A revolution is in the air. The French are angry. And completely fed up with their politicians. Today, during the ceremony in Nice to pay homage to the 84 people mown down by Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, the French prime minister, Manuel Valls, was booed at before and after a minute’s silence.
“Démission! Démission!” people chanted (Resignation! Resignation!)
There were also shouts of “Murderers!” as Valls and two other ministers left the seafront where an enormous crowd had gathered. Some held up placards calling for the resignation of French president, François Hollande.
Since the tragedy occurred, there has been intense debate about whether the government has done enough to respond to terrorism in this country.
At the very end of this video below, you hear a woman yelling from her window down into the street as Valls walks by.
Monsieur Valls…faites quelque chose ! Y’en a marre ! Nos enfants sont morts !
Mr. Valls…do something! We’ve had enough! Our children are dead!
Thank you for your posts. It is horrific what France has gone through. I am sure there will be more anger, fear and grief. I hope we can all resist the fear of living our lives the way we want. Genna from Texas
Thanks for commenting, Genna.
Hope you’re OK. Life is so dangerous these days. Thanks for your reports from the front.
OK for now. Thanks for writing.