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The yellow vests proposed a law creating direct democracy in France, something supported by 80% of French people.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/03/80-percent-of-french-back-yellow-vest-citizen-referendum-initiative-proposal/ 80 Percent of French Back Yellow Vest Citizen Referendum Initiative Proposal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 3, 2019.</ref>

The yellow vests proposed a law creating direct democracy in France, something supported by 80% of French people.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/03/80-percent-of-french-back-yellow-vest-citizen-referendum-initiative-proposal/ 80 Percent of French Back Yellow Vest Citizen Referendum Initiative Proposal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 3, 2019.</ref>

In its search to blame the leaderless protests, which span the political spectrum, on an ideological faction, an early [[Facebook]] organizer who describes himself as a [[pacifist]] was arrested. His November 2018 Facebook posting that proposed a protest against the government global warming tax went viral and catapulted him to the [[mainstream media]]'s honorific title as "spokesman." During the seventh week of protests, Eric Drouet was arrested and charged with carry a stick of wood in his backpack and leading a mob intent on violence.<ref>https://m.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/12/22/gilets-jaunes-eric-drouet-place-en-garde-a-vue-a-paris_a_23625285/?utm_hp_ref=fr-eric-drouet&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gze&utm_campaign=mw_entry_recirc</ref> His arrest spurned cries of "[[dictatorship]]" and "[[totalitarianism]]."

In the Macron administration's search to blame the leaderless protests, which span the political spectrum, on an [[ideological]] faction, an early [[Facebook]] organizer who describes himself as a [[pacifist]] was arrested. His November 2018 Facebook posting that proposed a protest against the government global warming tax went viral and catapulted him to the [[mainstream media]]'s honorific title as "spokesman." During the seventh week of protests, Eric Drouet was arrested and charged with carry a stick of wood in his backpack and leading a mob intent on violence.<ref>https://m.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/12/22/gilets-jaunes-eric-drouet-place-en-garde-a-vue-a-paris_a_23625285/?utm_hp_ref=fr-eric-drouet&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gze&utm_campaign=mw_entry_recirc</ref> His arrest spurned cries of "[[dictatorship]]" and "[[totalitarianism]]."

==European Spring==

==European Spring==