What's Happening In Paris

[TonyV]

Just watching news seems like a bit of the City is out of control

[Mamyalynne]

https://news.sky.com/story/fire-and-tear-gas-in-paris-as-yellow-vest-protests-turn-violent-11569167

[TonyV]

Lynne thanks for link - is French government in charge of fuel prices?

[Hopkirk]

The French at it again

[tonyav]

Their in charge of taxes.

[TonyV]

They certainly vote with their feet masks and cigarette lighters

[kvalidir]

Slightly ironic he's upset with them messing with the Arc de Triomphe ;/

[TonyV]

Haven't researched it Tonyav are they hiking tax on petrol then?

[TonyV]

Who is Kva?

[kvalidir]

Macron is upset because he said they have 'sullied the Arc de Triophe' which is essentially a big monument to a load of out of control French people dying in a revolution :) x

[tonyav]

No not hiking them, the public think that they are being taxed to heavily on fuel and they've had enough of it.

[Zacs-Master]

Zut alors! Ze fronch are revolting.

Oui! C’est ne par la guerre........

[TonyV]

French do what they do - very volatile

[ChillDoubt]

Macron is upset because he said they have 'sullied the Arc de Triophe' which is essentially a big monument to a load of out of control French people dying in a revolution :) x
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To be fair there’s a bit more to it than just the French Revolution kval
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe

[TonyV]

When coerced is there an election coming up soon?b

[Hopkirk]

I suspect it's similar to what happened in London a few years back. A lot of lowlife takes the opportunity to rob and misbehave.

[kvalidir]

Yeah I know Chill, but it suited my dark humour at the time when I read what he'd said. I like a bit of hypocritical irony. :) x

[ChillDoubt]

Absolutely, kval! LOL

[SIRandyraven]

at least they can’t afford to throw petrol b0mbs then ?
:-)

[Togo]

I think it has morphed into something more than a "green tax on fuel" protest. The right wing and left wing appear to have formed an unholy alliance and turned the protest into full blown kick back against "globalism" and indeed the EUSSR itself. More to come in other Countries methinks. If you do open the link, give the comments section time to open and read some of the "contributions" there.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/01/macron-on-the-brink-water-cannon-tear-gas-and-stun-grenades-as-yellow-jackets-storm-security-cordons/

[Khandro]

I saw last night an image of the Jeu de Paum in the jardin des Tuileries on fire, does anyone know what damage has been done?