-
Only 4,600 exhausted police officers to supervise the demonstrators
On December the 1st 2018, violence broke out in Paris. The government has decided not to properly manage the demonstration. Only 4,600 “end-of-pipe” police officers, as Yves Lefebvre of the Unité-SGP Police FO union says, were mobilized. About thirty French police officers committed suicide this year. It should be noted that in most French regions,…
-
What kind of democracy do we want?
Comme si on ne voulait pas de la démocratie – L’édito culture de Christine Angot – France Inter: https://youtu.be/H6JljhRRm-I?si=FuUUETyqqT6I95jt Réformer en France : le pouvoir par l’individu ? – France culture: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/l-invite-e-des-matins/reformer-en-france-le-pouvoir-par-l-individu-1245495
-
Discover the list of claims of the yellow vests
No homeless, pensions, maximum salary… Discover the list of claims of the “yellow vests”The movement sent a press release to the media and MPs with about 40 demands on Thursday. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/transports/gilets-jaunes/zero-sdf-retraites-superieures-a-1-200-euros-salaire-maximum-a-15-000-euros-decouvrez-la-longue-liste-des-revendications-des-gilets-jaunes_3077265.html The claims of the “yellow vests” now officially go beyond the issue of fuel prices alone. In a lengthy statement sent to the media…
-
The situation of yellow vests today
The situation of yellow vests today 1) Fed up with the tax rate in general (fuel prices, taxes and payroll taxes). Is this justified? According to the figures, YES. “The average French employee recovers two days of purchasing power in 2018 while remaining the most taxed in the European Union (EU). He works until July…
-
“No Sir. In comparison with a great many men, I know that I am a fool”…
‘No, sir. In comparison with a great many men, I know that I am a fool. Perhaps it is because I know that, that I am a Conservative. The Radicals are always saying that a Conservative must be a fool. Then a fool ought to be a Conservative.’ The Duke’s children – Anthony Trollope Chapter…
-
Wishing a safe journey to the yellow vests
The movement began because many people were outraged by the sharp rise in fuel prices. Let’s welcome their first popular success on Saturday, November 17, 2018 when they blocked access to supermarkets. Do you think they will turn to other less dangerous means of action such as boycotting these same consumer temples? Behind industrial products…
-
License on the Red Planet – A science fiction story
Clementine woke up suddenly. She had dreamt that she was on the Red planet again, the planet where she was born. She was still considered a citizen of this planet, not of the Planet Brown for which she had left everything. As she couldn’t pay for extra luggage, she had arrived five years ago now…
-
Basic Income is possible
A basic income is simply a sum of money paid every month to everyone to provide decent food and housing. The Instrument of freedom – Philippe Van Parijs – TeD-xTalks: https://youtu.be/GP4sBGbeF8w – Poverty isn’t a lack of character; it’s a lack of cash…- Rutger Bretman – TeDTalks: https://youtu.be/ydKcaIE6O1k Spain’s UBI Is A Wake-Up Call For Americans, Current…
-
Trump’s shadows
Elections – The Electoral College Was Designed To Prevent Trump. You Can Make This Happen – The Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/douglas-anthony-cooper/the-electoral-college-was_b_12897066.html Elections – What has happened – Status threat, not economic hardship, explains the 2016 presidential vote – Academy of science: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/04/18/1718155115 Elections – Recounting a day of rage, hate, violence and death – How a rally…
-
Voix
One person one vote, not one dollar one vote Démocratie : Une personne = Une voix Ne laissez pas la politique aux politiciens, la politique c’est l’organisation de notre société et chacun de nos actes, comme la consommation par exemple, compte. Finance : J’ai de l’argent, j’ai plus de voix que toi. Ne laissez pas…