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Far-left anarchists smash windows in Paris during May Day rally
Reuters ^ | May 1, 2018 | by Reuters Staff

Posted on 05/01/2018 8:02:42 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

PARIS - Hundreds of hooded protesters held up an annual May Day demonstration in eastern Paris on Tuesday, with some smashing the windows of a McDonald’s restaurant and hurling petrol bombs inside.

French police warned on Monday of possible clashes with far-left anarchist groups, known as Black Blocs, after a call on social media for a “Revolutionary Day”.

Authorities said some 1,200 hooded and masked protesters had turned up on the sidelines of Tuesday’s planned demonstration by labor unions.

Images also showed the smashed windows of a Renault garage on a road near the Austerlitz station and a construction vehicle in flames.

The protesters moved towards riot police chanting anti-fascist slogans, waving Soviet flags and anti-government banners and throwing firecrackers. Some started to build barricades. The police used water cannon against some of the protesters.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anticapitalist; blackblocs; communism; communismkills; fascism; marxism; militantleft; progressives

1 posted on 05/01/2018 8:02:43 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh, right. ComMAY day. I forgot all about that.


2 posted on 05/01/2018 8:05:20 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

these are not anarchists

they are big government worshipping communists


3 posted on 05/01/2018 8:05:46 AM PDT by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What, no car-b-que?


4 posted on 05/01/2018 8:05:50 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The protesters moved towards riot police chanting anti-fascist slogans, waving Soviet flags and anti-government banners and throwing firecrackers.

Sounds like the Democrat National Convention.

5 posted on 05/01/2018 8:06:10 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Waving Soviet banners. Did Russia put them up to this?


6 posted on 05/01/2018 8:09:34 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

On the lighter brighter side NO ONE in Venezuela is fighting for socialism... they’ve been there - done that...


7 posted on 05/01/2018 8:09:55 AM PDT by GOPJ (Time to rethink deep state traitors AND the organizations they've infiltrated.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In communist Portland they dumped paint on a lot of police cars before the sun even came up.


8 posted on 05/01/2018 8:10:59 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Another missed opportunity to cull the refuse.


9 posted on 05/01/2018 8:11:43 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: Cold Heart
In communist Portland they dumped paint on a lot of police cars before the sun even came up.

And, yet, they only want the police to have guns (me so confused).

10 posted on 05/01/2018 8:12:46 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: vooch
"these are not anarchists"

Actually, the classical anarchist are the true communists. They believe in true socialism without the whole dictator thing. Like everyone is going to voluntarily give up all their property to the group, think 1871 Paris commune. Their "religious pilgrimage" is a wall up on Montmatre in Paris. This is where a lot of the Paris commune anarchist were lined up and shot. If you've been to Paris, it's near the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur which is a beautiful church building and dominates the heights of Montmatre.
11 posted on 05/01/2018 8:34:42 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: NonValueAdded

What, no car-b-que?

Day’s not over.


12 posted on 05/01/2018 8:36:48 AM PDT by kagnew (WWW)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

“In communist Portland they dumped paint on a lot of police cars before the sun even came up.
And, yet, they only want the police to have guns (me so confused).”

I very surprised that they even want the police to have guns. I believe it was in Baltimore, that some of the nuts up there wanted the police to leave their guns in the car when they go check on robbery, domestic abuse, etc. How about that one?


13 posted on 05/01/2018 8:39:53 AM PDT by kagnew (WWW)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

“In communist Portland they dumped paint on a lot of police cars before the sun even came up.
And, yet, they only want the police to have guns (me so confused).”

I very surprised that they even want the police to have guns. I believe it was in Baltimore, that some of the nuts up there wanted the police to leave their guns in the car when they go check on robbery, domestic abuse, etc. How about that one?


14 posted on 05/01/2018 8:39:53 AM PDT by kagnew (WWW)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Your post/pic says it all. BUMP!


15 posted on 05/01/2018 8:43:32 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Typical of anarchist losers.


16 posted on 05/01/2018 9:53:26 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The police used water cannon against some of the protesters.

Years ago I read where the Italian police put a dye in the water, sprayed the protesters and then rounded up all those who were stained. Dunno why they don't do it now. (I'd make it indelible.)

17 posted on 05/01/2018 12:39:16 PM PDT by Oatka (tHE)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sons of the Anarchists M/C. HMMM, I could see a TV show about that.


18 posted on 05/02/2018 6:02:05 AM PDT by ABN 505 (Right is right if nobody is right, and wrong is wrong if everybody is wrong. ~Archbishop Fulton John)
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