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Post by franklin66 on Apr 6, 2019 20:53:46 GMT
I hope that we don't get anywhere near this in this country. I don't know if the gilets jaune are justified or not but there has to be an undercurrent of frustration from some sections of the community for this sustained protest and I would have thought that film of such Police violence would have influenced the thinking of the neutrals. Never happen in this country we have no Police left.
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Apr 6, 2019 21:31:11 GMT
Macron really is a wicked devious bastard.
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Post by franklin66 on Apr 6, 2019 21:36:45 GMT
Macron really is a wicked devious bastard. Nah he's a Legend he shagged his teacher 🤣
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Apr 6, 2019 21:42:33 GMT
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Post by riverman on Apr 6, 2019 21:42:33 GMT
I hope that we don't get anywhere near this in this country. I don't know if the gilets jaune are justified or not but there has to be an undercurrent of frustration from some sections of the community for this sustained protest and I would have thought that film of such Police violence would have influenced the thinking of the neutrals. Never happen in this country we have no Police left. Never heard of the miner's strike?
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Apr 6, 2019 21:43:27 GMT
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Post by franklin66 on Apr 6, 2019 21:43:27 GMT
Never happen in this country we have no Police left. Never heard of the miner's strike? Of course but we had cops then.
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Post by wagsastokie on Apr 6, 2019 21:44:03 GMT
Macron really is a wicked devious bastard. He’ll be the biggest hero ever if he kicks us out of the Eu next Friday
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Apr 8, 2019 9:33:26 GMT
Post by Northy on Apr 8, 2019 9:33:26 GMT
I hope that we don't get anywhere near this in this country. I don't know if the gilets jaune are justified or not but there has to be an undercurrent of frustration from some sections of the community for this sustained protest and I would have thought that film of such Police violence would have influenced the thinking of the neutrals. Never happen in this country we have no Police left. The police were saying on friday they have 10000 available for around the country if protests start
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Post by Absolution on Apr 8, 2019 9:40:14 GMT
Never happen in this country we have no Police left. The police were saying on friday they have 10000 available for around the country if protests start Who's going to be catching the motorists if this happens?
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Apr 8, 2019 9:50:31 GMT
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Apr 8, 2019 9:50:31 GMT
I'm surprised to see so much support for the Gilet Jaunes on here, given they were a movement started on the back of a petition to reject the result of the 2017 election which was won by a handsome margin of 66% to 34%. Maybe they want a People's Election or something.
I guess we all like a protest with some violence by the 'oppressed' as long as it's against someone we also don't like.
If this was a Black Lives Matter or Antifa protest every weekend some on this board would be shitting itself with outrage.
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Apr 8, 2019 9:50:54 GMT
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Post by franklin66 on Apr 8, 2019 9:50:54 GMT
Never happen in this country we have no Police left. The police were saying on friday they have 10000 available for around the country if protests start Always done that mutual aid, however the impact would be massive there are 30000 less of them it would leave forces around the country fucked. Staffs have about 1000 cops maybe 400 tops riot trained, about 100 available at any one time working in every dept. Sending 50 for a day is fine any longer and they need time off, so 50 more go shifts get fucked up no staff. They would no longer be able to police staffs correctly calls for service go unanswered. IF it goes on for a couple of weeks they would not have anyone to send. There are about 200 in the COUNTY on duty on a normal day, take off holidays, sick leave, injuries, office workers not much left, then take 50 away from that. 10000 divided by 24hrs a day 3300 on duty at any one time, 5 days max before they are/ need to be replaced 1000000 protesters against 3300 absolutely no chance. They just stand by watching things burn until protesters get tired and go home.
