| | ::Ok thanks. I'll put it in some context about the movement's growth and leadership or lack thereof. We'll be getting news any minute about Macron's speech to the nation, and see what lines he draws and the reaction to it. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 15:34, 10 December 2018 (EST) | | ::Ok thanks. I'll put it in some context about the movement's growth and leadership or lack thereof. We'll be getting news any minute about Macron's speech to the nation, and see what lines he draws and the reaction to it. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 15:34, 10 December 2018 (EST) |
| | :::Here's Macron's statements: [https://www.foxnews.com/world/macron-to-address-france-after-latest-riots-in-paris-result-in-nearly-1000-arrests][https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-protests/macron-to-speed-up-tax-cuts-raise-wages-at-historic-time-for-france-idUSKBN1O929Y][https://thehill.com/policy/international/420619-macron-raising-minimum-wage-after-weeks-of-protests] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:53, 10 December 2018 (EST) | | :::Here's Macron's statements: [https://www.foxnews.com/world/macron-to-address-france-after-latest-riots-in-paris-result-in-nearly-1000-arrests][https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-protests/macron-to-speed-up-tax-cuts-raise-wages-at-historic-time-for-france-idUSKBN1O929Y][https://thehill.com/policy/international/420619-macron-raising-minimum-wage-after-weeks-of-protests] --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 15:53, 10 December 2018 (EST) |
| | These are some of the factors at work: (1) the fact the protests occur on weekends means most of these people have jobs; (2) the fact leftist students and Marxists have joined in cuz they instinctively can't resist an anti-establishment revolution. | | These are some of the factors at work: (1) the fact the protests occur on weekends means most of these people have jobs; (2) the fact leftist students and Marxists have joined in cuz they instinctively can't resist an anti-establishment revolution. |
| | Putting in links like the one in question from Breitbart only convinces idiot students of globalist's propaganda - that yellow vests are a fascist/nationalist movement. The focus must remain on Macron, the EU, the "rich", elites, globalism, carbon tax, climate change, Paris Accords, and science. References to Trump, nationalist, patriotism, etc. should be avoided as things develop. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 17:12, 10 December 2018 (EST) | | Putting in links like the one in question from Breitbart only convinces idiot students of globalist's propaganda - that yellow vests are a fascist/nationalist movement. The focus must remain on Macron, the EU, the "rich", elites, globalism, carbon tax, climate change, Paris Accords, and science. References to Trump, nationalist, patriotism, etc. should be avoided as things develop. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 17:12, 10 December 2018 (EST) |
| | + | The EU was going ballistic over the Italians' budget proposal that they said would violate its austerity rules (they really didn't, but the budget was less austere than its predecessors). Now, Macron apparently will actually violate EU budget rules with his concessions: [https://www.politico.eu/article/opinion-santa-macron-blows-hole-in-budget/] Let's see what the EU says over this. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 08:54, 11 December 2018 (EST) |