel prices. Water cannons and rounds of teargas were used by riot cops against thousands of French "Yellow Vest" fuel protesters today as the Champs Elysee was reduced to a battlefield. The worst violence took place on the most famous avenue in the city where a huge crowd called for President Emmanuel Macron to resign. The unrest has erupted over spiking fuel prices in the country and is pilling pressure on the government. A police officer at the scene said: "They included hooded demonstrators who were determined to cause trouble. "We’ve been forced to deploy a water cannon and use tear gas to stop them getting to a secure zone. "They’re breaking up traffic obstacles to create missiles to throw at us. It’s getting very violent." The zone included the Elysee Palace – Mr Macron’s official home – and the Place de la Concorde, opposite the National Assembly, France’s parliament. The Yellow Vests – gilets jaunes in French – are named after the high visibility jackets they wear. They have been conducting a grassroots campaign against escalating petrol and diesel prices. Senior French ministers have slammed the ‘radicalisation’ and ‘anarchy’ involved, claiming far-Right and hard-Left elements have hijacked the protests. Two road deaths have been linked with the protests so far – both at illegal road blocks set up by the Yellow Vests. There have also been 553 woundings, 17 of them serious. More than 95 police have been hurt in a variety of disturbances, including an attempt to storm the Elysee Palace last weekend.
Bingo! That is the hypocrisy of liberals. They don't mind raising taxes over and over as long as they are not the ones paying for it! Take the Trump tax cuts. The reason they are pissed is not because majority of Americans are getting a tax cut. They lied repeatedly, that this benefits the rich only but, to their horror found that they would be the ones paying more taxes because of limits on property taxes! Rich liberals have tax loopholes up their asses but, of course, do not tell the average liberals that they would be the ones paying more in taxes! That is why Warren Buffett keeps telling everyone how he wants to pay more taxes but, he has not cut any checks to the US Treasury? Instead, he is fighting a $100 million the IRS assesssed him. So, what happened to him paying more taxes? "Do as I say, not as I do." That is the real liberal mantra!
This chaos is in its 8th day. The average American doesnt know its going on. You have let alot people down, NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, CNN.
As discussed when Trump was just over there, Frenchie's dissing of nationalism and populism in regard to Trump was clearly a very thinly-veiled message to his own deplorables- who were beginning to get rowdy and are getting tired of all the policies directed at elite Parisians rather than working class folks. So here we are, the pot is boiling over right on schedule. And just a couple weeks ago Macron was dissing the Americans and Trump about not being on board with a climate change tax (which is what his fuel tax is) unlike the French who- Macron argues- are taking a leadership role and are willing to bear any expense for the planet. Yeh, well, maybe he should have talked to the deplorables outside of Paris to see how they felt about it. Not to worry though, he is getting plenty of feedback now and he got his shots in against Trump when he was there so he had his little fun. And as I said in a post at that time, Macron's approval rating was in the 20's. And undoubtedly has only gone lower since then. Yikes. That ain't pretty. More to come. from last May