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Post by Absolution on Apr 8, 2019 10:07:50 GMT
I'm surprised to see so much support for the Gilet Jaunes on here, given they were a movement started on the back of a petition to reject the result of the 2017 election which was won by a handsome margin of 66% to 34%. Maybe they want a People's Election or something. I guess we all like a protest with some violence by the 'oppressed' as long as it's against someone we also don't like. If this was a Black Lives Matter or Antifa protest every weekend some on this board would be shitting itself with outrage. I think the most notable issue over the protests for me is the lack of coverage and the reasons why this would be the case. I don't generally support any violent protest and couldn't claim to know enough about this one to even make too much of a judgement on their aims. They do seem mightily unhappy about something though.
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Apr 8, 2019 10:19:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 10:19:21 GMT
I'm surprised to see so much support for the Gilet Jaunes on here, given they were a movement started on the back of a petition to reject the result of the 2017 election which was won by a handsome margin of 66% to 34%. Maybe they want a People's Election or something. I guess we all like a protest with some violence by the 'oppressed' as long as it's against someone we also don't like. If this was a Black Lives Matter or Antifa protest every weekend some on this board would be shitting itself with outrage. I think the most notable issue over the protests for me is the lack of coverage and the reasons why this would be the case. I don't generally support any violent protest and couldn't claim to know enough about this one to even make too much of a judgement on their aims. They do seem mightily unhappy about something though. The media would much rather concentrate on Venezuela thousands of miles away than a few miles over the water in France. It’s almost like they want to sweep the disaster that is Macron’s centrist neoliberalist government under the carpet as it doesn’t suit their narrative.....
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Apr 8, 2019 10:39:27 GMT
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Post by Absolution on Apr 8, 2019 10:39:27 GMT
I think the most notable issue over the protests for me is the lack of coverage and the reasons why this would be the case. I don't generally support any violent protest and couldn't claim to know enough about this one to even make too much of a judgement on their aims. They do seem mightily unhappy about something though. The media would much rather concentrate on Venezuela thousands of miles away than a few miles over the water in France. It’s almost like they want to sweep the disaster that is Macron’s centrist neoliberalist government under the carpet as it doesn’t suit their narrative..... Seems like it. The excuse given by one of the BBC's executives was a bit lame wasn't it? That they didn't want the protests to start in this country. If that was the case, surely they shouldn't report knife crime or the protests that have taken place in this country on occasions and then spread to other cities. They're obviously censoring stuff for their own ends.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Apr 8, 2019 17:25:03 GMT
A western modern democracy? A Police state?
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Apr 14, 2019 15:24:36 GMT
It's not just Paris. Toulouse. Isn't Macron's measured solution out soon?
Seems a bit of bullying and thuggery going on here. A Police state?
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Post by kelw on Apr 14, 2019 15:31:05 GMT
Quite like the French. Coffee is bit crap but their bread is nice and who doesn't love a nice cake sat on a pavement cafe?
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Apr 14, 2019 15:57:20 GMT
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Post by wagsastokie on Apr 14, 2019 15:57:20 GMT
Quite like the French. Coffee is bit crap but their bread is nice and who doesn't love a nice cake sat on a pavement cafe? There beers are a load of piss also
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Apr 14, 2019 16:00:25 GMT
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Post by kelw on Apr 14, 2019 16:00:25 GMT
Quite like the French. Coffee is bit crap but their bread is nice and who doesn't love a nice cake sat on a pavement cafe? There beers are a load of piss also Le piss if you don't mind.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 17:03:32 GMT
It's not just Paris. Toulouse. Isn't Macron's measured solution out soon? Seems a bit of bullying and thuggery going on here. A Police state? Macron is supposed to be giving his solution this week but the general opinion across France is that it won't address the country's problems and that the gilets jaunes are going to continue their protests and their efforts to oust him from power. Le Figaro is running a poll on if Macron's solution will be sufficient to quell the gilets jaunes anger - currently almost 16,000 votes of which 90% are saying it won't be enough. The French public seem to be fully expecting a summer of protests. My friends in Clermont-Ferrand have said that the levels of violence by the police, even in small towns, has rapidly increased in recent weeks.
