Why French farmers are protesting in Paris: 'Jeremy Clarkson's right'

A tractor blockade established at eight points around Paris is intended to “starve Parisians”, a French farmer has claimed.
Benoit Durand, a grain farmer, told French broadcaster BFM TV: “We are holding a siege in Chartres, one hour away from Paris. It’s part of the blockade... the goal is to put pressure on the government.”
”[Blockading Paris] will happen naturally. Parisians are going to be hungry. The goal is to starve Parisians. That’s it”.
Around 800 tractors have surrounded the capital as farmers protest what they say are stringent environmental regulations, red tape and low pay.
Near Beauvais, north of Paris, dozens of tractors lined the highway in one of many such protests across the country, displaying banners that read: “Our end will be your hunger” - a play on the similar-sounding French words fin (end) and faim (hunger).
Armoured police vehicles were deployed to Rungis on Monday after some farmers threatened to “occupy” it. Over 8,000 tons of goods pass through its market every day to feed nearly 12 million people.
In the event of major disruption, Paris would only have three days’ food supplies, as deliveries are made every day, according to government agency Ademe.
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[@MajesticDemonLord]

I didn't have Jeremy Clarkson becoming a folk hero in France on my Bingo card. What a world we live in.

[@tsuba666]

Actually...that's the very first time I hear Jeremy Clarkson mentionned in this context (or mentionned at all to be honest). The Clarkson's farm is not even a popular tv show (it's on a paying channel, and most farmers simply don't have the time to watch this kind of things, at least the ones I know). My guess is that the reporter chose this specific declaration because it's a reference most british people would get (as opposed to many french analysts/columnists who are well known in France, but wouldn't ring a bell to anyone outside the country).

[@corentin8634]

Well, he was already pretty known in France because we had top gear uk aired here too. So it’s not so surprising that farmers heard about his farming show.

[@colbyzur4642]

Reality always exceeds fiction

[@cindystuder9090]

Clarkson farm is one of their most popular shows. Amazon is everywhere.

[@sepg5084]

Except he is not a folk hero in France. Nothing in the video states that.

[@tbmofoulprinceromero]

I never thought I'd see the day when a sizable bunch of Frenchies agree with Jeremy Clarkson, but here we are.

[@zomkino]

Because Britties are not the rivals, only the ones still thinking it are

[@VraelFreorhe]

As a French, I agreed on most things Clarkson said or did. Well except when he dramatize our culture far beyond what it really is 😅

[@coco_robs]

@@VraelFreorhe Many of us brits 'dramatize' French culture for giggles. I tease all my french friends in the UK. Every time I visit France I joke to them that I'm on enemy soil. It's all in good taste, at least for many of us. I don't know the details of what is happening in France/EU, or even in UK regarding the points Jeremy raised in his series; but I hope things improve!

[@siroshcelot]

The same Jeremy Clarkson? From top gear?

[@MASSspec1990]

@@siroshcelotyes, one and the same.

[@zeltech-alpha]

Jeremy Clarkson; his genius, was in fact, frightening.

[@xxtetsukuroxx4879]

His genius is so frightening that it generates gravity

[@mikeshearer1250]

It's so frightening I can hear his genius

[@eurosonly]

Some say, it even generates it's own gravity.

[@suvansh29]

For the French government that is...

[@jacksevert3099]

Brexit has absolutely destroyed UK farmers. Let's hope the same doesn't happen to the French

[@VictorMontel]

I don't think any of us can quite grasp how important Clarkson's Farm has been about depicting the struggles the farming folk face, not only in the UK, but around the globe.

[@ianjones7488]

I didn't need JC to point that out to me. Tory paper beefing up the image of a Tory

[@bgbuilds2712]

I'm not plugged into the world of farming. His series has been very informative for us laymen out here. Hope they don't actually cancel him. I could see the system trying to make an example out of him like Alex Jones. These globalist clowns love to shoot the messenger.

[@bodhid]

Farming folk? Farmers own land worth millions - they aren’t ’poor’ people. And they benefit massively from state subsidies. I thought Telegraph readers were in favour of fewer state subsidies and smaller state apparatus in general?

[@URProductions]

@@bodhid You'd be surprised. They have land worth millions, but it takes millions to farm it. Often times the farmer is left with relatively little. I've seen farmers in Alberta with 2 or 3 million dollars worth of equipment to farm the fields and their family is living in a run down old mobile home.

