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baboon's avatar

I think I made virtually every important point James raises here on twitter last year. The most important being this is WWIII and it is US (the people of Earth) against the oligarchs and their technocrat stooges.

"Specifically, France's Ministry for the Ecological Transition (which is apparently a thing that exists) decided in its infinite wisdom that the "ecology tax" on gas and diesel (which, it must also be noted, is a thing that exists) was too low, so they raised it. This sparked anger among the general public, who were already suffering from rising gas prices"

That's not it at all. People were told *explicitly* that diesel was the best option and the most ecological (it happens to be true because diesel is the most efficient fuel and if you have have good catalytic converters then the pollution is minimal).

Therefore they went out and bought diesel engine cars and vans. They were then told that the amortization they had engaged in was wrong and that they could pound sand. Diesel costs would be raised to "protect the environment".

That's what made people in France so angry. They were told by investing in diesel they were doing the right thing, then were knifed in the front.

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Elsa's avatar

I love James Corbett's stuff. More important, I respect James Corbett.

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