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Apr 14, 2019 21:33:59 GMT
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Post by salopstick on Apr 14, 2019 21:33:59 GMT
Doesn’t suit the remain agenda
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Post by Northy on Apr 15, 2019 7:01:54 GMT
Quite like the French. Coffee is bit crap but their bread is nice and who doesn't love a nice cake sat on a pavement cafe? You dont have to go to France just for that, I'd rather do it anywhere else in Europe apart from France.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 9:07:30 GMT
Press Association are reporting Macron is sticking his big gallic nose into Libya now. ________________________________________ "Libya crisis threatens oil price spike as Macron plays with strategic fire".
"Italy and France are at daggers drawn, pitted on opposite sides in an escalating battle for control of Libya and the oilfields of the upper Sahara.
Astonishing details have come to light indicating that the French president Emannuel Macron secretly endorsed a military campaign to overthrow the UN-backed government in Tripoli on the eve of an international peace conference, effectively working in League with Russia and Saudi Arabia against global consensus.
It also makes a mockery of EU foreign policy especially as it appears the power brokers in Brussels have "turned a blind eye" to this intervention and are unofficially supporting Macron.
Italy are said to be furious at this intervention and have asked for clarification of the French and EU positions but have yet to receive any response."
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What EU foreign policy ? For a trading bloc how come they have a diplomatic foreign policy ? How come they are "unoffically supporting" one of their members intervening in a foreign conflict ?
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Apr 15, 2019 17:25:50 GMT
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Apr 15, 2019 17:25:50 GMT
Another sad event for France,I'm not suggesting that this is associated with the troubles. Perhaps the fire is not too bad. I can't sort the link out, but Notre Dame is on fire. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/15/notre-dame-cathedral-fire/dailymail-fb://article/6925015/?target_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrib.al%2F9vDKJH2
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Post by trickydicky73 on Apr 15, 2019 20:05:47 GMT
Never heard of the miner's strike? Of course but we had cops then. And bollocks.
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Apr 20, 2019 11:56:59 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2019 11:56:59 GMT
Doesn't seem to be any sign of the gilets jaunes protests finishing any time soon. This is footage of today's protest in Paris, but there are more protests right across France - for the 23rd week.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Apr 20, 2019 13:57:54 GMT
This is how you deal with protestors!
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Post by hoffgreen on Apr 20, 2019 14:02:28 GMT
Doesn't seem to be any sign of the gilets jaunes protests finishing any time soon. This is footage of today's protest in Paris, but there are more protests right across France - for the 23rd week. Macrons stormtroopers out again..... watching it live now absolutely disgusting Coming to a town in Europe near you very soon...
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 20, 2019 14:40:37 GMT
Doesn't seem to be any sign of the gilets jaunes protests finishing any time soon. This is footage of today's protest in Paris, but there are more protests right across France - for the 23rd week. Macrons stormtroopers out again..... watching it live now absolutely disgusting Coming to a town in Europe near you very soon... What a disgrace these protests are , if this was a pro EU demo in U.K. Towns and cities the EU commission would be celebrating with calls to listen to the people and democracy in action .
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Apr 20, 2019 16:09:11 GMT
The Gilets jaune may actually be a minority when it comes to the ballot box ( perhaps Dee could throw light on this).. but what is clear....the protests have had a significant impact across France, they do seem to have been peaceful, they have not been handled very well by o authorities, the Police have come out of it very badly, they are not going to simply go away.
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Post by hoffgreen on Apr 20, 2019 16:21:40 GMT
Macrons stormtroopers out again..... watching it live now absolutely disgusting Coming to a town in Europe near you very soon... What a disgrace these protests are , if this was a pro EU demo in U.K. Towns and cities the EU commission would be celebrating with calls to listen to the people and democracy in action . Quite right there H.... How very dare the oil polloi have their tuppence worth! I'm not sure where all this is going but the fact Macron employs his shock troops every week to counter the Gilet Jaunes is very telling. If this had been happening every week in let's just say a third world country I'm sure there would be more coverage because of hmmm colonialism racism etc But this is the white working class Europeans and they are not worthy of a voice
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