[@Xyzabc998]

it isn't. It is farming cosplay

[@jonathanstensberg]

Jeremy Clarkson: Hero of France.

[@TheGrenadier97]

Who could ever imagine that? Really shows how funny and also serious he can be about things.

[@BXtremP]

Strangely, most of people absolutely love Jeremy Clarkson in here. The rest are just too old or too young and don't know him.

[@thegreat7861]

Hero of agriculture, not just France. Crazy times lol

[@CapitaineCrabe]

We don't know him...

[@edofluit6568]

@@TheGrenadier97 well its not fact or anything lol someone just names him that

[@anthonymarsh880]

Any government that rejects domestic food security for the sake of cheap imported foods should not survive.

[@charlesflouvat1829]

We'll leave as quickly as possible, we have work to do,👍.

[@niriop]

That’s why the Corn Laws were so successful…

[@ronellwilliams8781]

I’m up up

[@ronellwilliams8781]

1:30

[@ronellwilliams8781]

1:45

[@Blitzkrieg_Wolf]

"The Telegraph" and "Jeremy Clarkson's right" are two things I'd never expect to be in the same sentence... but here we are.

[@6891s]

What a time we live in

[@WingMaster562]

And French

[@xxx4359]

I never understand how a population that riots so often still constantly elects people that make ridiculous decisions

[@Enigmashoot]

Because elections are rigged democracy doesnt exist

[@jwalster9412]

Broken promises and lots of lies.

[@revoblam7975]

It goes to show how corrupt the politician caste can be, when in reality they should always fear for their life every waking day being the reason people have to pull stunts like these.

[@tigrexknight6520]

Because no matter what all of the parties are dumb with the left being the equivalent to your right in term of rights for women and etc ... and the right is anti immigration so no matter what it will always be someone closer to the center.

[@OsirusHandle]

Stop blaming the politicians and start blaming the people who elect them.

[@sergeidragunov1636]

The genius of him... its always frightening

[@samholdsworth420]

Of Jeremy? 🤣

[@user-ii8oy3qg2t]

​@@samholdsworth420it's a top gear quote he always says ffs

[@roulo5516]

It's so frightening... It generates gravity...

[@TandemSix]

This time, his "My genius..." phrase is for real 💪🏻

[@poopenfarten800]

I was looking for this comment lol

[@dickie8184]

I'm British, British farmers should've done this years ago. But unfortunately the British love to whine constantly about things, but never have the balls to do something about it. Just to add, I would fully support British farmers if they were to do the same. It's a life most were born into so deserve fair income for supplying us with food.

[@G4RY1159]

True

[@MrSchmekker]

Keep calm and carry on will be the failure of this country.

[@TheTonytiger89]

Tragically true.

[@guih3438]

Well we French people never miss an opportunity to protest or show our minds to the government. That is sometimes a good thing but not always 😉

[@dickie8184]

@@guih3438 One of the reasons I've just bought a house in France...well a barn which will take a few years to complete.

[@matthewcurtis2642]

I appreciate the fact that, even though they're blocking the freeway, they still have the emergency lane open.

[@jdenha7078]

Unlike BLM thugs

[@TransistorBased]

At the end of the day, emergencies still exist and they're not trying to risk people's lives with this. Thoughtful protests are the ones that work

[@lemonfox7252]

Imagine if Jeramy clarckson is the reason for the second french revoloution

[@dope42069]

Lmao

[@jubernardi23]

The fist was the Anglo Saxon protex Freemson After her, France and the also Europe ended

[@aaronbasham6554]

This would actually be the 5th or 6th

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

I didn't know Clarkson was actually Napoleon III. That explains his big ego. And the wide streets throughout Paris.

[@ianjones7488]

Over-egging the pudding. JC is not responsible for the farmers' protests

[@shitpostingsandwhich]

Never piss off the people that make your food.

[@SmD-ff5xd]

@@user-fc4vh8fx1u No, this person has taken a true fact and made himself an imbecile, farmers do not make food, they harvest crops and sell livestock, Ukraine is mostly grains, that would then be processed and used to make ingredients for foodstuffs. It's funny because they say never piss off people that make your food, in relation to farmers, but would be the type to insult the drive thru worker as he gets his big mcCheese

[@SmD-ff5xd]

Factory workers and abbatoirs make your food. lmao triggering imbeciles is too easy👌

[@MolkoKillStyle]

@@SmD-ff5xd U know the raw materials need to come from somewhere right? It doesn't just spawn in factories

[@James_Bee]

Ukraine is the gateway to Russia. The fact that it produces the majority of Europe's (corn, iirc) and manure may be somewhat coincidental, though I imagine that also plays a roll. I truly believe Russia is protecting its border from a threat outside Ukraine and Putin may have felt he had no choice. We may never know the truth of it all, propaganda wins wars. Soldiers just die or live to wonder why

[@martinwhitney9343]

they can be replaced, like any of us

[@alexjedlicka8567]

The thing I love about Clarksons farm is that he shed light on the struggles that those who put food on our table face. I wish them all the best. Know matter what country your form.

[@LostInPhilly89]

*No matter

[@WOWWOW-hk1tb]

​​@@LostInPhilly89You really corrected that but not the rest of the sentence "your form"

[@MayonnaiseOnATable]

Yeah, its just so true, at jsut 143£ profit or something like that, and all of the restrictions it realy sheds light on their reality, I mean he doesnt need the money, does he but yeah

[@giovannifavullo7065]

That's the struggle of small family owned farms, the big owners tho, they try to get as much community founds as they can, always threading the line between legal and illegal

[@JLchevz]

yeah that's fantastic, it's an important topic and their struggles are everyone's

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Good luck from the US. I live in Ohio, which still has a lot of small farms, so we know here how essential the farmers are to society. Literally can't live without em.

[@bicyclist2]

Same.

[@jubuthehutt]

It's mainly the union protecting the big farms that launch the protest in France!

[@yucol5661]

Are they essential tough? Sure a system of small farmers with higher food prices might be good for the economy and their lives. But an abusive system where a few big landowners produce food on the backs of impoverished farm hands more cheaply and at higher quality also is possible. Not to mention just importing more food They are in no way essential, but they might be a better choice than the alternative

[@wykydytron]

We can, EU has too many farmers. We overproduce everything, we simply don't need so many of them it's that simple. Farmers are uneducated, they think we need to buy everything they produce, no we don't. Each EU country is self sufficient and overproduces food, that's why we give away a lot of it to Africa, if we got rid of 40% of farmers in EU we would not even notice difference.

[@JaquaviousDamian]

​@@yucol5661 ain't no way

[@shaodoheusenko6255]

It's so strange for me as a russian to see a protest without 10 cops punching 1 guy in the stomach... Damn, it's just cool that people in France can speak.

[@Eliphaser]

oh, that's usually how protests happen in france - the government in fact kept pushing laws to make it harder to legally attack riot cops for abuse of power and physical aggression by removing any identifying markers from them, and in protests in the last few years under Macron, there's been many cases of people being maimed by 40mm rubber rounds from grenade launchers, amongst other things it's just that unlike previous protests, which were mainly pedestrians, farmers have tractors and other machines, so the police is a little more hesitant on its usual brutality for now

[@michaeldavis8250]

French cops can be plenty brutal. These farmers are getting extremely lenient treatment compared to most protesters.

[@thirdvisiongarage9148]

If I was a cop I certainly wouldn’t punch the person who helps my livelihood

[@Lucas-wn5wm]

​@@thirdvisiongarage9148 the french goverment can get money from elsewhere to pay the cops.

[@douggodsoe]

Farming Simulator 2024, Protest Edition.

[@DevinHeida]

That reminds me of when south park had them playing tiger woods golf game and they were running around as his wife with a club beating everything.

[@ryanmullett8832]

hahaha @@DevinHeida

[@Skonek-84]

its add-on called: "French fallow" XD

[@lordgarion514]

I'd actually play that. LOL

[@andrewradford3953]

Daggerwin?

[@jimmymorrison8314]

The French know how to protest, fair play to them. UK, watch and learn.

[@FRMaverick6]

Our most beloved national sport 🥸👌

[@support2587]

Wake up America.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

they know how to surrender to

[@gabrielegenota1480]

@@paulmcdonough1093Which country has the most military victories?

[@RadimentriX]

i wish the protests were as big here in germany too. but they were tiny in comparison, at least the ones i've seen

[@VerdeMorte]

I can't wait for the BBC News to have to air a video saying *"Jeremy Clarkson was right,"* as a quote. This is gonna be so good...

[@Someguyfromtheinternet36]

What the bloody hell did Hammond do now?

[@thebioray]

road safety i think

[@TheGrenadier97]

Clarkson made a lot of jokes against the french in Top Gear, but now is an example for farmers there. That's honest and seriousness from both sides. Really fine to see that.

