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farflung1
That's a picture for history.
superiorninja
#standwithpalestine
RykeJK
That is not a french flag..
Penthesilean
No shit.
SzKnoWnzEvr72
Stupid sexy protests.
TheBlondSwede
Is that garlic sauce?
bigasspervypanda
This is a powerful visual
A2DY79
That's about all the Palestinians have going for them. Definitely not philosophy or morality.
bigasspervypanda
I can't speak to the philosophy or morality of an entire nation that I've never lived with.
AngelCenturion
When you find out she's a squirter
cookiemonsterisababek
Free free Palestine
Giulatesta
Beautiful shot! Who's the photographer?
IslandofYiaros
https://imgur.com/8ZUmOFu
HisDudness
In France they protest hardest against the government. In The States we protest hardest against nature itself.
isthisjunkmail
Amazing shot.
PurpleMagnolia
One for the history books
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Thanks! Those water cannons are difficult to aim.
ThorGodOfHammerz
Zreen
hnngh
Viva la resistance
PolkaBrat
He's got better water resistance than a Timex watch.
iHateMyselfButIHateYouMore
FakePlasticTreehugger
Vive**
elinveronicap
My husband goes around shouting "viva la France" every European or World Cup. It drives me crazy.
dihydrogenmonoxyde
* résistance
RealitetsSimulatoren
Wow, that guy sneezing at him really should have had a mask on
Pandard66
If the rockets stopped would the air raids stop? If the air raids stopped would the rockets stop?
antillesw
Air strikes only bc of rocket strikes.
Noodleswit
For those who don't know, the french government just declared illegal any pro-palestinian protests.
kitteln23
lie. Many peaceful protests happened in big cities, all went well. Some Parisian protesters burnt trash cans and attacked the police.
AprilKuper
Almost looks like a painting ?
theWallflower00
Do you hear the people sing?
burlyqlady
There were many antisemitic incidents this week, in the UK some were arrested for shouting threats in a Jewish neighborhood that they would
burlyqlady
Rape their daughters. Synagogues were vandalized. Violent stuff.
burlyqlady
https://ksusentinel.com/2021/05/17/anti-semitic-incidents-during-anti-israel-protests-worry-europe-05-17-2021-worldwide/
DeathLemons
This is what it feels like to chew 5 gum.
OICU8P
Photographer should turn that into an NFT
Fenwe
Palestina libre!! Israel asesinos!!!
Piisthree
Amazing how it became normal to call Israel an apartheid state...
DaRcK
How can you be this ignorant when they are apartheid and war criminals.
Piisthree
and that fellow in this "Art-Picture" is clearly one of this men who enriches France with his culture of freedom,wisdom and equality ...
Criscartersfallguys
This is what some of us meant when we said it’s easy to pile on the US but shits wild everywhere. Legit, everywhere is fucked.
Domehammer
US is also the easy target because its stable enough to make fun of. Unlike France which rarely see brought up but wild stuff happening.
NullifiedMatrixEntry
On behalf of the People whom dont realise that the states are full of normal People as well as the hand full of spectacular idiots. Sorry.
GreenTeaParty
Our taxes go to killing Palestinians, and not our own healthcare being free.
IdiotSavantTinker
It also goes toward making Healthcare in Israel free.
Mokelzwerg
So meanwhile in Germany people from Anti-Israel protests shout to kill Jews and throw stones at synagogues. Real cool. /s
N000dle
Picking sides is pretty much impossible in this, unless you’re part of the problem
TheLastSpaceman
"/s"
Mokelzwerg
That was corresponding to the „real cool“. Don’t know why I‘m getting downvoted
SouperScott
Because what you said comes off as super irrelevant to the post.
rosebudthesled
Great band name: "Protest In France"
SuperDuper0tter
Sounds like lounge rock band name. Try French Riot for something more metal
ConformistWithACause
tevyethemad
Every so often have a "Paris Commune Tour" where you just give free pop up shows around Paris for a couple months.
