Why is no one talking about France?

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Cause the US media doesn't understand what is going on and is utterly clueless. This is however closely being reported on and followed in the media on this side of the ocean.

I'll give you a small summary:

The group started on facebook and social media about unrest about incoming fuel taxes a few weeks ago.
The yellow vests in origin represents all aspects of the french classes but mainly the poor, lower middle class and rural population, they don't have organization, structure or leaders.
The yellow vests are against Fuel taxes, Macron, his cabinet/party (en Marche) and "the elite"
The yellow vests are not Anti-EU, anti French or anti US. it does represent a "counter movement" where people can unload all kinds of disgruntled underbelly feelings into, but those are all individual.
The yellow vests are not "spreading all over Europe" its mainly a French interior thing. The only area this sort of caused problems is Wallonia / French Belgium whom are wannabe french cunts anyway (no real shit going on in flanders for example). In other EU countries if there actually where protests they where very small scale and only a handful of people attended, causing no incidents.

There has been a growing disregard for the middle-class in France for the last decade. Growing income disparity, lack of employment (especially outside the Paris region/ rural france) and a bleak future outlook for economic growth. Also remember France has a whiff of the southern EU country economics (think spain, Italy, Greece) so there is a "fucked up" factor.

Macron won last elections and won a majority in parliament with a brand new party, who promised "change" and normal people in governement. Needlessly an entire newly raised party will run into a lot of problems because there is lack of structure, vision and cooperation experience. When they proposed fuel taxes the rural community started to react, the rural French are very much dependend on their car (think US) much more so then in metropolitan areas. so instead of making things better (like they promised) the new cabinet/party and new president Macron have "failed to deliver".

Keep in mind the French love to protest and strike like no other in the world. Their modern history is riddled with periods of unrest in especially the 60's and 70's. "Barricade" is a French word for a reason. Every other year the farmers block highways to protests, train personnel strikes for weeks or airline pilots of air france/KLM strike during the busy holiday season. (their Dutch counterparts KLM didn't strike cause it was BS especially with the state of the company). I think it's some basic French remnant of the French revolution or something.

Good sources for actual news on the yellow vests / unrests in France:

https://www.france24.com/en/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world/europe

https://www.apnews.com/apf-topnews

https://www.reuters.com/news/world

Cause the US media doesn't understand what is going on and is utterly clueless. This is however closely being reported on and followed in the media on this side of the ocean. I'll give you a small summary: - The group started on facebook and social media about unrest about incoming fuel taxes a few weeks ago. - The yellow vests in origin represents all aspects of the french classes but mainly the poor, lower middle class and rural population, they don't have organization, structure or leaders. - The yellow vests are against Fuel taxes, Macron, his cabinet/party (en Marche) and "the elite" - The yellow vests are not Anti-EU, anti French or anti US. it does represent a "counter movement" where people can unload all kinds of disgruntled underbelly feelings into, but those are all individual. - The yellow vests are not "spreading all over Europe" its mainly a French interior thing. The only area this sort of caused problems is Wallonia / French Belgium whom are wannabe french cunts anyway (no real shit going on in flanders for example). In other EU countries if there actually where protests they where very small scale and only a handful of people attended, causing no incidents. There has been a growing disregard for the middle-class in France for the last decade. Growing income disparity, lack of employment (especially outside the Paris region/ rural france) and a bleak future outlook for economic growth. Also remember France has a whiff of the southern EU country economics (think spain, Italy, Greece) so there is a "fucked up" factor. Macron won last elections and won a majority in parliament with a brand new party, who promised "change" and normal people in governement. Needlessly an entire newly raised party will run into a lot of problems because there is lack of structure, vision and cooperation experience. When they proposed fuel taxes the rural community started to react, the rural French are very much dependend on their car (think US) much more so then in metropolitan areas. so instead of making things better (like they promised) the new cabinet/party and new president Macron have "failed to deliver". Keep in mind the French love to protest and strike like no other in the world. Their modern history is riddled with periods of unrest in especially the 60's and 70's. "Barricade" is a French word for a reason. Every other year the farmers block highways to protests, train personnel strikes for weeks or airline pilots of air france/KLM strike during the busy holiday season. (their Dutch counterparts KLM didn't strike cause it was BS especially with the state of the company). I think it's some basic French remnant of the French revolution or something. Good sources for actual news on the yellow vests / unrests in France: https://www.france24.com/en/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world/europe https://www.apnews.com/apf-topnews https://www.reuters.com/news/world

[–] doggone 1 points (+1|-0)

Is this a movement or a moment?

[–] Boukert 2 points (+2|-0)

I think its both. As "the movement" has no organization or leader it does not really have a clear destination or guidance. I also think it attracted a lot of general disgruntled ppl in the last week who now "in the moment" can finally vent their frustrations. We'll just have to wait and see how long this movement has momentum and what remains when the frustrations are vented.

[–] doggone 0 points (+0|-0)

France24 reports that "green vests" were also on the march and proclaiming brotherhood with "yellow vests", which sounds odd. One group seeming to want restrictions on carbon and one not. Any thoughts on this, is there something lost in the translation?

Why is no one talking about France?

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