The scenes that are currently taking place in France at gas stations are unbelievable. People fight over gas and know no bounds. A man insults a woman who spits in his face, so he goes nuts, spits at her, grabs her by the hair and bangs his head against the wall of a van. Such scenes can be seen in videos on social networks.
They also show someone kicking a man who is already on the ground. It’s barbaric. And what are the cops doing? They push the emergency vehicles, which apparently also ran out of fuel.
In the meantime, the petrol supply per day has been reduced by 60 percent. The queues never end, and the police check: if you have enough petrol in the tank, you have to drive away. Hamster purchases will not be tolerated.
The chaos was triggered by the strikes of the refinery workers. They want 10 percent more wages, especially since energy companies such as Totalenergie are making fat profits, more than ten billion euros in the first half of 2022. The fight is being fought on the backs of car and motorcyclists, who cannot easily switch to public transport because the network is not particularly well developed. Especially not in rural areas.
Desperation increasingly manifests itself in violence. If there is no agreement soon, it will get even more out of control. Apparently people are ready for anything.
