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    by James Corbett
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    December 08, 2018
    https://steemit.com/news/@corbettrep...eople-vs-paris


    "Let them eat carbon!" said French President Emmanuel Macron this week, offering his peasants a six-month reprieve on their coming carbon sin tax. And, kicking his feet up on his desk at the Élysée Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had bought himself some time to figure out how to deal with the rabble at the gates. But how much time?

    Not much at all, it turns out. As of press time, the yellow jackets have announced their intention to proceed with "Act 4" of their protests this weekend, and the government has responded by announcing its decision to close the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and other tourism landmarks on Saturday. Meanwhile, Paris, for its part, is bracing for another weekend of violence and street battles.

    For those living under a rock who might not have heard, France has been subject to a series of protests in recent weeks over widespread dissatisfaction with the Macron government and its insistence on pushing through a series of deeply unpopular tax increases and economic reforms. The protesters have adopted the "gilets jaunes," or yellow vests that all French drivers are required to store as a safety measure in the event of a roadside breakdown. It is the perfect symbol for the movement in many ways: it is a standard item that everyone has to hand, it is a visible sign of distress, and it is connected to the fuel tax that was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back and sent the people spilling out onto the streets.

    Given the number of fake, Soros-backed, globalist-friendly "color revolutions" that have arisen in so many countries over the past two decades, it is understandable if readers maintain some skepticism about the reality of this latest, color-coordinated protest movement. But unlike those well-funded, globalist-backed protests, this one is hoping to ultimately topple the administration of Macron, the former Rothschild & Co. investment banker who was touted by the MSM as France's "sensible" answer to the populist wave sweeping Europe. In other words, it's doubtful that Soros or his fellow travelers are rooting for the yellow jackets to succeed.

    So, could this be a truly popular revolution taking place right in the heart of the EU empire? And if so, what does it mean?

    Unsurprisingly, that highly contentious question is being asked all over the place right now, from the talking head panels on the MSM boob tube to the corridors of power in Europe to the streets of Paris, and there are almost as many answers as there are people asking the question. The socialists are hailing these protests as a repeat of '68, when revolution hung heavy in the air. The nationalists are convinced that this is all about the migrant crisis and is a harbinger of a coming Le Pen government. But all sides can agree on one thing: The spark that lit the match in this particular powder keg was the Paris climate agreement.

    Yes, it was just three scant years ago that we were treated to all the ballyhoo and tosh about the Paris Agreement and how it was going to save the world. Who could forget those scenes of the UN bureaucrats holding hands with the political fatcats, congratulating themselves for having saved the world by making the bold decision to control the world's temperature?



    "Yes, the politicians and unelected UN bureaucrats can do anything they want!" cried the masses. "They are our rulers, after all! . . . But how exactly do they intend to do this?"

    "Why, by appeasing the weather gods, of course," came the response. And, it turns out, the weather gods can only be appeased by giving more money to the government. So, dutifully, Macron and his government went about raising carbon taxes, sending already sky-high gasoline prices in France rocketing into the stratosphere.

    There's just one problem with all of this: The people have decided that, on the whole, they'd rather not pay $7.06 per gallon of gasoline to appease those weather gods. In fact, levying a projected €8 billion/year tax on a workforce already complaining about high unemployment and high taxes in order to reduce emissions of the life-giving carbon dioxide in a country that accounts for less than 1% of global carbon dioxide emissions anyway might just be a teensy-weensy bit unproductive.

    The whole situation is a fascinating insight into the reality of the growing discontent of the masses who are, on the whole, happy to go along with the global warming swindle ... .. so long as it stays out of their pocketbook. Sadly, as they are only now finding out, the entire point of the global warming swindle is to transfer funds out of their pocketbook and into the hands of the very corporations and foundations that are behind the swindle.

    France is by no means alone in this dawning realization. Voters in Washington state just rejected a proposed carbon swindle that would have levied an estimated $2.3 billion/year tax on the state's economy that, even by the UN's own made up voodoo witch doctor nonsense, would have contributed about 0% to the goal of stopping global climate change (rounding for the nearest whole number). And now the Canadian government is facing pushback on a proposed federal carbon tax from its own provinces.

    Meanwhile in London the likes of George Monbiot (who is wrong about everything) is trying to drum up a new protest movement that is going to demand greater action from politicians on the urgent issue of climate change . . . at least until the protesters discover that they're just helping to demand their own tax increases.

    Of course, as you'll hear any number of talking heads tell you in regard to the yellow jacket phenomenon unfolding in France, this is no longer just about a carbon tax. But that's where it started, and it is important.

    So, about that Paris Agreement: Paris called. They want their money back.

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    Like mine this thread would fit well under Nerve's thread : Ca Chauffe

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    Quote Posted by ramus (here)
    Like mine this thread would fit well under Nerve's thread : Ca Chauffe
    You are right. The problem is that many members think that the “Ça Chauffe” thread is in French and only for the French, which is not true of course.
    I will cross-post it to Hervé’s thread.

