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Jérôme Fourquet, a veteran political analyst, warned last week that the protest movement is potentially far more dangerous to France than the Yellow Vests. Their anger was directed at the president and his government, but this time ‘it is a confrontation between citizens and incidents could be more numerous and less controlled.’
Fourquet’s bleak depiction of the state of the nation is echoed by the writer and former advisor to Nicolas Sarkozy, Maxime Tandonnet. He described the division not just as generational but also one of class. ‘It’s a constant in the history of France,’ he noted, ‘that those who are the first to rise up in the defense of liberty…are in the general the young and the less fortunate.’
What worries Tandonnet specifically is that those who are most in favor of the passport are ‘bien pensants’ who don’t conceal their contempt for those participating in the demonstrations each Saturday. The disdain is mutual, says Tandonnet. ‘Rarely in recent history have the French hated each other as much as they do today…the situation is terribly volatile and explosive.’
The COVID passport has been a success in that it has achieved Macron’s objective of boosting vaccine uptake among the most reluctant. But at what cost to society? The young will not forget the way they have been bullied and threatened by their president, and nor are they likely to forget the selfishness of the 68ers who are as spoiled now as they were half a century ago.
Macron’s vaccine passport is uniting French anti-fascists and nationalists
A troubling fissure is emerging between the generations in France
August 2, 2021 | 12:01 pm
Two weeks ago, according to the government, approximately 114,000 marched; and last week it was 161,000. To break the 200,000 mark is an indication of how the protest movement is growing.
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The demonstrators come from all cross-sections of society, and are overwhelmingly passive. The march I witnessed in Paris on Saturday featured an impressive array of fancy dress, dozens of children, a lot of dancing, and scores of placards relaying various messages, none of which were complimentary to President Macron.
What was also notable was the low-key police presence. I saw none of the riot squad, only the regular Paris police, some of whom chatted happily to the demonstrators as they filed past.
Unfortunately the coverage in much of the British media has reflected none of this spirit. The headline on the Sky News website on Sunday morning was ‘Vaccine passport critics clash with police in Paris.’ Underneath was a brief video clip of a few angry demonstrators confronting riot police at the Place de la Bastille.
Rasta Redpill
@RastaRedpill
Aug 29
London cops are using attack dogs against anti-vaccine passport protesters.
Eyes Wide Open
@justforfuntoo2
Aug 29
Replying to @RastaRedpill
That makes me so sad. Dogs are amazing when trained to help innocent people.
Papabear
@Papabear_steve
Aug 30
Cops too...
Aug 31st, 2021 8:53 am
It's nice to have Europeans protest tyranny for a change!
Protesters have packed into central London in a demonstration against the government’s ongoing plans to introduce so-called vaccine passports. Though largely ignored by the media, “thousands” of people reportedly took part.
The protest march kicked off at Hyde Park on Saturday afternoon and set off across Vauxhall Bridge and toward Clapham Common. London’s Metropolitan Police reported road blockages and bus delays along the route, and officers remained in close proximity to the marchers at all times.
Video footage showed a dense crowd of people in attendance. Some waved religious banners, some held placards opposing vaccination full stop, and others demanded the government drop its plans to require patrons of certain venues be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Medical freedom protest underway in London. We must not accept medical segregation in any civilised society., #mybodymychoice#londonprotest#august28#NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere#NoMedicalApartheidpic.twitter.com/Mt4VGhR5rQ
— Gillian McKeith (@GillianMcKeith) August 28, 2021
🔴LIVE: Medical Freedom Protest | LondonWatch now: https://t.co/YnamURzgeA#LondonProtest#AntiVaxPassport#MedicalFreedom#LIVE#Livestream#London#Freedom#Protest#Police#VaccinePassportpic.twitter.com/i0NdcUXHrC
— Subject Access (@SubjectAccesss) August 28, 2021
#londonprotest on the move #together#NoVaccinePassportsAnywherepic.twitter.com/vBEyf81glT
— Alan D Miller (@alanvibe) August 28, 2021
it is our moral responsibility to kill off everybody that pushed this vaccine
I'm unable to verify for myself, but supposedly the truckies have begun the blockade in Lostrailia. If true, my thoughts are with those brave truckies, especially now that Aus has a law to do whatever they want to your digital devices...
https://twitter.com/Not_the_Bee/status/1432077923960463362
Rasta Redpill
@RastaRedpill
Aug 29
London cops are using attack dogs against anti-vaccine passport protesters.
Eyes Wide Open
@justforfuntoo2
Aug 29
Replying to @RastaRedpill
That makes me so sad. Dogs are amazing when trained to help innocent people.
Papabear
@Papabear_steve
Aug 30
Cops too...
Nasty video.
If the French don’t revolt, then they really are as cucked and a bunch of pussies as we always thought they were.
September 5, 2021
Over 140,000 French citizens protest over vaccine passports
Protesting for the 8th weekend in a row.
But children are innocent until they commit crimes of their own.
Paris police beat woman who tried to go shopping at the mall without a vaccine passport.
Vaccine Passports Will Be Imposed on UK This Month: Minister
BY JACK PHILLIPS September 6, 2021
The UK government will proceed with plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccine passports for nightclubs and large venues, the country’s vaccines ministry confirmed on Sept. 5.
September 6, 2021
UK Vaccines Minister confirms shameful u-turn on vaccine passports
Zahawi promised it wouldn't happen.
Lol, good work by someone.
Image is from an email from https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/stopvaccinepassports/
Thousands Protest in Turkey Against COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS September 11, 2021
Thousands of people gathered in the Maltepe district of Istanbul on Sept. 11 to protest against COVID-19-related restrictions, including vaccine mandates, saying the restrictions infringe on their rights.
