French Populist Marine Le Pen's Dec 11, 2018 Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jIB97hePDw
Uploaded by Cassius 12-19-18; page 1 of 2
NOTE: As far as I know, the only version of this speech exists in subtitles on the YT video. It was not covered on French TV or mentioned by the French of British MSM, just uploaded onto FB. This important speech, currently suppressed by the media, deserves to be shared. Hence, the transcription that accompanies the video.
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Ladies and gentlemen: the president has spoken. Circumstance has forced him in to a furtive mea culpa, but once again Emmanuel Macron has not understood the deep aspirations of the French people.
The movement of the Yellow Vests, supported by the large part of our countrymen, is a symptom of a social, economic, identity, and institutional crisis that has been festering for decades.
Nothing the president announced will help soothe this type of popular revolt. While he appears to be giving way on his biggest tax mistakes, these are taxes that were implemented by Macron himself, like taxing overtime work, decided when he was with Francois Hollande, like increasing the CSB charge for pensioners (a flagship policy last year), and of course, like increasing the fuel tax.
Regarding the 100 euro increase in the minimum wage, he is simply bringing forward an increase in the "activity allowance," which was initially planned for 2022. Contrary to what he says, this is not a salary increase, because it will not count when calculating pensions.
The executive is confronted with a crisis in confidence, and the dishonest aspect of this speech will rightly outrage the people of France.
The announcement may be summarized as follows: Slowing down high profile taxes and bringing forward some social measures. But nothing overall will change.
Not a word was said on how this will be funded. Rather than, as usual, cutting defense spending to reduce the budget deficit, I would suggest
* a tax on the four internet giants,
* ending the CICE credit for large companies, which has not created any jobs,
* increasing the flat rate tax for the richest in our country and
* stopping the continuous increase in our contribution to the EU (1.5 billion more this year and 1.5 billion more next year).
Like you, my dear compatriots, despite the solemnity of this presidential address, I do not believe anything will change. No measures to end the privileges of large globalized companies, or to end the abuse inflicted by banks and insurance on small companies. No measures for our farmers.
We heard nothing about changing course on pension and unemployment insurance reform, reforms with could, as early as next year, harm our social model.
Compatriots, do not be fooled, neither the course nor the direction is changing. This is taking a step back [in order to] take two steps forward.
On another note, we know the objective of immigration is to lower wages, something that will ruin our social system.
Yet he approved, on the same day of this speech, the pact of Marrakesh [UN Migration Pact], which is nothing less than a commitment to speech up the future migratory submersion of our country.
I ask him to reverse this decision on the 19th of December at the UN.
If he approves this anti-social and anti-national pact, without consulting the people, he will be responsible for this indignity, and will have to face the anger of the French people.
He has not only missed an opportunity to change direction on social policy, he has also made a grave decision for our country. The truth is that he is a prisoner of his logic, his globalist ideology, that he is clearly unwilling or unable to abandon.
According to his vision of a global society, nations and people must disappear in a global ensemble, where everyone is free to trade as they wish. This is the objective when he and the EU organize completely free trade, remove our protective borders, allow widespread unfair competition, and favor large conglomerates over small companies rooted in our soil.
He knows this will lead to the end of France and the economic and social enslavement of the French.