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    NICE, I Talked to her when mine got posted and she thought it would be OK just to leave it as is. Her's as been going on since 2016 and about the all of Europe. Mine was just about the riots in Paris.
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    Quote Posted by ramus (here)
    NICE, I Talked to her when mine got posted and she though it would be OK just to leave it as is. Her's as been going on since 2016 and about the all of Europe. Mine was just about the riots in Paris.
    Oh.... I thought Hervé was not a “her” but a “him”..... ??

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    Quote Posted by Deux Corbeaux (here)
    Quote Posted by ramus (here)
    NICE, I Talked to her when mine got posted and she though it would be OK just to leave it as is. Her's as been going on since 2016 and about the all of Europe. Mine was just about the riots in Paris.
    Oh.... I thought Hervé was not a “her” but a “him”..... ??
    Herve is very much a He.. A great man he is also
    When you express from a fearful heart in the now moment, You create a fearful future.
    When you express from a loving heart in the now moment, You create a loving future.

    Have no fear, Be aware and live your lives journey from a compassionate caring nurturing heart to manifest a compassionate caring nurturing future. Billyji


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    Sorry I didn't know. my bad

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    Another confirmation of the empires end. Their only strength lies in being discreet. They are now completely in the open in the circle of decision making and partially and growing to the masses.

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    Wishful thinking?? (Hope) perhaps not.

    Quote This world revolution will remove all vestiges of globalism off the face of the earth so that THE PEOPLE can live in peace and prosperity as a world full of beautiful nations with great borders.

    We know that there are plenty of free energy technologies that are being suppressed so that the elite can keep the people of Earth controlled with their fake, phony fiat petro dollars.

    We know about your pedophilia, off shore accounts, encryption keys, and dirty deals - from the Queen to the Vatican.

    You had over 2,000 years to make it work.

    Now move on. It's our turn.
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    Quote Posted by Deux Corbeaux (here)
    Wishful thinking?? (Hope) perhaps not.
    I dont think so I've been following it since the defeat of US forces in Syria. Failure to drag allies and start world war 3 on many occasions including North korea. Bombimg of chemical plants in China, Downing of Russia air craft. Repeated attack on Syria by israel. defiance of allies and purchase of S400 S300 missile defense system from Russia. Like India Saudi arabia. Defeat of clinton, world leaders openly criticizing US govt. which seem to have increase since Duterte bad mouthed obama and the pope and many more. Its happening. The question now is how bad the transition is going to be. Remember that they have successfully created monsters of our own kinds equip with advance killing machines and who enjoy killing people like they are just playing video games.

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    Quote Posted by Bubu (here)
    Quote Posted by Deux Corbeaux (here)
    Wishful thinking?? (Hope) perhaps not.
    editted ''' Its happening. The question now is how bad the transition is going to be. Remember that they have successfully created monsters of our own kinds equip with advance killing machines and who enjoy killing people like they are just playing video games.
    ...

    Very well expressed Bubu, and highly accurate about the Transition...

    I would add, that concealed beneath the Ski-masks, Helmets, ( often Tinted ) and the Startrooper-like uniforms, there are likely squads of specially-bred, [clones],OR, Mind-Kontrolled humans, {UKColumn.org, has good info on this, not all M.Kontrol, is Frequency-based, simple N.L.P., also effective... } which tptb can unleash. With A.D.S., D.E.W.'s 5G, Virus's [ Zombie, Flesh-Eating,Lyme, etc, etc., and God knows how many other weapons in their arsenals,
    it's NOT going to be a pretty sight.

    I see NO WAY that the internet can be protected against 'pulling-the-plug', and when that happens, All Distribution grinds to a halt, perhaps up to three - four weeks ? ... ( If E.M.P. then bye-bye life as we knew it ! )

    Although O.P. title is about People v Globalism, as it seems to be the French Revolution started it of, I'd like to add links re-Paris. One of these is a Movement,{ C.N.T. } which might be mirroring the USA's ' Q ', movement... so everything does seem to be occurring globally.


    http://www.alterinfo.net/Qu-est-deve...e_a138929.html

    https://conseilnationaldetransition.org/

    Gilets Jaunes - Sitrep 10 min. ( Eng Subtiles ) Gabrielle Isis {?} 4 December 2018

    French Language - Message to Military & Law Enforcers ( June 2018 )


    Just like to give Herve a shout-out, letting readers know ca chauffe is only the French title, contents are in English...


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    Total Media Blackout! Paris Is Far Worse Than They Will Tell You!

    In this video, Luke takes to the streets of Paris France where there is a feeling in the air something BIG is about to happen. In fact, there seems to be a total media blackout, and the truth is that Paris is far worse than they will tell you!


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    Something else that is on twitter is here.

    "Guys we need to be Praying for #Patriots in France & Europe Timothy just sent me this...Also says UN Tanks are rolling in!"

