France To Make ‘Unsanctioned’ Protesting Illegal In Light Of Yellow Vests Movement
from Collective Evolution In Brief
The
Yellow Vests hit the streets and began raising awareness about the
latest economic austerity measures in France that have impacted
everything from gas prices to taxes for the middle class. The distaste
for how things are being governed in France has been building for many
years and has simply boiled over into this movement.
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Similar to most mass protests we’ve seen
over the past few years, mainstream media constantly focuses on the
violence that’s often brought forth only by a few people, which steers
attention away from the actual issues they’re protesting
against. In fact, I would not be surprised if people were hired to
purposefully cause destruction to deflect away from the actual
issue, which would give the authorities the right to intervene and
impose more security measures. A similar situation happened here in Toronto for the G20 summit a few years ago.
One of the most significant facts about
the Yellow Vests movement is that law enforcement and even the
military started to realize that what was happening was wrong, siding
with the people rather than the elite. They started identifying more
with civilians than the superiors giving them orders to do things they
no longer believed in. This means that the global elite is in a very
precarious position, and this is why we say ‘change starts within.’ It
starts at an individual level.
As with any demonstration, when
something like this happens and gains significant attention, the focus
shifts away from the concerns of the citizenry and toward the ‘violent
protest’ narrative.
Now, it’s being reported that French
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to punish people who
hold ‘unsanctioned’ protests “after seven weeks of anti-government
unrest.” This is according to the BBC, which
focuses on the ‘anti-government’ initiatives instead of bringing
up the actual concerns of local citizens. Why doesn’t mainstream media
talk with the actual protestors? Why is there little effort being
made to understand their perspective? Why is only one perspective
constantly shared by the mainstream media, allowing the underlying
issues to go completely ignored? And why have protestors been lumped
into one category as ‘violent’?
The BBC goes on,
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His government wants to draft new legislation that will ban troublemakers from protests and clamp down on the wearing of masks at demonstrations. He said 80,000 members of the security forces would be deployed for the next expected wave of protests. Protesters smashed down the gates to a government office this weekend. In other chaotic scenes in Paris, demonstrators fought riot police and cars and motorbikes were burnt.
Again, the violence narrative was shared, which provides a convenient excuse to implement these types of extreme measures.
Don’t believe it? Look at all the mainstream headlines. As usual, they are all about violence and how order will be restored (order out of chaos, ordo ab chao, the timeless strategy of the elite). Meanwhile, the actual reason that so many ordinary citizens would go to the trouble of protesting is buried somewhere in the article and given little importance. The New York Times’ ‘Macron Inspects Damage After ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests as France Weighs State of Emergency’ is a perfect example.We have to ask ourselves: Would a grassroots movement of concerned law-abiding citizens (which most citizens are) motivate these ordinary citizens to set someone’s car on fire? How could destroying another citizen’s car actually help the movement? Looting and breaking store windows? Why would law-abiding citizens take their frustrations out on innocent retail vendors? Would ordinary citizens contrive to harm civilians with bombs and gas attacks? – Richard Enos
The announcement to
crack down on ‘unauthorized’ demonstrations came into fruition when
Philippe appeared on French TV channel TF1, who said the government
would support a “new law punishing those who do not respect the
requirement to declare (protests), those who take part in unauthorized
demonstrations and those who arrive at demonstrations wearing face
masks.”
“Those who question our institution will not have the last word,” – Mr Philippe said
Obviously,
this narrative is strongly backed by most politicians. Laurent Wauquiez,
leader of the Republican party, tweeted that the move was not enough.
Senator Bruno Retailleau supported the Prime Minister’s plans, stating
that “hooded” troublemakers who participated in protests “must be
severely punished.”
Meanwhile left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon said the planned measures would mean that “demonstrators can no longer demonstrate.” In
a Twitter post, he described Mr. Philippe as the “king of the Shadoks”,
a reference to bird-like cartoon characters featured in a popular
French TV series who are known for their ruthlessness.
What’s Really Going On?
In a recent video interview from
the ground in Paris, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange spoke to
a well-informed anonymous citizen discussing the fact that mainstream
media is doing everything it can to minimize the size and seriousness of
the Yellow Vests movement. This citizen seems to capture the real mood
and motivation of the Yellow Vests movement, discussing its origins
and the reason it has continued to grow.
We’ve been covering
this movement since it began, and it’s quite clear that it’s much larger
than what mainstream media is making it out to be. In reality, this
movement is comprised of hundreds of thousands of protestors, if not
millions. The BBC is reporting that there were approximately 280,000 who
turned out in November, with cities like Rouen and Caen comprised of
approximately 50,00. But again, the narrative here focuses on rioting
and violence. It almost reminds me of false staged attacks, such as the
chemical gas attacks in Syria, to justify certain security measures.
In this case, it would mean no more protests unless they’re ‘authorized,’ whatever that means.
Mainstream media has also been caught doctoring photos of the protest, as seen below. You can read more about that here.
The Takeaway
Something very special is happening on
the planet right now. More people are waking up and starting to realize
that, as a collective, we no longer resonate with different aspects of
this human experience. We want change, and many of us are willing to
take action. The role of conscious media has never been more integral,
allowing more people all over the world to get involved thanks to a
clearer understanding of what is going on.
Solving the issues we face within
ourselves, our systems and our structures all comes down to elevating
our consciousness to a place where we no longer reside within a
vibration that’s filled with hate and disconnection.
Enough with the polarity, the fighting,
the comparisons. Let’s begin unifying together to bring forth a more
peaceful state of being, putting an end to the deep state once and for
all. Without our participation, they have no power. And I believe we are
seeing glimpses of this in France.
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