Update: Yellow Vests Continue to Rock France

In December I attempted to draw attention to the Yellow Vest protests, in part as a means of understanding what was going on and, in part, in an effort to at least help make people aware of what had been taking place in France. Considering how few Americans seem even aware of these protests and have little to no understanding of the issues still, I am sharing this update.

Depending on your source, last weekend was the 18th or 19th week of Yellow Vest protests. It was one of the more violent weekends, the saddest part being the destruction that took place on the Champs-Elysees, at the heart of Paris.

If interested in following what is happening here, I recommend using Twitter as a news feed of sorts. Go to Twitter.com and in the Search button type in #YellowVests.

Here is a March 18 story from the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47609978

Here is a story about Paris violence, from VOX:
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2019/3/18/18271678/vox-sentences-yellow-vest-protests-paris-violence

Here's a Tweet I captured yesterday:

Here is a March 18 story from The Atlantic about France's "Rebels Without A Cause":
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/03/france-yellow-vest-protesters-want/585160/

Here is my original story in November with helpful insights from an Economics scholar in Marseilles:
https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2018/12/whats-all-this-buzz-about-yellow.html

Twitter Feed -- #YellowVests
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Yellowvests&src=typd

This Mike Huckabee editorial expresses concerns about how the Green New Deal could backfire and produce a similar disruption here. It should be noted that the trigger event in France was a 12 cent gas hike.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/19/green_new_deal_would_spark_yellow_vest-style_protests_139779.html

Wikipedia gives an extensive overview of the backstory and current events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_vests_movement

I believe that what is happening in France is of major significance and that leaders worldwide are paying close attention to the events unfolding on this world stage.