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Did you hear about riots in Paris?

French are rioting in protest of new carbon tax.

"The anger is mainly over a hike in the diesel fuel tax, which has gone up seven euro cents per liter (nearly 30 U.S. cents per gallon) and will keep climbing in coming years, according to Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne. The tax on gasoline is also to increase four euro cents. Gasoline currently costs about 1.64 euros a liter in Paris ($7.06 a gallon), slightly more than diesel," the AP says.

I guess the French people don't believe that a tax will curb 'climate change".

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bijouxbroussard · F

That doesn’t mean they don’t believe climate change exists.

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Budwick · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard Bijou, don't be so hard on yourself! I wouldn't say you are stupid, I hardly know you!

Fernie · F

@Budwick she is far from stupid. You seem to have a grand hold on stupidity though buddy. Just about every thing you say is asinine. Trump fan if I'm not mistaken...which explains everything. Who were you in your last profile...your inane remarks seem so familiar

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Fernie Like I said - I hardly know her.

Not surprising that I sound familiar. Like you said, I'm a Trump fan. There's a lot of really smart people that are Trump fans. We're all big fans of small government, Constitution, fewer regulations. I'm just an old white male clinging to my religion and guns. Not all of us are white, male, Christian or gun advocates - cuz while we have similar core values, we're not cookie cutter, lock step like the other team.

I don't waste time worrying that crazy people think what I say is asinine - so, I'm sorry, I have no recollection of you at all.

I DO like your avatar though.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

The protests are about the rising cost of living and essential services. The recent fuel hikes are just the catalyst for a general anger.

Trying to make some correlation between this and disbelieving in climate change is nonsense. French people are , by and large , totally behind any measures aimed at combating global warming (including fiscal measures). This was just a cack-handed effort by Macron to raise taxes by pretending they were 'environmentally friendly'. People saw through that little ruse straight away.

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Budwick · 70-79, M

@RodionRomanovitch Maybe they are filtering news to the outside but I find nothing about riots, protests, rising cost of living etc.

Thanks anyway.

revenant · F

@RodionRomanovitch that rag is so left wing ...

revenant · F

@Budwick I have been following Le Monde and it plays on poor africans and how they view France etc etc etc

MasterLee · 56-60, M

Maybe get rid of macron and make a 'make france great for once' candidate in office?

Allelse · 36-40, M

Ahhhhhhhhhhh! the French, always with the drama!! Bunch of fucking crybabies.

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revenant · F

@Allelse the ones setting fire to cars are antifa and alien immigrants 🤣

Allelse · 36-40, M

I think you've been watching too much X-files.

revenant · F

@Allelse so be it

pedrohedgerow · 61-69, M

I admire the people of France.Rather than moaning and sitting on their backsides,they make their grievencies known.

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Budwick · 70-79, M

@pedrohedgerow I am suggesting something BETWEEN nothing and burning the place down.

When leadership refuses rational discussion, time for new leadership!

pedrohedgerow · 61-69, M

@Budwick So was I!Whats YOUR solution?...o0

Budwick · 70-79, M

@pedrohedgerow Did you bother to read the comment you are responding to?

Synyster · 51-55, M

We should riot here as well.

FreeSpirit1 · 51-55, F

The Cheese eating surrender monkeys are pissed.
Can't blame them when you look at the tax burden the state puts on them.

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FreeSpirit1 · 51-55, F

@RodionRomanovitch I apologize for calling your country cheese eating surrender monkeys. Viva la France

AnneHoney · 36-40, F

Never apologize for being accurate.@FreeSpirit1

Normanwestie · 61-69, M

Free spirit, they do produce good wine though

SW-User

I’m sure these are organized and sponsored like protests in other countries.

I’m not saying their concerns aren’t real. Nobody likes a gas tax.

Budwick · 70-79, M

I'm sure as soon as CNN figures out a way to blame this on Trump, they will cover the story.

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

XD Some of them are saying they were answering Marine La Pen's call, and Marine La Pen is like, I didn't call for shit!

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revenant · F

@Xuan12 that is wrong. Marine Le Pen did not call for anything

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@revenant Probably not, but that's how people perceive her. Politicians do it all the time, build up these self-images, these public personas for the sake of attracting voters, which may or may not be accurate.

revenant · F

@Xuan12 that is what the lying press wants you to believe. Reading and hearing far right all the time is really annoying, They are against Macron and M le pen has nothing to do with it. Both parties AND anarchists and just vandals are taking part.

AnneHoney · 36-40, F

Watch France leave the Paris accord.lol

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Their government props up several ailing motor manufacturers.
The Brits are about to leave the E:U and they're already working on how to make up the shortfall in revenue !

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Picklebobble2 Prop up vehicle manufacturers and tax fuel out of existence - only a progressive could develop such a stupid plan.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@Budwick Welcome to Anglo French/German thinking

katielass · F

yep

Fernie · F

We need to take a lesson...we're letting THEM do whatever they please to us

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Fernie Uhhm, who are they?
What are they doing?

21stCenturyFox · 26-30, F

Did they start the fire with gas or diesel?

Budwick · 70-79, M

@21stCenturyFox I'm sure they were solar fueled fire starting mechanisms, delivered to the proposed fire site via wind powered vehicles, burning only low carbon emission crap like their tax bills.

Virgo79 · 61-69, M

Some consider that a peaceful protest in the US.

revenant · F

they wake up..at last

Goralski · 51-55, M

Gotta b green

tenente · 100+, M

when they rioting, but you feel cute

MethDozer · M

At that price I do not blame them one bit.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@MethDozer Yeah, we had some trouble years ago when gas first broke $3-$4 bucks in USA. $7 dollars plus would be worse than, ... than, ... Hillary losing the election!

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