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> Added to that is the reality that many who say they are supportive have not yet come out to demonstrate. While it is possible that this reservoir of supporter
by mirimir 8y ago
> Added to that is the reality that many who say they are supportive have not yet come out to demonstrate. While it is possible that this reservoir of supporters will not become activists, if they did the government would be hard put to cope.
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> Multiple surveys of public opinion released in the past week suggest that 70 percent to 80 percent of French people sympathize with the Yellow Vests’ contention that President Emmanuel Macron and his government “talks about the end of the world while we are talking about the end of the month.”
> The slogan refers to Mr. Macron’s focus on reducing climate change by promoting fuel efficiency and raising gas taxes in contrast to French working people who struggle to make it to the end of their month on their earnings.
I'm reminded some of Trump rhetoric. Also the Occupy movement. It's a heady mix.
- JeanMarcS 8y agoIt’s the second Saturday in a row that there are degradation on the Champs Elysées. Today someone even paint a slogan on the Arc de Triomphe. I’m not sure those good sympathetic polls will last long. Some of the yellow vests representatives demand to raise the level and start blocking gas stations. It’s December. One of the month where shops make a good part of their yearly income. I’m not sure a lot of people will continue to follow. We’ll see.
- mirimir 8y ago> It’s December. One of the month where shops make a good part of their yearly income. True. But feeling poor during the holidays can be especially painful and frustrating, no?
- closeparen 8y agoA car can truly be a necessary lifeline in postwar American suburbs that were designed around it, but in France? In Paris? Wouldn’t you take the subway? Isn’t a car kind of a hassle/luxury there to begin with? I don’t understand the sympathy.