Viticultural manifestation to protest rising price of gas
Channel: Ryan O'Connell
Date: 16/06/2008

Grape growers in the south of France united along with a lot of people who had nothing better to do but show solidarity one Wednesday afternoon to protest the rising cost of diesel gasoline (gazole). The government here charges a hefty tax which is lessened for farmers, fishers, etc. but NOT ENOUGH according to this group of strikers and protesters.

They dumped hectoliters of processed grape lees on the prefecture where lots of gendarme (police) were stationed in waiting. We marched all around Carcassonne after hearing a lengthy speech on the subject of the grape grower's government-imposed poverty. The voice over is hard to subtitle, but the speaker compares the French wine crisis to the American housing crisis.

Draw your own conclusions.

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