It’s a real bummer when Warmists discover that the ‘climate change’ policies they really love actually end up hitting themselves right in the wallet. I mentioned the start of the protest back on November 17, and didn’t expect them to still be going on
Paris burning: Protesters set streets on fire on 8th day of protests against rising fuel taxes
Violence erupted on the streets of the city of lights on Saturday as about 8,000 protesters faced off against thousands of police deployed to contain the demonstrations.
As angry protesters blocked streets and lit various materials on fire, including large sheets of plywood and garbage bins, police hurled tear gas and shot water cannons on the crowds, the majority of which were centered near the Champs-Elysees.
Saturday was the eighth day of protests over rising fuel taxes and French President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies. Since the protests began on Nov. 17, two people have been killed, according to the Associated Press.
“Shame on those who attacked [the police],â€Â Macron said on Twitter.
“Shame on those who have abused other citizens and journalists. Shame on those who tried to intimidate the [elected]. No place for this violence in the Republic.â€
I do believe Macron has missed that “the elected” are supposed to serve the people, not dictate everything as Rulers. But, then, most of the people who push the climate change scam from the top are rather authoritarian and believe in domineering government.
PARIS PROTESTS: Demonstrations turn violent in the streets of Paris as protestors and police clash over rising fuel taxes, and French Pres. Emmanuel Macron's economic policies. https://t.co/MosPaBWbry pic.twitter.com/SeSJXP7mMR
— ABC News (@ABC) November 24, 2018
The protests began as an affront against rising diesel prices, which rose about 30 cents per gallon and are expected to continue rising, but over the past week, they’ve quickly phased into a rebuke on Macron, who many French citizens perceive as elitist and indifferent to their struggles.
Macron insists the higher taxes are necessary to reduce France’s dependence on fossil fuels and to fund renewable energy sources, according to the AP.
See, what happened was that the government had been pushing hard to get rid of regular gasoline fueled vehicles and replace them with diesel engines, as diesel was being touted as Better For Climate Change. Then, the government decided to start taxing the hell out of diesel once a lot of people had switched over. And citizens are, as we can see, not particularly happy. But, hey, they’re the ones who put Macron in office during the 2017 elections. They knew he wanted to implement all sorts of ‘climate change’ policies yet still elected him.
This is also highlights exactly what Cult of Climastrology policies will do: mess with the economy and cause harm to the middle and lower classes. Does anyone think the fuel policies hurt Macron in the least? He’s rich. He doesn’t care. And they all thought this stuff would be free. There are always costs.
