Heated topic

Lori Richardson
https://quodverum.com/2018/12/344/france-understanding-the-gilets-jaunes-uprising.html

Agreed. The fuel tax was only the final fed-up spark that ignited the long simmering underlying tensions.

Good possibility. Pretty sure UK (Brexit ire) was paying pretty close attention, along with Canada (Trudeau's "environmental" costs).

Macron is apparently trying to "bribe" the revolt to stop revolting by offering to increase the minimum wage. Band Aid approach.

Macron had his comeuppance after arrogantly bragging on the world stage about his "environmental" creds and also insanely declaring that "nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism".

Looks like the French citizens disagreed in the strongest possible terms.

And a long list of French Generals are warning Macron that his plans for enforced, uncontrolled immigration are Treason:

You can not give up this new part of the national sovereignty without a public debate when 80% of the French population considers that it is necessary to stop or drastically regulate the immigration. By deciding alone to sign this pact, you would add an additional reason for revolt to the anger of an already battered people. You would be guilty of a denial of democracy or treason against the nation.

https://www.minurne.org/billets/19275

Alexander G. Nimac
https://community.oilprice.com/topic/4415-trudeau-thinks-his-carbon-tax-will-avoid-macron’s-fate-because-of-magical-rebates/