ShizStain
Or, "Protest France"
marsgoose
Also known as average Wednesday afternoon in France.
FractalShadows
This is in France? The flag looks Italian?
leviathan8600350
Lol
PraiseTheSuns
I legit thought this was the mexican flag tho ??
Illendor
Looks like Palestine to me.
Lifk
It is. He is actually in queue to the bakery and it's just raining a lot lately.
HoldMyKitchen
Palestine
NacLac
The tags suggest it's a pro Palastine protest in France.
ratilda
But who needs reading or knowing about the major world news, amiright?
ruferto
what are they protesting
antillesw
They’re pro terrorist
charlie2979
For a free Palestine.
cookiemonsterisababek
These Palestinian citizens are the descendants of people who were forced out of their homeland by European zionists
cookiemonsterisababek
Apartheid state of “Israel” historically known as Palestine. The government holds millions of Palestinian citizens imprisoned with no rights
MitchAporia
frree from what
DrJohnZoidbergMD
do you live under a rock?
ruferto
when someone asks an honest question like that, it is far better to give them an answer than ridicule them for not knowing something
DrJohnZoidbergMD
in this age of internet and social media it's just don't make any sense to not to know stuff happening around the world...each to its own...
charlie2979
Israeli Occupation.
MitchAporia
How are you Occupying your own home
charlie2979
Don't sealion my dude. Gaza is under Israeli Occupation. You know this.
GadenKerensky
Oh, you need to go a long ways back. Shit's deep, complex, and naturally, America and Britain have a chunk of the blame.
Filanwizard
All their settlements are outside their legal recognized borders.
MyOwnPrivateOhio
Is that mace or pepper spray?! I seriously hope that is just a fire hose with water.
Giulatesta
It's most probably skunk water https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/12/the-skunk-another-israeli-weapon-for-collective-punishment
IHateToTurnUpTheVolumeOfMyTvBecauseMyCatIsSnoring
Police in Germany use these
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
If you'd ever been hit by a fire hose, you'd wish for mace or pepper spray.
ToasterDent
Water with ground glass mixed in
Dracology
honestly depending on the pressure a fire hose would be worse
RoboCritter
Sometimes they mix mace into the water
marsgoose
It's a fire hose
Othernate
Fire hoses can straight rip the flesh off your face, tho. None of these options are good ones. ):
MyOwnPrivateOhio
Agreed. I’ve seen those photos plus it blows them back 15 feet and skin is on the asphalt.
Cinema104
Fire hose can tear your skin apart, enough mace can blind or suffocate. These are all inhumane ways to prevent protest.
AnfieldLarge
Champagne
dogbeachesarethebestbeaches
Lovely. This is the reality I choose to believe.
Conqueeftadore
It’s not in that region so I think technically it’s sparkling violence
hitdog42
That's a solid joke. I'm classifying it as AOC
thatsbadmmkay
Brilliant
OverlordNeb
Wait I'm lost, what are they protesting? Anyone got a quick summary?
stephanmarshay
Quick answer is "everything".
LordBarringtonBunks
Israel defending itself from Hamas violence after Hamas bombed them for being twats.
blitgerblather350
Poor displaced people with fireworks and rocks lobbing them at the forces that displaced, bombed, and terrorized them for 50+ years.
LordBarringtonBunks
Fireworks and rocks? Man, you're fucking dumb if you believe that's all they were. lol
antillesw
Hamas supporter
cookiemonsterisababek
It’s not that I am a supporter of Hamas, it’s just that if u consider Hamas terrorists, you must think an even more despicable thing of IDF
antillesw
The US, EU and more consider Hamas a terrorist organization. Good that you admitted we can ignore your viewpoints.
xxydot123
They're mad because their rockets they fired at Israel blew up their own people. Pretty common actually.
cookiemonsterisababek
“Israel” is an apartheid state, it really should be called Palestine. I’m 1948 many settlers from Europe and other places came to Palestine
assymcgee7
Jews*
cookiemonsterisababek
But unfortunately the powers in charge had a very well documented plan to erase the Arabs from the area. Sorry, I meant in 1948 is when the
cookiemonsterisababek
Main Nakba began occurring. They forced Palestinians out of their homes. It’s still happening to this day. Now the government holds millions
cookiemonsterisababek
Of people in Gaza against their will. They restrict their water, power, access to medicine. Deny them the right to vote or even leave.