    This tweet has this image embedded within it:


    A D-notice (more accurately called a DSMA Notice) is a government instrument to regulate what the media can report on in the interests of "National Security". This tweet indicates the UK Government has issued such a D-notice for UK media outlets. More can be found on such notices on Wikipedia.

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    It's a shame that only the riots in Paris have been shown on MSM.



    This has been my daily experience with the Yellow Jacket Movement these last 4 weeks.
    A peaceful protest by people of all ages, who have great passion but don't use any violence.

    I have my yellow vest in the front of my car to show them my support and don't complain about not getting to the shops as quickly as I´m used to.
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    Which government or legal code is really worth keeping these days?

    Assad must go?? Wait, who said that and where are they now?

    Please take your Caesar guns and troops out of Syria, and, erm, seeing as how most of these Liberty-enjoying citizens are already taxed to almost nothing, increases don't seem particularly appealing.

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    FRANCE HAS A MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD

    This is what the EU just cannot allow. People thinking for themselves. Imagine, ..... thinking for themselves !


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    Quote Posted by Deux Corbeaux (here)
    It's a shame that only the riots in Paris have been shown on MSM.



    This has been my daily experience with the Yellow Jacket Movement these last 4 weeks.
    A peaceful protest by people of all ages, who have great passion but don't use any violence.

    I have my yellow vest in the front of my car to show them my support and don't complain about not getting to the shops as quickly as I´m used to.
    Bingo! Non-violent civil action is the key. Don't go to work. Don't buy their crap. It will only take a week or so to start to effect positive change. Take back the power.

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    Quote Posted by Deux Corbeaux (here)
    FRANCE HAS A MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD

    This is what the EU just cannot allow. People thinking for themselves. Imagine, ..... thinking for themselves !

    Another bingo.

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    Refreshing to know that other people also know what's going on behind the scene (English subtitles):


    Quote ... under orders not to intervene against the violent rioters... they are all known and on files...
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    Meanwhile, one week ago,

    Citizens across Sweden have begun rising up to protest globalism, in solidarity with hundreds of thousands of French protestors.

    https://newspunch.com/civil-war-swed...est-globalism/

    As the anti-globalist movement continues to sweep across Europe, the people of Sweden took to the streets of Stockholm over the weekend, protesting the UN Migration Pact.

    Voiceofeurope.com reports: Plenty of Swedish flags, placards and yellow vests were seen. children participated as well. “We are not extremists. We are ordinary Swedes”, shouted the protesters.

    “It’s not about political colours, it’s about the people, one of the speakers”, journalist Katerina Janouch stated.

    “I am here for the 9-year-old girl who was raped and beaten in a junk room. I am here for all the women who no longer dare go out.

    “I am here for the poor elderly who paid tax their whole lives and now are forced to starve. I am here for the homeless. I am here for those who don’t get what the social contract promises.”

    According to Janouch, all Swedes, regardless of political affiliation, should participate in the demonstrations and protest against the politics in Sweden.

    “We don’t need more division in this country. It is the ones in power that want us to turn against each other.

    “We need to unite. I want the Swedish people to stand together against the abuse of power that’s going on in Parliament.

    “We will not give up”, she continued.

    “I’m originally from Czechoslovakia and in 1989 the dictatorship fell. It is called social revolution. Do you know how it started?

    “The pen, the written word. The first time there were 30 people, they were arrested. Next time 300, and then came 3000. Then the social revolution was a fact. And we can do the same thing”, she told the cheering crowd.

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    Quote Posted by Bubu (here)
    Quote Posted by Deux Corbeaux (here)
    Wishful thinking?? (Hope) perhaps not.
    I dont think so I've been following it since the defeat of US forces in Syria.
    You realize that CIA-backed factions were warring with Pentagon-backed forces in Syria, right? It was the US vs. the US in that regard, ignoring all of the other factions for now.

    And now the Pentagon's forces are all that remain in Syria. I would call that a victory for the Pentagon, and a loss for the CIA and its proxies. The Pentagon does not want Assad removed and allowed Russia to enter Syria unimpeded at the end of Obama's regime.


    Quote In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA

    By W.J. Hennigan, Brian Bennett and Nabih Bulos
    Mar 27, 2016

    Syrian militias armed by different parts of the U.S. war machine have begun to fight each other on the plains between the besieged city of Aleppo and the Turkish border, highlighting how little control U.S. intelligence officers and military planners have over the groups they have financed and trained in the bitter five-year-old civil war.

    The fighting has intensified over the last two months, as CIA-armed units and Pentagon-armed ones have repeatedly shot at each other while maneuvering through contested territory on the northern outskirts of Aleppo, U.S. officials and rebel leaders have confirmed.

    In mid-February, a CIA-armed militia called Fursan al Haq, or Knights of Righteousness, was run out of the town of Marea, about 20 miles north of Aleppo, by Pentagon-backed Syrian Democratic Forces moving in from Kurdish-controlled areas to the east.
    https://www.latimes.com/world/middle...327-story.html

    It was into this mess that Trump emerged clearly on the side of the US military's position.

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