Useful factual thread here; one thing the fuel protestors are asking for is not legally permissible within the EU, the other would cripple the economy.

April 10, 2026 - 12:26 UTC

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I am quite worried by the level of support I'm seeing among otherwise sensible people I know for these gilets jaunes. I am putting it down to a generalised, deep and abiding hatred of our government which is making any protest seem like a good idea.
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There’s increasing evidence suggesting a lot of people get pissed off with politics without showing any curiosity about how things work.
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I would not be surprised if there were irexiters among them.
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The IPAS-burning crowd is well represented, so I am sure there's more wingnuts in there too
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I'm sure they'll be pushing this.
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