Something you didn't mention. "The R" said "we will attack you," referring to mayors in Martinique if they don't support removing the Prefect. In his defense, Mr. Petitot claims he only meant politically attack them through elections. He also led 4 people who broke into the Prefect's residence last month. He was charged with, among other things, threats and intimidation to the Prefect. And he's a repeat criminal because he did time in France for drug trafficking. Incitement to violence isn't covered under freedom of speech in most countries. If he didn't intend to incite violence, his poor choice of words still gave the government a legitimate excuse to arrest him. The French might be scared of him and his movement because there's only so much looting and burning they can mitigate and they don't want people incited into further disrupting and destroying their own island for "a good cause." I also think Miss France was a strategy to appease the people through symbolism. It may be a cynical ploy, but what else are they going to do? France was on board to lower costs for imported food and to implement policies to counter inflation and "greedflation." But Mr. Petitot's group rejected a deal to cut food prices because they want all food imports to be *equal* in price to France. How does that happen realistically? Even if the bekes didn't turn a profit or price gouge as some claim they do; even if the French were angels who would never be racist to non-white people, a food item from France shipped to Martinique will always be more expensive because of the additional shipping cost. Even in the US, Hawaii has the most expensive groceries of any state because of import costs. The costs are not the same as the rest of the country because of distance. Demanding lower prices in Martinique is understandable, but demanding equal prices to France seems absurd. 3:38 is good and practical advice.
Very true my husband said the same thing am not expecting anything from them oh
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Something you didn't mention. "The R" said "we will attack you," referring to mayors in Martinique if they don't support removing the Prefect. In his defense, Mr. Petitot claims he only meant politically attack them through elections. He also led 4 people who broke into the Prefect's residence last month. He was charged with, among other things, threats and intimidation to the Prefect. And he's a repeat criminal because he did time in France for drug trafficking. Incitement to violence isn't covered under freedom of speech in most countries. If he didn't intend to incite violence, his poor choice of words still gave the government a legitimate excuse to arrest him. The French might be scared of him and his movement because there's only so much looting and burning they can mitigate and they don't want people incited into further disrupting and destroying their own island for "a good cause."
I also think Miss France was a strategy to appease the people through symbolism. It may be a cynical ploy, but what else are they going to do? France was on board to lower costs for imported food and to implement policies to counter inflation and "greedflation." But Mr. Petitot's group rejected a deal to cut food prices because they want all food imports to be *equal* in price to France. How does that happen realistically? Even if the bekes didn't turn a profit or price gouge as some claim they do; even if the French were angels who would never be racist to non-white people, a food item from France shipped to Martinique will always be more expensive because of the additional shipping cost. Even in the US, Hawaii has the most expensive groceries of any state because of import costs. The costs are not the same as the rest of the country because of distance. Demanding lower prices in Martinique is understandable, but demanding equal prices to France seems absurd.
3:38 is good and practical advice.