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Yellow Vests Knock Out 60 Percent of All Speed Cameras In France (bbc.com)
Thelasko shares a report from the BBC: Members of the "yellow vests" protest movement have vandalized almost 60% of France's entire speed camera network, the interior minister has said. Christophe Castaner said the willful damage was a threat to road safety and put lives in danger. The protest movement began over fuel tax increases, and saw motorists block roads and motorway toll booths. Some protesters feel speed cameras are solely a revenue-generating measure which takes money from the poor. The BBC's Hugh Schofield, in Paris, said evidence of the vandalism is visible to anyone driving around France, with radar cameras covered in paint or black tape to stop them working.
in the US usually the person that spends the most money on advertising wins
Part of the reason for this is that the person most likely to win attracts the most donations.
I believe that we, in the US, are getting to that point as well.
I don't think so. Every person who thinks we need to move further to the left is counterbalanced by someone else who wants to move right.
Everyone may be frustrated, but they are frustrated about different things, and desire different solutions. The current system is about as close to a consensus as we are going to get.