Today has been a big day for France. For the fourth weekend in a row, the “Yellow Vest” protests have taken place across the country. What started out as a protest against a fuel tax has turned into a full blown revolt against the French government. The people are angry at the Jewish puppet Emmanuel Macron who has implemented policies intentionally designed to hurt the French people.
It’s been reported that there’s been 500+ arrests in Paris alone. Other reports have put that number as high as 700.
Paris "yellow vest" protests:
– Fourth weekend of anti-government demonstrations
– Up to 8,000 demonstrators in city centre
– More than 500 people taken into custody
– At least 30 people hurt, including three police officersLatest: https://t.co/NSkSFAm60U pic.twitter.com/0BLFHMw422
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 8, 2018
Protesters were blocking roads in and out of Paris.
Paris: Yellow Vests are blocking main highways leading into and out of Paris • December 8 2018 pic.twitter.com/vIjtxyrk8L
— redball (@redball2) December 8, 2018
They were building barricades and burning shit in the streets.
Police had to use tear gas to prevent the protesters from over running the presidential palace.
Paris police have fired tear gas on a group of yellow-vested protesters trying to march on the French presidential palace.
Follow live updates from the city here: https://t.co/IbF5RORjRX pic.twitter.com/Gdwee68hm5
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 8, 2018
It also looks as if police have been randomly arresting anybody they feel like arresting. It doesn’t seem to matter if they’ve done anything wrong or not.
Paris police have fired tear gas on a group of yellow-vested protesters trying to march on the French presidential palace.
Follow live updates from the city here: https://t.co/IbF5RORjRX pic.twitter.com/Gdwee68hm5
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 8, 2018
Police are even attacking journalists lol.
Plusieurs blessés (parmi eux deux photojournalistes du Parisien) ont été touchés par des tirs de flash-ball dans les manifestations de ce samedi –> https://t.co/LkZIS7Ty1z pic.twitter.com/OjrgHNECQ3
— Le Parisien (@le_Parisien) December 8, 2018
As all this is going on, Macron is nowhere to be found. The coward is hiding unable to face his own people after having betrayed them.
Donald Trump took the opportunity to mock Macron and the insane Paris Climate Accord.
Very sad day & night in Paris. Maybe it’s time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes? The U.S. was way ahead of the curve on that and the only major country where emissions went down last year!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018
He’s saying that the French are chanting for Trump even though the original video showing someone calling for Trump appears to not have been in France. Even still, I think most reasonable people would absolutely take Trump over Macron. It’s not even a close contest.
The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting “We Want Trump!” Love France.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018
The scenes in Paris resemble a war zone. Regardless of the ultimate outcome of today’s events, it is a fair assumption that these protests and riots are going to continue until Macron is forced out.
These “Yellow Vest” protests are even spreading into other countries like Belgium and the Netherlands. Interesting times for sure.