Restore order first, then negotiate

Reasons

1. 1.

   Blockades and attacks on schools, prefectures and police can’t be accepted, whatever the cause.

   • ICI: Mobilisation du 17 octobre – 550.000 manifestants selon le gouvernement (ici.fr)

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   • Supports

     More than 900 police officers have been injured since the protests began.

     • Al Jazeera: Protests spread across France as ‘yellow vests’ set to join (aljazeera.com)
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2. 2.

   Schools must reopen so the pupils who aren’t protesting don’t lose weeks of teaching.

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3. 3.

   Negotiating under pressure from blockades rewards whoever escalates the most.

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