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Repeat after me, protests in Venezuela good, protests in France bad!
Clark, Neil
http://www.rt.com/op-ed/450887-venezuela-macron-maduro-france-protests/Date Written: 2019-02-07 Publisher: RT Year Published: 2019 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX23516 Anti-government protests in Venezuela and France are treated differently because of the interests the respective presidents - and their opposition - represent. Abstract: -- Excerpt: France and Venezuela have both experienced widespread anti-government protests in recent weeks. These have been fuelled by economic factors and increased financial hardship of the majority. But it's only in Venezuela where the democratically-elected leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been ordered to step down and his opponent, Juan Guaido, has been anointed president. The 'good old democracies' of the US and the EU have been falling over themselves to 'recognise' Guaido. They're simply Mad About the Boy, and mad at Maduro. In France though, it's a very different story. Here it's been the street protestors – les gilets jaunes – who have been besmirched. They're 'populists' (boo, hiss) and there have been claims that the whole thing is being stirred up by Russia (an even louder boo, hiss). Subject Headings |