Macron bans ‘illegitimate‘ protests in France as he tries to get a grip on unrest
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Bold move to tell the French a protest is illegitimate
He's about to win all sorts of lawlessness for his constituents, at this rate.
Ah, yes. Telling protestors that their protests are illegitimate. Always a fool-proof way to de-escalate a situation.
Sounds like the French need to ban illegitimate governments
TIL protests need to be legitimate, from a president at that! Let me check the constitution real quick!
The response to the last crackdown was more protests and angrier protests. Surely it'll be different this time, right? Not like this is France we're talking about or anything.
You got a license for that protest?
Liberalism has failed in France.
Authoritarian bullshit is the same whether it comes from the left or the right. They just want to protect their own positions of power by maintaining a big enough crowd to protect them and carry them wherever they want to go. When the crowd gets even a little bit unruly, they all act the same way.
Like
Gandhiwhoever the fuck originally said: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."Their leader has some mommy fetish and is married to a groomer. What did they expect?
France is turning into an authoritarian regime
Always been. Just a lot of strong headed French not caring about the rules and do what they wabt anyway. Once in a while, the Etna erupts.