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Niall Bradley on PressTV: 'Suppression of Yellow Vest Protests Will Likely Backfire on French Government'

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Sun, 06 Jan 2019 12:31 UTC

Yellow vest protesters had promised to keep rallying into the new year, and that's what they did today. An 8th weekend of protests was held in defiance of the government dismissing protesters as agitators and hardliners, which appears to indicate a tougher stance against the movement.

It's not fuel price hikes that they are protesting against anymore. Macron's concessions have not appeased them either. The protesters are questioning the very state of democracy in the country and demanding fundamental change. While Macron's popularity rating plunges to a record low, for how much longer are the protests likely to go on?

On today's The Debate, we discuss the tense stand-off in France with columnist Catherine Shakdam in London, and Niall Bradley, editor at independent news site SOTT.net

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katesisco · 2019-01-06T14:11:11Z

We cannot go forward without apologies from the established order. The national Congress who failed to protect us, the corporations who endangered our children's and our health, local bureaucracies who hold power over our neighborhoods, the citie's boards, the state's agents, local police, even schools, they all need to recognized their failure in their use of power over us. Public apologies are required to go forward. Former public officials like Bernie who urge us to 'fight, fight, fight' are useless, even dangerous. Elected officials need to hold their office as a sacred duty to protect the public. Propagandizing the 'need to fight' is another abuse. This is the true meaning of the RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. The public needs this to confront INSTITUTIONALIZED LAWLESSNESS as R Nader suggests.

I have to believe that a single king, a good king preferably, is the best choice for fairness. Recall that voting in Ancient Greece was for free men and then only for what position the unchangeable Senators would hold. If voting mattered, they wouldn't let us do it.

Aeneas ·

Good interview!

· 2019-01-06T16:57:42Z

Mr Reynard · 2019-01-07T01:36:34Z

If that little arrogant faggot, would have shown some humility at the beginning, then the whole problem, would have been gone ??

Now ?/ I read that he's or is considering to bring foreign EU law enforcement & military, to restore order ??

Don't know how reliable that information is ?? But if its' true ?? Then there will be WWIII on the French Soil ?

See [Link] If you can understand French ?

[Link]

Your-head-is-best · 2019-01-07T07:49:01Z

Mr Reynard If you see law enforcement flying the EU flag. On their clothes, equipment etc. Then you know that Macron will stop at nothing to defend "his" empire...

Mr Reynard · 2019-01-07T08:08:10Z

Your-head-is-best Then, God help him ??

He will be toast ??Louis XVI of the XXI Century ??

I read that even the Police Force Gendarme are not happy with him?

His protection only from a majority of CRS which are a paramilitary type of Police style STASI ??

Army doesn't like him at all ??

So ?? His helicopter in the Elysee Courtyard is on standby ??

lydia · 2019-01-07T11:44:42Z

Very interesting program! Bravo!

Highland Fleet Lute · 2019-01-07T19:07:07Z

If Les Gilets Jaunes are pushing for Swiss canton-style direct democracy reforms, that is very astute and far-sighted of them.

Mr Reynard · 2019-01-08T07:39:42Z

Highland Fleet Lute Highland Fleet Lute We had here in Aus, some years ago a deputy PM , who said ,?

Quote: Citizens Initiated Referendum are NOT DEMOCRATIC !! They are the Tyranny of the MAJORITY !!

Signed Tim the Idiot Fisher .

Highland Fleet Lute · 2019-01-08T08:06:22Z

Mr Reynard Sounds like some of the crap spouted over by The Guardian etc viz. Brexit.

David333 · 2019-01-08T03:52:34Z

Macron is way over his head. Time for this poop pony to wake up !

It seems to me - century old cherries must have value - did Washington anticipate this - that ole French - Indian war commander? If so, sons of...

Buffalo_Ken

I got my own personnel assets been "confiscated" by these mother fucker - "RSX" out of Van-Eck and mother fuck them - if you steal from a pirate...

Buffalo_Ken

I would have eaten a cherry and tried a shot of the brine too!

globalgrrl

Just another psyops/hoax, move along nothing to see here.

Fewtile

Risible, farcical & hilarious. First of all the whole science of Stonehenge is a completely farce & lie. Stonehenge was moved long ago...

VooDoo6

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Niall Bradley on PressTV: 'Suppression of Yellow Vest Protests Will Likely Backfire on French Government'

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