Barely a peep from the media about the developing situation and protests. The revolution will not be televised springs to mind. Is it really not newsworthy or what is actually going on?
It's more an accumulation about the current economic state in France rather then connected to other recent protests or unrests imo. Most french protests or strikes where just interest groups (farmers, teachers, train personnel etc etc) and french farmers will strike regardless of who is in charge. There have been no real riots or protests from the general population in a few decades though.
The frustration among the general population was already high and the political "revolution" already took place during last elections, when they butchered the old political elite. I mean "en Marche" captured more then half of the parliament seats out of nothing. Now after having "won" over the establishment they are being "let down" by the new movement, nothing changed and "they are fucked again" by "the elite" so it boils down to this.
Some very unfortunate outings from Macron and his ministers in the media didn't help last week tho. The minister for interior didn't know what the minimum wage was and Macron told a farmer in Paris he should just cross the street and find a job in construction or a restaurant. (the man was from Brittany in rural France)
It's more an accumulation about the current economic state in France rather then connected to other recent protests or unrests imo. Most french protests or strikes where just interest groups (farmers, teachers, train personnel etc etc) and french farmers will strike regardless of who is in charge. There have been no real riots or protests from the general population in a few decades though.
The frustration among the general population was already high and the political "revolution" already took place during last elections, when they butchered the old political elite. I mean "en Marche" [captured more then half](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Parliament#/media/File:Assembl%C3%A9e_nationale_2017-11-30.svg) of the parliament seats out of nothing. Now after having "won" over the establishment they are being "let down" by the new movement, nothing changed and "they are fucked again" by "the elite" so it boils down to this.
Some very unfortunate outings from Macron and his ministers in the media didn't help last week tho. The minister for interior didn't know what the minimum wage was and Macron told a farmer in Paris he should just cross the street and find a job in construction or a restaurant. (the man was from Brittany in rural France)
Could any of it be considered blowback from the decades of other strikes? Something where this group has watched groups getting concessions and the fuel tax was the spark to set off the powderkeg of pent up frustrations? I honestly have just been chalking this up as just another French protest since it seems like they have big strikes/protests every six months or so.