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[–] 23 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

These protests show once again that if you believe western-media framing on anything, you’re a gullible fool. They are all just RT for liberalism.

Yes, some protesters did vandalize or use violence, but none of the arrested protesters made any political statements (according to a parisian prosecutor). They are just the usual crowd that looks for trouble no matter the protest. And, as this video demonstrates, at least part of the vandalism is done by the police itself.

The entire framing that the extreme left is causing havoc on the streets falls down the moment you take a closer look.

Add to this that the causes of the protests are basically never in the news. Never has the news opened every evening for a week with the fact that 7 million people in france can’t afford food (https://www.journaldeleconomie.fr/7-millions-de-francais-souffrent-de-la-faim/). No state of emergency, no speech by Macron, no police beating up the people responsible. It’s just accepted as is. What is a bigger violence: 7 million hungry people or one old building burning down?

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  • [–] 59 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Are they really escorted by actual police officers?

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  • [–] 59 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    No wonder they're called agents provocateurs.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 day ago

    Uff this gives heavy dictatorship vibes

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    What interpretation can I give to this? What motives are there to do this?

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  • [–] [S] 25 points 23 hours ago*

    Multiple possibilities. One reason for cops to do this is to give themselves an excuse to escalate the amount of violence they can use against protesters. Or as bait to rile up other protesters to follow their lead and then the cops who are close by or even the undercover regime officers quickly swipe the protesters away.

    It is a tactic commonly used by the IDF against Palestinians: Israeli undercover soldiers seen arresting Palestinian protesters

    Or they might simply be disguised to perform actions which would be illegal for the police while remaining masked and unidentifiable.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    Fuck this noise.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Must be immigrants/s

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