> When the French government raised fuel taxes in order to ameliorate climate change, there were mass street protests To be fair, in France protests are a pret

> When the French government raised fuel taxes in order to ameliorate climate change, there were mass street protests To be fair, in France protests are a pretty common occurrence. They often turn violent as well. https://www.france24.com/en/20181207-france-yellow-vest-protests-aux-barricades-long-history-revolt https://www.france24.com/en/20181207-france-yellow-vest-prot... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_civil_unrest_in_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_civil_unr...