[@E_O_S_]

Jokes are just that

[@erich3784]

French people can take a joke, don't worry 😉

[@Intrinseque52]

We don't care about Clarkson's antics in top gear to be honnest.

[@augure2589]

He made Jokes about everybody! He goes harder on americans

[@alessandromazzini7026]

The reason why people love them, they Joke about everyone and everything, firstly themselevs. That's how It should be, the world would be a Better place

[@gregorycooper1335]

I have always respected the willingness of the French farmers to stand up and act together.

[@FabianRurack]

seems to me they are holding the country hostage

[@jubuthehutt]

The ones with the biggest farms are satisfied, they will use more pesticids. The other ones, from different unions are still prostesting.

[@shadowblack1987]

Not just French farmers, but the French.

[@autisticguitar]

it's the french, protesting is in their blood lol

[@Salemchevy]

American farmers can too but issues happen that make it so many of us can’t

[@easternequinox9324]

I've always admired Clarkson, and I'm admiring that brilliant old man even more now. Witty, Funny and full of wisdom that man really is.

[@Kallister771]

I was expecting a French protest to occur this year, but didn't expect the Farmers to make it happen. They've got my support. What a very strange year we live in...

[@GravitasZero]

It’s not the first time over here that the farmers take their tractors to the streets. Only problem is that when they get most or all they want, a small minority (a lot leaving because they are content). wants to keep pushing for more stuff out of selfishness and almost always turn a lot of the public against them. The old french adage “give them a hand and they take your arm”. It’s always like that with protests in France. It’s as if a minority gets a taste for protesting and wants to keep doing it just for the sake of protesting

[@Elemblue2]

@@GravitasZero Your describing entirely how special interest groups are formed and why they are dangerous. Its sad that some people want things to be fair, and functional, and then theres groups of people who go freaking bananas hijacking the idea to get as much power as possible at any cost.

[@2222...]

One of the four pillars of society...no farmers, no food.

[@archiraph1548]

What are the other three ?

[@functionatthejunction]

Plenty of farmers. That's the point. These farmers just want to be paid more than they their goods are worth.

[@YeetThyBaby]

Jeremy Clarkson is the pillar

[@slaygunner1702]

@@functionatthejunctionit would be fine if their goods cost the same as imports, if the production cost was the same. They are currently protesting the government red tape that makes it too expensive to actually produce the crops for a profit.

[@P3RF3CTD3ATH]

@@archiraph1548 security/order, infrastructure, and a common culture/values.

[@nicholaronnquist6863]

It started in Germany. Now france. Other countries have also come out in support, and the scottish farmers, and the truckers have weighted in, in support! Go farmers!!!

[@sf6026]

Zaczęło się od Polski bo pierwsza blokowała granice z Ukrainą. Gdzie wjeżdżały tak zwane tanie produkty rolnicze nie koniecznie zdrowe i zalewały rynek w całej Europie. Ale wtedy każdy w Europie mówił że nie mamy racji że trzeba pomagać Ukrainie a dziś sami Niemcy i Francuzi wyjechali.

[@themediaman100]

Netherlands.

[@gozitan5]

Also in Holland ages ago.

[@lysdexsick]

Holland and Canada!!! 👍

[@akiramiller9025]

​@@gozitan5 nederlands

[@dombo813]

Its almost like environmental policies require massive global effort, instead of just demanding that farmers figure it out...

[@maweitao]

@@punkinhoot There is no exponential population growth. If it weren't for immigration, France would probably already be in decline. The issue here is misguided policies that try to fix one problem and create a dozen new ones.

[@FreedomPuppy]

It's more than the farmers refuse to listen to suggestions, and just take the money that is meant to help them transfer to a more sustainable way of farming, and pocket it.

[@oo0OAO0oo]

​@@FreedomPuppyexcactly. There aren't innocent and they aren't in a morally superior position here. There is room for improvement and for reforms, that is true, but they also have to do their part. Peasants aren't poor in those countries. They are quite wealthy. It's the same story in Germany.

[@gaychampagnesocialist7213]

@@FreedomPuppy Farmers have listened to and applied reasonable suggestions as is within their increasingly tiny budgets that are barely kept afloat by farm loans, instead of listening to """green""" environmentalists who are either utterly ignorant (and arrogant), or maliciously trying to drive generational farming into the ground so state/CCP tied monopolies can continue to spread and thus continue to screw over food prices and regulations like we've seen with other large near-conglomerate companies and their uses of pollution credits and unfair/unnecessary regulations to drive out legitimate competition.