LordBarringtonBunks
So Gaza can't get water, power, medicine but can get rockets and guns. Gotcha.
cookiemonsterisababek
Rockets have been shot into “Israel” in retaliation to the IDF terrorizing a very sacred Mosque in Jerusalem as well as selecting another
woozle
the French can give lessons on how to protest. They're like, the world champions of protest
ControversialLeftistLesbian
They are a head of the game definitely.
punjabberwock
I see what you did there
JayEnfield
"Am I a joke to you?"
IdiotSavantTinker
Euromaidon...
dobroweigh
Doubt you can call something a protest if it's not from a certain region of France.
ThatWhichRemains
As someone once said "the French will throw a bathtub through their presidents window if he as much as sneezes wrong"
belortik
What are they on now, their 5th Republic?
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Lifk
Protest =/ revolution
EverNotRelevant
That's pretty profoundly ignorant of French history in general and the history of their protests specifically.
minibois
I would say "Hats off to them", but I fear they might take it too literal.
Hibbtygibitty
More so than the Bolsheviks? The Boxers? The Rohingyas?
airbornpork
There's a reason they call it the 5th republic.
TheJackKetch
Any excuse to stop work to moan. /S
MrMcGeeIn3D
The French love a good revolt.
l33t1c4r1u5
Only thing they actually put work into
Thesonshade
Mon baguette est détrempé, et ouvre la fenetre! SOLIDARITIE TOUT SUITE!
pmmeyourgold
Hey the Canadians are doing a good job too:
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bottledham
Aren't they sorry though?
NoQuestionMarksInDeclarativeSentences
Soowry*
SirSparblington
Most of us are.
EverNotRelevant
Indeed. It warmed my withered heart to see the firefighters just fucking go to town on the police.
Soufange
Wait whaaaat. What I miss?
EverNotRelevant
YOU MISSED SO MUCH. https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/28/french-firefighters-set-alight-start-fighting-police-12139804/
vitfall
Have you ever really protested if you don't light yourself on fire?
Soufange
HOLY FUCK HOW WAS I NOT INFORMED 2020 WAS FUCKING INSANE
michaeloberg
I cut out a sentence from a NYTimes article from years ago "No one immolates cars with the efficiency and single minded gusto as the French"
W92Baj
Or sheep
hnngh
No one's slick as Gaston
No one's quick as Gaston
No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's...
Kyen155
woozle
lol
flavivsaetivs
Whoever wrote that deserves a raise
DynamaxAgumon
I saw a video a while back of a French firefighter lighting himself on fire and running into a police line to fight the police while on fire
loutreurbaine31415
Also firefighter in Paris are considered as military ;)
burlyqlady
Did he survive?
ManByTechnicality
Yes https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2020/01/28/french-firefighters-set-alight-start-fighting-police-12139804/amp/
CptRobotNinja
That is metal as FUCK
burlyqlady
Goddamn
kadaeux
They just don't remember the IRA..... :P
H2ONerd
IRA didn't immolate, they detonated.
kadaeux
Incorrect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mon_restaurant_bombing "The La Mon restaurant bombing was an incendiary bomb attack by the IRA"
H2ONerd
That was an explosive that had gas cans around it, they used the gas as part of it, but it was still a bomb. Also, La Mon is not a car.
SirBagels
Immolation != spontaneous disassembly, gotta remember that
H2ONerd
Correct, immolation is setting something on fire, not exploding it. I'm going to start using spontaneous disassembly from now on.