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===Let them eat cake===

===Let them eat cake===

Weeks after Macron threw a bone to minimum wage earners, protests and calls for his resignation continued unabated. After generations of government duplicity, people are not fools anymore. What socialism and the [[welfare state]] gives with one hand, it takes back through taxes and [[inflation]] with the other - especially in the [[zero sum]] game of government debt and budget austerity. How out of touch and demeaning [[liberal elite]]s are, to imagine people riot and protest for a [[minimum wage]] increase so that they can remain at the bottom of the Marxist class structure. Or that people's spiritual needs in a [[Christ]]less society can be mollified with cash.

Weeks after Macron threw a bone to minimum wage earners, protests and calls for his resignation continued unabated. After generations of government duplicity, people are not fools anymore. What socialism and the [[welfare state]] gives with one hand, it takes back through taxes and [[inflation]] with the other - especially in the [[zero sum]] game of government debt and budget austerity. The beliefs of the [[liberal elite]]s, to imagine people rioting and protesting for a [[minimum wage]] increase so that they can remain at the bottom of the Marxist class structure, or that people's spiritual needs in a [[Christ]]less society can be mollified with cash, only demonstrate how out of touch and demeaning those elites are toward the public.

As the movement grew, students joined in support of workers, opposing the hardships [[big government]] imposes on people's everyday lives. A manifesto appeared mirroring President Trump's agenda.<ref>Delingpole, James (December 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/france-yearns-for-trump-style-revolution/ Delingpole: France’s ‘Yellow Vests’ Issue Trump-Style Manifesto]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref>

As the movement grew, students joined in support of workers, opposing the hardships [[big government]] imposes on people's everyday lives. A manifesto appeared mirroring President Trump's agenda.<ref>Delingpole, James (December 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/france-yearns-for-trump-style-revolution/ Delingpole: France’s ‘Yellow Vests’ Issue Trump-Style Manifesto]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 10, 2018.</ref>

The riot police were exhausted and demoralized. They worked 16 hours straight without eating during the protests and had to purchase their own clothing and equipment. They didn't get any help from the government or unions. Macron tried to bribe police with an additional €300 a month, but the police union rejected the offer and went on strike.

The riot police were exhausted and demoralized. They worked 16 hours straight without eating during the protests and had to purchase their own clothing and equipment. They received no help from the government or unions. Macron tried to bribe police with an additional €300 a month, but the police union rejected the offer and went on strike.

Ten Generals and a former Defense Minister accused Macron of [[treason]], for his betrayal of [[democracy]] and signing away more French sovereignty with the [[UN Migrant Treaty]], and without the people's consent.<ref>https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/12/macron-accused-of-treason-by-french-generals-for-signing-un-migration-pact/</ref>

Ten Generals and a former Defense Minister accused Macron of [[treason]], for his betrayal of [[democracy]] and signing away more French sovereignty with the [[UN Migrant Treaty]], and without the people's consent.<ref>https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/12/macron-accused-of-treason-by-french-generals-for-signing-un-migration-pact/</ref>