[@Eliphaser]

@@FreedomPuppy there's the issue that more sustainable ways of farming does reduce crop yield - at least for a time, and generally requires more effort to harvest, so more people, so more money to pay them, and it just doesn't compete with imported food from outside of europe that doesn't even need to meet the quality certifications imposed on european farmers, thus being far, far cheaper in france at least, most of the money given to farmers actually just goes to big corporate holdings that own a large portion of farmlands, and little else goes to smaller farmers, and corporate types are mostly about maximising profits rather than being eco-friendly and sustainable, so that doesn't help the case so basically the issue is in large part regarding giant farming conglomerates satisfying investors and lobbying politicians

[@wabbit4936]

I support all these honest, hard working french farmers and their cause! Love from Britain!

[@jacksevert3099]

I pray that these French farmers don't get destroyed like the UK farmers did after Brexit

[@UTubeRepossessions]

If they’re so hard working, why can’t they compete with foreign farmers? Why do they need government assistance to remain competitive?

[@gamerparadise4118]

@@UTubeRepossessionsbecause foodsuppliers from Africa, China and India don’t have to follow our regulations and use slave labor

[@C.Goraya]

The same happened in India. Government tried to impose rules which were not in the favour of farmers. They protested and blocked motorways leading to capital city Delhi. The government tried to stop them in every inhuman way and the media was spreading lies & propaganda against them. After a year they had to cancel those laws they passed. Huge respects to farmers around the world. No farmer, no food!!

[@rchatte100]

Only famers from punjab protested, all other state's farmers were fine with the new rules.

[@user-eg4dv1bm2e]

Were they fine with it or was it that they were too far to drive their tractors all the way up there? @@rchatte100

[@Deontjie]

And Sri Lanka when belly-up after importation of fertilizer was banned.

[@Saurabhkumar-gx2wu]

Haryana

[@silvarajoomuniandy4316]

In the southern states there is no problem. Farmers in punjab had foreign influence in the protest.

[@jaredknapp8886]

Any fan of Clarkson is a friend. I stand with the farmers.

[@stepanzhempala6655]

Why these guys are allowed to block roads, but climate protesters aren't?

[@10babiscar]

jezza is set to replace joan of arc as most popular heroine in france

[@vylbird8014]

Clarkson is a great television presenter. But he is also, to be honest, an arse. He's a horrible person, who plays a very likeable person on TV.

[@traiforse5777]

Who would've guessed that TV host talking about cars was going to be the first step of a continent-wide farmers protests. I did remember what he said at an award show that got a lot of traction. Something along the lines of "If the government doesn't want to help us, then they should get out of our way."

[@robert-jason-king]

Every 'I stand with...' is from a guy sitting on the toilet

[@vladdracula2643]

I love the top gear boys. Clarkson's Farm is a great show, the fact that it has actually brought so many people together to the real problems is amazing. Makes me think of the book that exposed the meat packing industry in the 1920s

[@Has-fw5pl]

What book?

[@vladdracula2643]

@@Has-fw5pl Can't think of the name I think it was written by a man named Sinclair.

[@sangajicavaleri3816]

As we know, Jeremy's genius ideas is almost frightening

[@John2r1]

The day the Farmers quit is the day the city folks starve.

[@daft9904]

its really not mate, ever heard of imports? its one of the big reasons why they're protesting bruh, pay attention

[@andyj91]

@@daft9904 imports which come from foreign farmers who are facing the same globalist measures that will bankrupt them.........

[@alessandromazzini7026]

Me being a city folk and having farms🗿

[@James_Bee]

Farmville doesn't count

[@silverpairaducks]

No it's the day farmers become kulaks

[@KrayZieTyler]

Jeremy Clarkson, the hero we've always had but never listened to.

[@pamelah6431]

Partly because he so skillfully combined his wisdom with a shed load of hooey. 😂 He does really get some things, though.

[@jimgilmore7391]

Irish farmers converged on Letterkenny in their thousands yesterday! Allez les Bleus!

