Last weekend French President Emanuel Macron told citizens who’ve refused to get vaccinated that their horseshit would no longer be tolerated — no access to restaurants, cafes, movie theaters, plane flights or long-distance trains without official proof of vaccination (or a recent negative test).
Imagine if President Biden had the sand and the stones to say the same thing to American bumblefucks — “get the vaccine or else, guys…we’ve had it with your stupidity and obstinacy and ignorance…you’re making things worse for everyone,” etc.
N.Y. Times, 7.19, reported by Aurelian Breeden: More than 100,000 people took to the streets across France over the weekend to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s tough new vaccination strategy…demonstrators in Paris and elsewhere vented against what some called Mr. Macron’s ‘dictatorship’ after he announced that a “health pass”would be required for many to attend or enter most public events and venues.
“At the same time, however, his policy seemed to have [brought about] the desired effect: Record numbers of people flocked to vaccination centers in advance of the new rules coming into effect next month.”
Incidentally: All Telluride Film Festival attendees have been requested to upload their vaccination cards by this Friday (7.23),
There’s some question about the first paragraph having actually come from Macron, but I love the sound of it: