TheGunBlog.ca — Last night’s riots by “urban guerillas” in Paris and across France show how quickly anti-government mass violence and destruction can erupt, even in the most advanced, beautiful and peaceful democracies.
#France: #Macron outraged by #casseurs damage to #ArcDeTriomphe during #YellowVests #Paris manif Sat. pic.twitter.com/eFuo2hSr6i
— Hyper Observer (@HyperObserver) December 2, 2018
Highlights
- Photos and videos showed burned cars, smashed store fronts, fires, and what appears to be a police sniper on a balcony.
- Le Monde front page headline: “After the Violence of Dec. 1, Government Faces a Major Crisis”
- Reuters: “The violence in Paris was the worst in the elegant center of the capital since the May 1968 student uprising that brought France to its knees.” See Reuters video.
- Protestors urged French President Emmanuel Macron to resign. Opposition parties are calling for an election.
- The Paris riots focused around the Arc de Triomphe. They also hit the old stock exchange and other areas.
- Le Monde: Police detained more than 600 people across France. Some 263 were injured, including 81 law-enforcement agents, as 136,000 people took to the streets in protest, compared with 166,000 on Nov 24 and 282,000 on Nov. 17.
- Le Monde: Macron held an emergency cabinet meeting today. He will meet with all party leaders and the representatives of the so-called “yellow vests” movement (“gilets jaunes”) tomorrow.
- Politicians, media and witnesses called the rioters across France “urban guerillas.” They said many were anti-Macron extremists intent on violence and vandalism.
- French police union, Alliance: Government should declare a state of emergency and call in the army to deal with the “insurrection.”
Trigger
- Rising gas prices because of “environmental” taxes, and rising cost of living.
Origins
- Bloomberg: Why People in Yellow Vests Are Blocking French Roads
- Le Monde: Lists several links in its editorial on Dec. 3.
Lessons and Reminders
- Life changes fast. Macron was elected with 66 percent of the vote last year.
- Don’t be a turkey who thinks good times today guarantee good times tomorrow.
- People who believe the law keeps us safe from such eruptions are delusional.
- People who say the law keeps us safe are pushing a lie.
- People who prevent honest and responsible citizens from getting skills and equipment to protect their life and property are a threat to personal and public safety.
Related Information
- Paris Attacks Show How Gun Laws Get People Killed
- Don’t Be a Turkey Expecting Good Times Forever
- RCMP Failed to Provide Guns, Training: Full Text of Court Ruling
- Defence Staff Told to Not Fight Back If Attacked: National Post
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Emmanuel Macron, sous les huées de plusieurs #GiletsJaunes, est allé constater les dégâts à Paris au lendemain des scènes de guérilla urbaine, avant de présider une réunion d'urgence à l'Élysée #AFP pic.twitter.com/BYuxKA3Bze
— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) December 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1069017524401041408
https://twitter.com/alliancepolice/status/1068962529752289281
"Guérilla urbaine à Saint-Etienne". pic.twitter.com/YzjsWRFvn9
— Emmanuelle Ducros (@emma_ducros) December 2, 2018
#ChampsElysées images choquantes de guérilla urbaine qui font le tour du monde. La seule réponse aux casseurs et ceux qui veulent le chaos : la fermeté. Le dialogue doit se poursuivre avec les #giletsjaunes qui doivent s’organiser pour éviter tte recuperation ou tt amalgame pic.twitter.com/AdL75O5QnP
— C.Morin-Desailly (@C_MorinDesailly) December 2, 2018
Ces scènes de guérilla urbaine au cœur de #Toulouse étaient voulues par le Ministre de l'Intérieur, qui plutôt que de répondre à la détresse sociale, préfère diaboliser les #GiletsJaunes. L'heure est venue de rendre des comptes : #Castaner doit démissionner ! #1erDecembre pic.twitter.com/cqWJMkN6ZZ
— Julien Leonardelli (@JLeonardelli_) December 1, 2018
Jour historique.
En France, l’insurrection citoyenne fait trembler la macronie et le monde du fric.
De l’autre côté de l’Atlantique, elle a déjà remporté la victoire : bonne chance à @lopezobrador_ qui prend ses fonctions presidentielles aujourd’hui au #Mexique !#1erDecembre
— Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) December 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/flament1974/status/1069304957910900736
Voilà : scènes de guérilla urbaine, de pillage !!! Surréaliste…
Ce soir des dizaines de magasins sont détruits. Par ex la brasserie La Grande Armée a succombé aux flammes !!
Ce quartier autour de l'Etoile est dévasté.
C'est un terrible désastre.#1erDécembre pic.twitter.com/7noVsSU33P— Farid Benlagha Le Hazif (@FaridBenlagha) December 1, 2018
Du-ras-le-bol fiscal à la guérilla urbaine : comment en est-on arrivé là ? https://t.co/ogScFp0MSS pic.twitter.com/PEgn2AZowg
— France Culture (@franceculture) December 2, 2018
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Update Dec. 3 at 21:35 Toronto time: Adds Origins section.
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