Comment from lancellot

Excellent

Very interesting. Now, I am really curious. Is there something going on in France that the people are angry about, besides COVID? Or did something happen two years ago? I only know about the occasional terrorist attacks.

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reply by the author on 17-Jan-2021

Thank you for reviewing. They were called the 'gilets jaunes' from their clothing and began to riot about petrol and food prices. It was supposed to be a one off in November 2018, but things went from bad to worse adding taxes and many other gripes to their agenda and the riots became more and more violent. The shopkeepers were brought to their knees for the first time at Christmas 2018 (no deliveries could get through and clients were also stopped by the riots). The wave of aggression went on right until the Covid lockdown in March 2020 (shopkeepers hit again), and the strikes and demonstrations certainly started again immediately lockdown ended (early summer 2020). Since then things have become confused in my mind as I have to follow England as well (my parents are there, and they are in lockdown so I can't reach them) and things in the US are explosive. In France we are being threatened with a third lockdown, and I can't see beyond that at the moment...

Comment from royowen

Excellent

I'm wondering if something happened two or three years ago Katherine, but I won't guess, well done, it's good to see you in the renga project by Gypsy, well done, blessings Roy

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reply by the author on 17-Jan-2021

Thank you for reviewing. I love this Renga project, this is my third foray into it. An excellent way of interacting and communicating. Unfortunately I prepared this to follow Gypsy's chapter 39, but by the time I was ready Ulla had toned things down, so this doesn't fit so well... They were called the 'gilets jaunes' from their clothing and began to riot about petrol and food prices. It was supposed to be a one off in November 2018, but things went from bad to worse adding taxes and many other gripes to their agenda and the riots became more and more violent. The shopkeepers were brought to their knees for the first time at Christmas 2018 (no deliveries could get through and clients were also stopped by the riots). The wave of aggression went on right until the Covid lockdown in March 2020 (shopkeepers hit again), and the strikes and demonstrations certainly started again immediately lockdown ended (early summer 2020). Since then things have become confused in my mind as I have to follow England as well (my parents are there, and they are in lockdown so I can't reach them) and things in the US are explosive. In France we are being threatened with a third lockdown, and I can't see beyond that at the moment...

reply by royowen on 17-Jan-2021

I see Katherine, you live in France,

reply by the author on 17-Jan-2021

I do indeed. France is a great country.

reply by royowen on 17-Jan-2021

I agree, and Germany, and Italy, and Austria, and Switzerland,

Comment from Alcreator Litt Dear

Excellent

This Haiku poem speaks a doubt about state of calmness in France and this status is beyond comprehension at this status there; well said, well done; thanks for sharing this. ALCREATOR

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reply by the author on 17-Jan-2021

Thank you for reviewing. I think everything has gone beyond us. All we can hpe to do is catalogue events and assess them later with hidsight.