Edit: thousands of police to manage thousands of protesters? Once again the press underscores France's disgust with this degrading situation. The police also threaten the protesters children, encouraging the protesters to keep them home. We can't guarantee your safety...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/security-high-paris-protest-against-gay-marriage-033050588.html
[Yahoo] Tens of thousands marched through Paris on Sunday to protest a new gay marriage law, with police on high alert amid warnings hardliners could infiltrate the demonstration and cause trouble.
One of President Francois Hollande's campaign pledges, the bill allowing same-sex marriage and adoption was voted into law on May 18 following months of protests across a country that has been bitterly divided over the issue.
"Yes to human dignity", one banner read as protesters blowing whistles and horns marched. One man dressed in black, holding a scythe and wearing a mask of Hollande stood behind a coffin in which lay a mannequin dressed as Marianne, the emblem of France.
I will have to look back. I don't recall
ReplyDeleteHollande winning overwhelmingly the last election. I guess the communists parliament did.
I will call this relevant to this post if only because there is a mention of the French National Front. 25 May 2013 at Dear Damian
(you know), Damian thinks SSPX are more trouble than they're worth.