‘No Health Pass’: Tens of Thousands Join Protests Against Vaccine Passports in France
Vaccine passports: Thousands protest against COVID-19 measures in Montpellier, France
The footage captures protestors taking over the streets of Montpellier to denounce government measures established to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Activists have planned several demonstrations across the country on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 of September.
The purpose of the action is to oppose compulsory vaccination for health care workers and Health Pass, which attests to an individual’s vaccination status, to access public indoor spaces.
The most disruptive gatherings could take place in Paris, where rallies will take over two locations: Place du Marechal Juin and Place du Trocadero, both central parts of the capital.
Participation could reach the tens of thousands.
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Epic: Italian Police Stand Down and Stand In Solidarity with Protesters
Infowars.com
September 28th 2021, 4:35 pm
Italians are fed up with government’s vaccine passport initiative, Covid lockdowns and restrictions, and mandatory vaccinations.
Footage out of Italy purports to show Italian police taking off their equipment to stand in solidarity with a group of lockdown protesters.
The viral video circulating on social media appears to show a line of cops policing a protest event, before removing their gear to raucous applause.
Italian police stands down and stands in solidarity with protesters pic.twitter.com/dgK9SMGgk8
— McLuhan (@Kukicat7) September 27, 2021
In recent months, Italians have taken to the streets to protest the government’s vaccine passport initiative, Covid lockdowns and restrictions, and mandatory vaccinations.
ITALY protests again about vaccine passports and mandatory vaccines. Passports that will force the unvaccinated out of their lives and jobs.
Hold. Your. Line. Just say no!#NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere pic.twitter.com/SbkD3jW5mz
— Bernie’s Tweets (@BernieSpofforth) September 25, 2021
Milan, Italy. Protests against Covid mandates. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? pic.twitter.com/UrnpJ4M3Wg
— 🇺🇸Lionel🇺🇸 (@LionelMedia) September 25, 2021
Italy: all workers to be vaxed by 10 Oct or lose their jobs. Protests today. pic.twitter.com/7hyxkw5PuD
— Giddywids (@Giddywids) September 26, 2021
#nogreenpass protests in #italy were huge, and the media is still hiding like the cowards they are #NoVaccinePassportAnywhere pic.twitter.com/eHTpMDCeqj
— Campari | Hold the line ⚔️ (@CampariWithSoda) September 26, 2021
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I'm italian. The photo is real. There were estimated to have been 50k-60k people in Piazza del Popolo (newspapers downplayed it to 10k). There were infiltrated people from the far right but they were a small minority; obviously the newspapers couldn't wait to accuse them of all being fascists. The real fascists were the policemen. There are dozens of videos and testimonies of non-violent people being attacked and beaten for no reason. Even women, middle-aged people. Cops often attacked first and sought violence. There were fire hydrants and tear gas. It was the biggest protest ever regarding the no green pass protests. The headquarters of the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labor) was also invaded.
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Rome and other Italian cities over the weekend to protest against the government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate—one of the strictest in the world.
Starting on Oct. 15, the country’s “green pass” vaccine requirement will apply to private and public sector workplaces, with both employers and employees risking significant fines if they do not comply. The vaccine passport is already required to enter restaurants, gyms, theaters, and other establishments as well as domestic flights, bus travel, or long-distance train travel.
Some protesters clashed with police as they marched toward Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s office. Police responded by deploying water cannons and tear gas. A group tried to break through police lines to get to Draghi’s office, according to footage and pictures were taken at the event, although footage also showed police swinging batons at the demonstrators.
Patrick saysBut children are innocent until they commit crimes of their own.
Naïve more than innocent, but they should not be judged on the crimes of their parents.
Take the protest a few weeks ago in the Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, the square traditionally used for trade union rallies. I was there and I can tell you that the crowd came from every sector of society and the demonstration was extremely large even though it was not organized by a trade union or political party. I estimated that there were at least 80,000 protesters, but Italy’s main newspaper, La Repubblica, reported that the police claimed there were only 3,000. Perhaps for fear of seeming to side with anti-vaxxers, the Italian papers are portraying protesters as a sort of unreasonable lunatic fringe, although in my experience they are peaceful and well-informed.
That day in Piazza San Giovanni, a determined young woman appeared on the stage. She was a police officer, but said she had come to speak as a private citizen. ‘When I became a police officer I swore to defend the constitution. I cannot keep silent when the constitution is battered into pieces. These green pass measures are discriminating against my fellow Italians.’ Her speech electrified the crowd, who interrupted her repeatedly with bursts of applause. Nunzia Alessandra Schilirò became, at that moment, the leader the protesters needed.
But just 18 hours after her speech, the minister of the interior, Luciana Lamorgese, issued a statement saying that she was consulting with the head of the Italian police on how to punish what she referred to as a serious act of insubordination. This had the predictable effect of boosting Schilirò’s popularity even more, and she is now the acknowledged face of the green pass protests, much to the rage of our government. ...
During a hearing at the Senate on October 7, the philosopher Giorgio Agamben repeatedly begged members to think carefully before voting in the new decree. ‘It is a political and not a health measure,’ he warned. ‘Most say that the green pass is just a gentle way to induce people to get vaccinated. Instead I would say the contrary. The vaccine is an excuse to oblige the citizens to have this green pass with a QR code and to establish an ever more pervasive system of social control typical of totalitarian regimes.’
italian vaccine passport protests
el gato malo 47 min ago
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“unrest in trieste”
as of today, covid vaccine passports are in effect in italy.
all citizens must have a valid "health passport" to enter their workplace. failure to comply will result in suspension from work, fines for businesses.
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