tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1380433121675866328..comments2024-03-28T09:46:22.919-04:00Comments on Borepatch: The French people bring the French government to its kneesBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-80778731123915260082018-12-06T14:23:01.574-05:002018-12-06T14:23:01.574-05:00Let's see how it pans out this weekend -- I...Let's see how it pans out this weekend -- I'll wager the movement spreads, they smell blood. Good luck to'em.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-67278852710744775242018-12-06T10:23:01.534-05:002018-12-06T10:23:01.534-05:00Maureen, there are people trying to defend this wi...Maureen, there are people trying to defend this without a trace of shame. "Sure, it's totally safer to get out of your car if you have a breakdown."<br /><br />Yeah, never mind that people keep them in the trunk, so if you break down on the side of the highway you still have to get out of the car and get to the trunk. Then I saw someone start talking about reflective triangles and flares, and I countered with "the last time my car broke down I was in a parking lot."Rick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992428161064901136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-69895424527890956542018-12-06T09:56:14.307-05:002018-12-06T09:56:14.307-05:00Maureen, I think that this is telling. It's n...Maureen, I think that this is telling. It's not just the tax, although that looks like it has infuriated the people. It's also the unending petty tyrannies imposed from a remote and unaccountable capitol city.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-4420096383967578512018-12-05T20:29:51.962-05:002018-12-05T20:29:51.962-05:00I’m still stuck on mandatory yellow safety vests i...I’m still stuck on mandatory yellow safety vests in every vehicle. SRSLY? Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504256801592202224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-29767010880408918792018-12-05T14:33:23.761-05:002018-12-05T14:33:23.761-05:00Wait a minute:
PM Edouard Philippe said that peopl...Wait a minute:<br /><i>PM Edouard Philippe said that people's anger must be heard, and the measures would not be applied until there had been proper debate with those affected.</i><br /><br />You mean, they hadn't had a proper debate with those affected before enacting the tax hikes.<br /><br />Which is to say, the riots and protests are about ... <b>"taxation without representation"</b>?<br /><br />Where have I seen this before?Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378629103793458871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-16196029686215081752018-12-04T13:19:15.117-05:002018-12-04T13:19:15.117-05:00This has been a long-time coming. The government ...This has been a long-time coming. The government has been effective in holding down the anti-'guest worker'tensions, barely. These riots will be the straw that finally will break the long string of incompetent administrations in the last 30 years.<br /><br />Now the question is, will the current government be replaced by something better? History says "Not bloody likely."Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-59026159342640063442018-12-04T10:50:34.935-05:002018-12-04T10:50:34.935-05:00I think if they hadn't bowed to the wish of th...I think if they hadn't bowed to the wish of the citizens, the guillotines would have been rolled back out and sharpened. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.com