[@gigiatlas2364]

Les Bleus is only used for sport, especially football

[@dantewolfe3538]

Did they?! I live 20 minutes out from Letterkenny and didn't hear about that. Good on them

[@zenokada2278]

Ireland also played France off a different field in Paris

[@m6isme]

Seriously cool that Clarkson brought so much attention to these issues. Also Paris sounds awesome; their citizens take ZERO sh*t

[@gaulois.refractaire]

We stand with the farmers ! ☺ from Occitania

[@Bebeldu65]

Adishatz!

[@Occitan-Descoteaux]

Adiu

[@SamirSamir-kc7pr]

Ouai bah t'es du pays quoi

[@Occitan-Descoteaux]

@@SamirSamir-kc7pren revanche toi non

[@roiq5263]

Ple suport per part d'un català.

[@OC.auvergne.limousin.]

Soutien total !

[@Hascienda27]

Last time Jeremy Clarkson endorsed something this French they made A Top Gear special out of it

[@devanman7920]

One thing I truly admire about the French is how much they come together and stand up to their government. Wish my country (Ireland) would take note

[@elitistprick]

Jeremy Clarkson: Sometimes my genius is almost frightening.

[@iCanHasACheeseBurger]

I'm Indian. I stand with the farmers! The government must provide food security to farmers and the public. Governments must stop favouring the corporates over their own people!

[@Joey-ct8bm]

They get the highest subsidiaries in the EU and France Itself. More than corporations. Farmers get more tax money than anybody in Europe. Stop your nonsense. Asking for food in the video not to be imported in France is also a absolute joke. France is one of the biggest exporters of agriculture in the world.

[@benleuthanasieur]

the globalization kill country's

[@heisenberg9595]

​@@Joey-ct8bmthen why are they still protesting?

[@Cryme94]

​@@heisenberg9595because they want more privileges, that's why

[@BigSexyWizard]

so more rules

[@user-lb1ye1pv4q]

Needs to happen in Canada as well. I stand with the farmers. Shame on the police for not standing with them as well.

[@jasonlajoie]

Farmers are simple people. They don't ask for more than they deserve. We have to stand with our farmers. No farmers no food.

[@aceofspades5786]

absolutely correct Jason. more laws is not the answer

[@sifisodube4686]

People are tired of politicians all over the world

[@tonyblakemore2355]

Sadly, politicians do the dirty work of the elites and corporates, who are pulling their strings. I agree, we are tired of politicians. Most are lower in morals than a snake's belly.

[@r3dp1ll]

kleptocrats and parasites

[@stepanzhempala6655]

If farmers can block roads, then why can't climate activists?

[@robertsteele474]

@@stepanzhempala6655 Where would that fictional land be?

[@MichaelOBrien71]

@@stepanzhempala6655ha nice 👍

[@georgetosounidis5545]

We stand with the farmers !

[@Deontjie]

And no burning of property, no looting.

[@tochi8061]

when just stop oil block the road its bad tho right? lol

[@dianecameron137]

farmers are needed the other morons were not@@tochi8061

[@notmean]

@@tochi8061 yes, these farmers have a clear set of demands and a list of what policies they want adjusted, the just stop oil people are disorganised and misinformed. I'm all for stop using oil as an energy source and moving to renewals and nuclear, but I don't support the mediocrity of "just stop oil" people.

[@kingeling]

​​@@tochi8061That's such a strawman fallacy lol

[@rador3573]

Clarkson's doctorate shows that if he wants to be serious, he is 100% serious and will have a big impact

[@danieljones7843]

Best wishes from Australia to everyone fighting!

[@CarnivorePaul]

We all need to make a stand together, I'm not a farmer but I understand the importance of nutrition and human health, big food companies are killing us slowly and local farm supplies are the only defense we have

[@TheGrenadier97]

Beautiful to see that priest blessing the tractors. Long live the farmers!

[@UnderRebelControl]

I Salute France and Every Country who fights against the systematic slavery.

[@TubersAndPotatoes]

What ever happened to the same EU environmental bureaucracy regarding nitrogen emissions that caused the Netherlands farmers to revolt? Doesn't seem like the news is giving much coverage to that.

[@fredadezwart5398]

I am from holland and i support all the farmers. No farmers,no food.

[@rossbodenmann]

Thanks for reporting actual news

[@zeroclockgaming]

what was actual news about this?

[@jackblackwell2238]

Wow a news organisation who is actually covering this story, astounding.

[@drawgam2946]

Yeah mostly i hear people complaining how they are inconvenienced.

[@astrobuddsy6230]

Great to see people making a stand for their country against those standing against them running and ruining our countries.

