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Operation Starve Paris: French Farmers Begin “Indefinite” Tractor Siege to Protest Crippling Net Zero Policies as it’s Warned City Only has Three Days of Food

by Will Jones
29 January 2024 5:10 PM

French farmers have today started an “indefinite” tractor siege of Paris to protest the Government’s crippling Net Zero policies, blocking off key routes after threatening to “starve” the city amid warnings the capital only has three days of food. The Mail has more.

Tractors are clogging major roads bringing traffic to a grinding halt around the city with stacks of hay bales also used to block carriageways as part of a bitter on-running dispute over work conditions.

Meanwhile, the southern city of Toulouse has nearly been ‘cut off’ in the midst of similar protests in what will be a major test for France’s youngest ever PM Gabriel Attal – just weeks after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron aged 34.

In recent weeks there has been a slew of protests in France, a major agricultural producer, by farmers angry about incomes, red tape and environmental policies they say undermine their ability to compete with other countries.

Protesting farmers started the operation by blocking the A13 highway to the west of the capital, the A4 to the east and the A6 on which hundreds of tractors rolled towards Paris from the south. The Government in response has deployed some 15,000 police officers.

By mid-afternoon [the farmers] appeared to have met their objective of establishing eight chokepoints on major roads into Paris, according to Sytadin, a traffic monitoring service.

“We need answers,” said Karine Duc, a farmer in the southwestern Lot-et-Garonne department as she joined a convoy of tractors heading for Paris. “This is the final battle for farming. It’s a question of survival,” she added.

A banner on a tractor in the convoy said: “We will not die in silence.” …

The agriculture workers are protesting for more protection against rising production costs and for an end to green Net Zero policies that they say are putting them out of business.

The Government, wary of seeing the protests escalate and with an eye on European Parliament elections in June, has already dropped plans to gradually reduce subsidies on agricultural diesel and promised to ease environmental regulations.

France also said it would push its European Union peers to agree to ease regulations on fallow farmland. But farmers’ organisation said it was not enough.

Worth reading in full.

Tags: Climate AlarmismFarmingFranceNet ZeroParisTractor Siege

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The Dogman
The Dogman
1 year ago

I never thought I would say this, but I wish we were a bit more like the French. Good luck to them.

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FerdIII
FerdIII
1 year ago
Reply to  The Dogman

Canadian Truckers.
French Farmers.
Dutch Farmers.
Polish Farmers.

Men and women who live in reality and know that the bullshit of Net Zero is based on anti-science, anti-human theologies.

I agree with the French. Starve the bastards. Then Guillotine them. All of them.

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A Y M
A Y M
1 year ago
Reply to  FerdIII

Don’t forget the Army of God headed to Texas

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mess-west-army-god-convoy-heads-us-border-while-eu-farmers-block-cities

It’s time for good news.

Unfortunately that’s why “They” will take us to war again…

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Matt Dalby
Matt Dalby
1 year ago
Reply to  FerdIII

I don’t understand how the UK can be ahead of the curve in terms of rejecting unelected bureaucrats and the centralisation of power by voting for Brexit but way behind a lot of European countries in not having mass protests such as the farmer’s movements or a strong populist party such as AFD.

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stewart
stewart
1 year ago
Reply to  The Dogman

I wish I could be as heartened as you.

The farmers aren’t protesting for society or against the madness of clinate pokicy. They are protesting for themselves. For their own livelihoods and prosperity.

Net Zero comes with massive costs. Groups that manage to organise and lobby the government to be compensated will be.

The farmers are just presenting their bill and it will be settled with tax payer money, or debt really, as the state always spends more than it collects in taxes. Anything extra is just more debt at this point.

That’s how this will end. I hope I’m wrong though.

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago
Reply to  stewart

Yes but the enemy of my enemy is —–My friend

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Sforzesca
Sforzesca
1 year ago

Should cannibalism result, I hope Macron be the first – but then again he’s a bit small.
In an effort to be compassionate I’d rather go for the fat bastards first.

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
1 year ago

Where I live, they blocked the only road for miles into/out of the mountains yesterday. Great atmosphere. Approx 8 mile long ‘street’ party along the dark “serpent” , mountains on all sides, red lights all the way down.

Calm solidarity on show everywhere, despite the inconvenience. I walked especially to shake all the farmers’ hands heartily on the way up in the morning.

More than happy to wait, in and out.

Roundabout where the road up starts was a raging inferno of hay bales and manure by the evening. Stank to high heaven!

Vive la France!

Last edited 1 year ago by Marcus Aurelius knew
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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

https://twitter.com/recusant_raja/status/1750092066288226707?s=48&t=z-QEFmo-T7EyF1VraAWbsg

A big thanks for that update Marcus and keep them coming.

All the best buddy.👍

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
1 year ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

I write them for you and folks like us. People who THINK FOR THEMSELVES.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

Many thanks 👍👍👍

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago

Music to my ears.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

While I don’t want to put the dampers on this thread here is an update on the child grooming in Greater Manchester.

I have posted previously that Burnham is the man blocking all enquiries and here is some more supporting evidence. It ain’t pretty.

Burnham will be absolutely fizzing with this.

https://twitter.com/recusant_raja/status/1750092066288226707?s=48&t=z-QEFmo-T7EyF1VraAWbsg

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

Ah——Thanks for exposing this Islamophile

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago

“France also said it would push its European Union peers to agree to ease regulations on fallow farmland. But farmers’ organisation said it was not enough.”

As soon as the farmers agree to any sort of compromise they are screwed.

“ils ne passeront pas”

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago

Reiner Fuellmich’s trial is due to start Wednesday 31st January in Gottingen, Germany.

Best wishes Reiner.

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago

The barbarian hordes of climate activists led by Greta on a Huge Black Stallion came over the horizon and swept to victory with their fossil fuel free propaganda. Poverty and hunger was widespread.——–But then an uprising as the moral resistance movement gathered momentum and pushed them to the Berlin Wall and beyond back to where they came from. The vanquished were sent packing back to the tyranny from where they emerged. Freedom in the western world was then restored, prosperity regained, and life spans extended by the restoration of cheap abundant energy and all was well and all freedom loving peoples lived happily ever after.

Last edited 1 year ago by varmint
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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
1 year ago
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Amen

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Covid-1984
Covid-1984
1 year ago

When Macron was asked to comment, he replied ” Let them eat cake”

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Myra
Myra
1 year ago

These protests have been going on well over a month. Started in Germany, now spreading to different countries, including France and Belgium.
i heard yesterday that apparently Ukrainian food imports don’t have to comply with EU regulations?

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RTSC
RTSC
1 year ago

I hope our farmers are watching and learning from the Dutch, German and French farmers.

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JXB
JXB
1 year ago

And meanwhile in Britain… ?

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