When groups like Extinction Rebellion block the roads it's wrong, but when farmers do it it's ok?
Farmers protesting against climate action is good for the ruling class.
79 people were arrested
Later in the day, some farmers managed to get inside the market complex. Police arrested dozens, taking the total number arrested at Rungis on Wednesday to 79.
Many of thesewere arrested for breaking and entering/trespassing, not for obstructing the road. It isn't clear from the article how many if any were arrested for the road block.
I was just thinking that. Where are all the terrorist apologists on this site ready to chime in?
I get the farmers protesting Rising fuel costs. What I don't get is them protesting Rising feed cost. Isn't feed coming from farmers? I mean feed comes from Farmers right?
On an unrelated note, why does speech to text capitalize random words?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The protests, now about two weeks old, brought traffic to a standstill in many places as tractors blocked lanes or entire sections of highways for miles, and 18 people were arrested Wednesday.
In addition to the increased tax burden and European agriculture policies that they say are threatening their ability to survive, the French farmers also want more concessions from the government to combat rising costs of fuel and animal feed.
One of the places the farmers wanted to reach was the huge Rungis wholesale food market south of Paris, where supermarkets, stores and restaurants go to buy their supplies.
A few farmers said they felt they were being given a police escort rather than threatened, as national Gendarmerie forces drove alongside them, ready to turn them off onto a different route if they got too close to the limits set by the interior minister.
The farmers have been protesting for more than two weeks, causing major traffic jams in several towns, dumping manure in front of local authority buildings and filling public squares with rotting fruit and bales of hay.
The government has adopted a gentle approach thus far, but there are fears the largely peaceful movement could turn violent if it drags on and if farmers feel they are not being heard.
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