The yellow vests protests got a revamp of fury at the coercion and theft of society by the hand of the elites. While the poor protest their exploitation at the hands of the rich and political elites, the rich get appreciation for donating to the Notre Dame Cathedral, yet they are only footing 30% of the bill. The rest of the 70% is coming from taxes.
The upper class is patting themselves on the back for coming to the rescue of the rebuilding efforts for the Notre Dame Cathedral after it suffered a devastating fire last Monday. Meanwhile, the income inequality continues to persist and grow. This has fueled more motivation for yellow vests protests which drove a mass protest today in France.
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The wealthy elite don't care about the plight of the workers they that get exploited by corporation and the government, but they care when a building catches fire. Their actions are like a slap in the face to the movement.
As Ingrid Levavasseur, a founder of the movement, told AP:
"You're there, looking at all these millions accumulating, after spending five months in the streets fighting social and fiscal injustice. It's breaking my heart."
Yellow vest protesters move out from Bercy in Paris on one of 2 authorised marches. Police very much in evidence on what authorities fear could degenerate badly over the day. #f24 #GiletsJaunes
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Lest we not forget, this all started over giving big tax breaks for the wealthy, as well as high fuel costs which have climbed for decades. The government has continued to sell the people out to private interests who only seek to profit and exploit at the expense of the nation and it's people.
People have had enough of being treat like insignificant pawns in a machine operated by the elites who grow wealthier and owning more of everything. Earlier this week, an analysis came out which stated that half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population.
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That's staggering, but s only emblematic of the entire world, where the richest 26 people on the planet own as much as the poorest 50%.
"It’s simply not right that aristocrats, whose families have owned the same areas of land for centuries, and large corporations exercise more influence over local neighbourhoods – in both urban and rural areas – than the people who live there."
"Land is a source of wealth, it impacts on house prices, it is a source of food and it can provide enjoyment for millions of people."
The aristocracy has changed it's shape to reflect the wealth and power of ultra-wealthy individuals. Homeowners, rich or not, own only 5% of the land in England. The new era of money makers like banksters, oligarchs and industrialists have taken over the planet and continue to gobble up more and more.
As the amount of people in poverty grows and the middle class shrinks across nations, the wealthy amass more and most of scoiety doesn't realize what's going on, or the future that will come about. But when a building burns and no one dies, the elites are talking about having a national day of mourning, as Levavasseur points out:
"What happened at Notre-Dame is obviously a deplorable tragedy. But nobody died. I've heard someone speaking of national mourning. Are they out of their minds?"
This demonstrates the contrast in mindsets about problems in society. The protest today had many fueled by the blindness, with 126 demonstrators arrested, and some areas turning violent and small fires set. Police deployed tear gas to disperse people. Things will go on as they have been, with a government that cares more about rebuilding an old church that the needs of the low-income French citizens.
References:
- Yellow Vests Demonstrate in Paris as Notre Dame Donations Highlight Wealth Inequality
- Tension in Paris as Yellow Vests protest on first Saturday since Notre-Dame fire
- Half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population
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Very substantive commentary on the extant economic situation we find ourselves in. It is telling how little ownership of property has changed since the French Revolution, which was the spark that ignited overturning most monarchies. My takeaway from that failure to change is to recognize that exchanging kings for representatives has not changed anything meaningfully. The same people still run things, and we still don't, although the overlords are a bit more cryptic, having fall guys in between them and the ire of mobs with torches and pitchforks. Macron, the fall guy designated in France, doesn't even seem to be feeling any heat from six months of street protests. Clearly democracy is a very beneficial technological advance over monarchy for the rentier class, as were the layer of bureaucracy not so confusing things, an obvious king's head would have found a basket long ago.
Something confuses me about Notre Dame's rebuilding. Isn't it a Catholic church, owned by the church? I can understand people, and even the government, wanting to contribute to rebuilding a national treasure, but I am actually shocked the church itself seems to be bearing none of the cost of rebuilding.
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Indeed, from monarchies to aristocrats of a different kind, the new money power.
Yes, good point about the ownership, I would think it's catholic too. Sure, people can donate, but the church has huge coffers to foot the bill, and probably (one would think) insurance. People, driven by their emotions, are going to help cut the costs :/
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If I take at face value the figures you relate in the OP, the church won't pay a penny. Not saying I doubt you, just making an observation of what seems to be happening.
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The church is wealthy enough to foot the bill itself, particularly if they want to retain ownership of it. If the people are to pay for the repairs, then the people should also be in receipt of some the tourist income it generates. If the church can't afford to repair it completely, then make the building safe and keep it as part of the attraction for tourists. A memory of the fire until such time as they raise enough to restore it.
Was it insured, I wonder, Or is this the way insurance works for them?
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Yeah seriously, the church is loaded. Probably insured, they got the money for it... it's weird how people are throwing money at this and not other things... :/
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