Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron stated his strategy was to piss off unvaccinated residents.
Macron denounced the unvaccinated as “non-citizens” and confirmed he wanted to make their lives miserable to coerce them into taking the COVID-19 jab.
After Macron made the cocky remarks in his interview with Le Parisien, France expected widespread protests across the country.
And that’s what transpired on Saturday as roughly 130 protests were scheduled in every corner of France.
Protestors marched the streets in droves to voice their displeasure with Macron’s fascistic remarks targeted at unvaccinated residents.
I’ve complied tons of footage from Saturday’s protests:
https://twitter.com/Based__UK/status/1479591035609169924
France’s months-long protest movement has been reignited, with tens of thousands taking to the streets in multiple French cities today following Macron’s inflammatory remarks dehumanizing his countrymen who oppose vaccine passes. This is Marseilles.pic.twitter.com/DMJxhlAaIr
— Michael P Senger (@michaelpsenger) January 8, 2022
Many MASSIVE protests happening throughout France against vax mandates and Pres. Emmanuel Macronpic.twitter.com/gTv89FakMJ
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) January 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/BL333uk/status/1479899373068824578
🚨 LIVE FEED ⚠️
🇫🇷💉 FRANCE: NATIONWIDE PROTEST MOVEMENT AGAINST THE #VaccinePassports
👉🏻 Today thousands are marching all around France against the new "vaccine passport" and Macron's statement claiming "unvaccinated people are no longer citizens"#coronaprotest pic.twitter.com/Zo5GJin6e8
— #KICKOUTRUTTE (@VrijeMeinung) January 8, 2022
Over 100 cities in France are in the street to protest against the medical mandates and Macron’s policies dealing with it. pic.twitter.com/unbKrTFILV
— Asaad Sam Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) January 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/ThePr0diga1S0n/status/1479910331904405509
🇫🇷 France – Montpellier [Jan 8, 2022]
Massive protests all over Europe against vax mandates & passports!#NoVaccinePassports #NoGreenPass #NoAlPaseSanitario #manifs8janvier #DoNotComply #NonAuPassSanitaire #PassaporteSanitarioNao #Freiheit #nejtillvaccinpass #GeenQR pic.twitter.com/baoqAIaFn6
— 🏛️ BMedia 🇳🇱 (@BananaMediaQ) January 8, 2022
Toulon France today 08.01.2022 protest against the vaccinal pass pic.twitter.com/RTR4cFW0W5
— Peter Niblett (@Peteuk001) January 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/LoveWorld_Peopl/status/1479865231610458119
The protests carried into the night and ended with chants of Liberté:
https://twitter.com/Resist_05/status/1479923725998825480
Sky News reported:
Government officials confirmed on Tuesday that they plan to enact a law which would effectively block unvaccinated people from hospitality venues.
Until now, France has enforced coronavirus health pass, requiring people to show proof of a recent negative test or proof of vaccination for entry into restaurants, cafes and cinemas, as well as to board trains.
The new change will remove the option of showing a negative test, meaning unvaccinated people will be barred from hospitality venues or trains.
What are the changes?
France introduced a health pass last year that prevents people without a negative PCR test or proof of vaccination from entering hospitality venues, inter-regional trains and buses, and domestic flights.
But it now wants to turn the pass into a vaccine passport, which means only fully vaccinated people will have access.
“I won’t send (the unvaccinated) to prison,” President Emmanuel Macron said. “I won’t vaccinate by force. So we need to tell them, from 15 January, you won’t be able to go to the restaurant anymore, you won’t be able to down one, won’t be able to have a coffee, go to the theatre, the cinema.”
Those opposed to vaccination undermine “the strength of a nation”, Mr Macron added.
While Macron directed his grotesque comments at unvaccinated French residents, could he unintentionally unite the country in anger at his administration?
Expect more chaotic scenes from the European nation in the coming months.
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