Not sure how real this is but apparently the Media in the UK have been issued with a "D Notice" by Theresa May to not report on what's happening in France for National Security reasons. They are afraid it may start a 'European Spring'.
https://twitter.com/davjam8/status/1081907326934765568
i've never heard of D Notices before...
"DA Notices - formerly D Notices - are intended to provide newspaper editors, periodicals editors, radio and television organisations and book publishers, with general guidance on those areas of national security, which the Government considers it has a duty to protect."
Apparently 1.5 thousand have been issued in the UK in the last 5 years!
Sounds like censorship to me
Are the protests being reported anywhere else in the world I wonder?
I never heard of it but it would explain a lot... It's quite obvious to me that the media editorial line is not being decided by them.
The weirdest thing I heard was on a French radio, a journalist started a debate on the movement saying : "Now that the yellow vest movement is over..." Amazing. And they don't report on wounded people.
The problem is that yellow vest want to be heard and that frustrate them a lot. And that triggers a paranoia on the internet, wondering what else is hidden. Some people report incidents or death and nobody knows if they have to believe it or not as they feel they can't trust mainstream media to report it anyway.
pretty interesting article CoyoteJ, interesting that GDP is increasing but prosperity isn't. Thanks for sharing.
I agree, this is very interesting. Thank you.
I will read it again later to deepen my understanding of it (economics is not easy for me;))
As for the press, the NY times has done a good job concerning that movement. And I am happy to see that the press in France talk more about the movement, and in a different way. The press has a great role to play in finding a solution and making people understand each other. So, good news !
I like to think that the movement has a positive role to play in the shift of society. I am not a gilet jaune as I don't feel the soul of a fighter (not that way anyway) but I read some of them talking about how they feel they are waking-up, they feel more conscious and how their heart is opening. It will take time, but I hope a new way of living together will emerge. (As I said I don't feel I am a fighter, but I am a dreamer for sure !)
Tomorrow will be the 10th protest, I have a feeling it's going to be a big one.
Worth reading: American billionaires are behind all these attempts to destroy liberal democracy in Europe. https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2019/03/07/des-milliardaires-americains-financent-discretement-des-campagnes-de-desinformation-en-europe_5432486_4408996.html
For those who can't read French - I gave the article above a glance, spoiler alert: It's about the Mercers and Breitbart News. Quelle surprise ?
Yes, the first paragraphs are about Mercers and their Breitbart news, but then it goes into detail about how they have “activists” stirring up riots. They are the root of the problem. They are also the reason why we will have deteriorating relationships abroad.
Yes, like I said, I just glanced. I've been saying from the start that the Gilet Jaune movement is being agitated by populist/fascist entities.