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France Using Emergency Powers To Prevent Climate Change Protests (theguardian.com)

Posted by timothy on from the merely-time-and-place-restrictions dept.

Bruce66423 writes: Following the Paris massacre, the French government declared a state of emergency. One of the regulations this introduced was control of large scale gatherings, and one of the events that is being caught up in this is planned protests to do with the Climate Change conference in Paris next month. This has resulted in some activists being put under house arrest — yet other gathering, such as commercial street markets — are being allowed to go ahead. Funny that; anyone would think that the government is using the opportunity to suppress dissent.

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  1. This is how it begins by whoever57 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Find a suitable reason to declare a state of emergency. Use the state of emergency to suppress legitimate protests. An event that outrages people used to remove civil liberties and the opportunity for dissent.

    Where have we seen this before? In every country that became a dictatorship.

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    1. Re:This is how it begins by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Don't underestimate the impact of the 2-weeks-ago-yet-fresh-massacre though. So, this time the protests are suppressed, and in a year from now they will be authorized again. Do you really think France, and especially the French, would accept a "state of emergency" lasting years? No. Moreover there are presidential elections in less than two years, and the party abusing the current situation more than necessary would be decimated by the voters. The French are really attached to freedom.

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    2. Re:This is how it begins by c · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Do you really think France, and especially the French, would accept a "state of emergency" lasting years?

      I wouldn't have expected the average American to tolerate minimum wage thugs groping children and elderly without effective results for years, either... but apparently, the terrorists won that round.

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  2. Yes/No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    //// Football matches: "Yes: Life must go on" ///// Climate change protests: "No - It's a security risk"

  3. Why does gov't care about climate change protest? by drnb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Find a suitable reason to declare a state of emergency. Use the state of emergency to suppress legitimate protests. An event that outrages people used to remove civil liberties and the opportunity for dissent. Where have we seen this before? In every country that became a dictatorship.

    Right, so the French government that recognizes climate change and agrees it is a major issue to be dealt with is afraid of protesters who recognize climate change and believe it is a major issue to be dealt with?

  4. Re:Why does gov't care about climate change protes by drnb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Right, so the French government that recognizes climate change and agrees it is a major issue to be dealt with is afraid of protesters who recognize climate change and believe it is a major issue to be dealt with?

    Perhaps it has more to do with getting the populace used to suppression of dissent?

    What dissent? The protesters and the government agree.

  5. Re:"using the opportunity to suppress dissent." by AchilleTalon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And is this going to work? No. Nobody gives a fuck about protesters, but protesters themselves.

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