Hey look, the Frenchies are mad. They are basically rioting in the streets because of high gas prices and Emmanuel Macron’s controversial fuel tax increase. Oh well. You idiots in France elected this idiot instead of Marine Le Pen. Reap what you sow. You get the government you deserve. Tunrs out Macron is equally as bad as socialist François Hollande.
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Thousands of French protesters flooded the nation’s capital Saturday to demonstrate against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial fuel tax increase — clashing with policies as they called for Macron’s resignation.
The angry clashes, both in Paris and other towns and cities across the country, marks the eighth day of “yellow jacket” protests against the tax, but have also come to encompass a growing anger against Macron and the French ruling class — seen by many as out of touch.
The yellow jackets have become a uniform of sorts for the protesters, originating from the neon yellow jackets French drivers are required to keep in their vehicles.
Authorities said that at least 8,000 protesters flooded the Champs-Elysees in Paris alone, with 81,000 protesters in total nationwide compared to 244,000 last Saturday. Police deployed some 3,000 security forces after an attempt to march on the Elysee Palace last week.