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Macron Arrests “Yellow Vest” Organizer In Escalation Which Will Surely Calm Things Down
Macron Arrests “Yellow Vest” Organizer In Escalation Which Will Surely Calm Things Down French authorities have arrested a key organizer of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement for leading an unauthorized demonstration, signaling a crackdown on the anti-government demonstrators after nearly two months of violence-filled protests. Eric Drouet, a truck driver from the suburbs of […]
Three Things That Will Definitely Happen In 2019
Three Things That Will Definitely Happen In 2019 Much about 2019 is uncertain. But a few things are pretty much guaranteed, including the following: Government debt will rise at an accelerating rate Like a life-long dieter who finally gives up and decides to eat himself to death, the US is now committed to trillion-dollar deficits […]
The Merkel & Macron Tag-Team – Surrender Sovereignty to Brussels
The Merkel & Macron Tag-Team – Surrender Sovereignty to Brussels QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Merkel has come out and said that “Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty.” This is what you have been saying that the agenda is to federalize Europe. Would you care to elaborate on her latest statement? Thank you […]
A European Spring
A European Spring Europeans are in revolt against the political and moral order and it’s wonderful. The emptiest, dumbest platitude of our time, uttered both by establishment stiffs like the Archbishop of Canterbury and by self-styled radical leftists, is that the 1930s have made a comeback. Treating that dark decade as if it were a […]
Angela Merkel: Nation States Must “Give Up Sovereignty” To New World Order
Angela Merkel: Nation States Must “Give Up Sovereignty” To New World Order “Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty”, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who told an audience in Berlin that sovereign nation states must not listen to the will of their citizens when it comes to questions of immigration, borders, […]
The European Project Comes to an End
The European Project Comes to an End The end of the EU and the Balkans as China’s foothold in Europe Though the end of the European Union is inevitable, the proponents of a further integrated or federal superstate are busy making a last effort to achieve their goal. The opposition against the project is mounting […]
“We Made Mistakes”: France Changes Tone On Yellow Vests As Movement Hits Canada
“We Made Mistakes”: France Changes Tone On Yellow Vests As Movement Hits Canada The Macron government has changed its tone after five straight weeks of violent “Yellow Vest” demonstrations across the country. On Sunday Prime Minister Édouard Philippe admitted to Les Echoes newspaper that mistakes were made in the handling of the protests, and that a dialogue is […]
The Empire’s Sea of Woes
The Empire’s Sea of Woes The noose cinches. Second-rate George H.W. Bush got a first-rate Washington send-off. For one day it interrupted the downtrend in equity markets. It may mark the US apotheosis of inflated grandiosity. Across the Atlantic, Emmanuel Macron, pretentious popinjay of Gallic grandiosity, has gotten a deserved comeuppance. Brexit, Trump’s election, and […]
The War Against Globalism
The War Against Globalism We are the Little Folk—we! Too little to love or to hate. Leave us alone and you’ll see How we can drag down the State! -A Pict Song, Rudyard Kipling Belgium has joined the list of countries that are rebelling against their elected leadership. Over the weekend the Belgian government fell over Prime […]
The Brewing European Debt Crisis
The Brewing European Debt Crisis Macron is pushing for the European Finance Minister to raise money by selling EU bonds and then distribute the money to the 19-member Eurozone. France is very heavily indebted and here once again we have simply the goal to raise more money rather than reform. Because of the riots in […]
Can the ‘Yellow Vests’ Protests Go Global?
Can the ‘Yellow Vests’ Protests Go Global? When it comes to the relationship of U.S. citizens to the politicians and bureaucrats in Washington D.C., there’s no indication that anything remotely resembling self-government is happening. Rather, the relationship is far more like that of a servant to a master. From the October post: Americans are Stuck in […]
The Riots in France Are NOT Just About Taxes
The Riots in France Are NOT Just About Taxes The recent protests in France seem to have caught everyone by surprise, particularly the French government. Macron’s government seems to have underestimated the demonstrations and the determination of the protesters. The Western media seems confounded in their attempts to understand or explain them and the rest of […]
Trust Is Failing on Both Sides of the Pond
Trust Is Failing on Both Sides of the Pond I’ve been warning for a while now that we are pushing towards an inflection point in history. With each passing week it feels like events are accelerating as change to the status quo is everywhere. In Europe, the EU leadership and Theresa May are so desperate […]
France Deploys 89,000 Cops Amid Fears Of Yellow Vest Rebellion On Saturday
France Deploys 89,000 Cops Amid Fears Of Yellow Vest Rebellion On Saturday French authorities will deploy at least 8,000 riot police and gendarmes in Paris on Saturday, and 89,000 forces across the country according to the Prime Minister, as the Elysee prepares for “act four” of the Yellow Vest movement’s violent protests against the Macron government. In addition […]
The Real Significance of the French Tax Revolt
The Real Significance of the French Tax Revolt The gilets jaunes (Yellow Jacket) anti-tax riots in France escalated over the past weekend, again citing the impact of higher taxes on fossil fuels –and high levels of taxation in general – on everyday life. French citizens, already subject to the highest taxes in the OECD, are being […]