[@clivefrear1784]

The French don’t just ‘tutt-tutt’ at injustice. They do something about it. The UK could learn from these farmers.

[@blindbrad4719]

British farmers voted against their own interests 😂. Britain supports Australian and kiwi cattle farmers ✊ 😂

[@monopalle5768]

According to our elites, ANY advantage we have, is unfair, by definition.... We MUST live like the MOST desperate, or we are guilty of oppression.

[@bethelliott5801]

They'll change their tune when shortages affect them.

[@mUndertakerg]

EU was onced founded as economical union and to provide freedom to the people. With paperwork EU is killing both advantages it brought.

[@kitsiewr]

The plan was always for global feudalism. Europe's strong middle class stands in their way. That's the reason for flooding our social safety nets with the whole third world.

[@hiphip4808]

Keep it up farmers, love from Montana

[@cleverusername9369]

His genius is not only audible, frightening, and capable of generating gravity, but it causes nations to rise against their governments.

[@kenh3344]

No to dictatorship. The people are right...... support of the farmers world wide . From citizen of uk.

[@nopants3560]

farmers world wide??? this is about the French farmers not accepting imports! BUT THEY ALWAYS VOTE FOR RIGHT WING POPULISTS ETC. Either they are right wing capitalist and accept the "everyman for himself" doctrine or they are something else. I understand their plight but they just want to shut themselves off from imports and at the same time want exports!! it's bonkers idiocracy from, lets face it , not very well educated people

[@marie-ctunnicliff513]

Je suis avec vous Les Fermier - Vive La France!

[@Bertrand146]

Merci Marie ! I'm one of those many farmers protesting and I'm glad to see the overall support.

[@eddieedmondson7698]

I remember that, many years ago, French farmers were described as the most inefficient in Europe. Wonder if anything has changed?

[@ivansemanco6976]

At first we need clarify how to measure efficiency. Than we can talk about it. Im not French.

[@Kalah_]

The sentence 'Jeremy Clarkson's right' is the least likely statement to appear in a news segment.............. in the world.

[@lavonmarshal3127]

All those farmers are heros.

[@benleuthanasieur]

vive ce qu'il reste de notre France, restons unis ! 🇫🇷

[@dogzabob]

Viva the farmers, love from Britain

[@BuyLuxuryFootRestsFromTh-bw8ub]

I like how the priest is blessing them as they drive by.

[@ernestimken6969]

When many ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, the govt is forced to listen and act.

[@dwoodman26]

Hearing Clarkson referenced by the French is enough for me to sit up and pay attention 😅.

[@matthew_natividad]

I hope he’s watching this

[@briankcr4306]

All the best for the farmers in Netherlands, Germany and France that are making a stand against the tyranny of idiocy!

[@awdrifter3394]

They need to yell "Power!" like Clarkson.

[@firdaushelmi544]

in France right now, there is the LONGEST line of tractors on the road ...in the world

[@williamcarnero9595]

Guess stealing shoes from Nike stores is not a common way to protest in France

[@Enigmashoot]

Oh no trust me it is

[@Eliphaser]

eh, in last year's protests concerning inflation and stagnant wages, plenty of stores got raided though it was more often ridiculously large quantities of food being stolen than shoes

[@threecards333]

The French burn police cars, and other cars.

[@NoalFarstrider]

As an American I stand with Clarkson and the people of France.

[@BumithaSenevirathne]

Hands up everyone who clicked on this video cause it said Jeremy Clarkson was right

[@michaelbailey8729]

Bureaucracy, the EU and Remainer Parliament all one of the same thing.

[@thomasprice7893]

>EU and remainers are the same thing ?????? Imagine being this mindbroken by your coping and seething jesus christ

[@blindbrad4719]

Britain supports Australian and kiwi cattle farmers ✊ 😂

[@johncook8141]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️👍 ALWAYS Support OUR Wonderful "ESSENTIAL" FARMERS!!!!!!!!!!

[@Boneman131]

Power to the PEOPLE!!!! Well done farmers of France! Bon Chance!

[@jesuschrist9513]

"Laws come in from the European Union, and we make them worse as France." 🗣🗣💥❗️‼️❗️💥🗣‼️❗️💥❗️💥❗️💥🗣🗣🗣

[@underratedblastoise3908]

God bless the farmers

[@cataclysm7256]

Ten years ago I couldn't even connect Jeremy Clarkson with agriculture nor France, but here we are. Crazy.

[@michelegagnon5618]

I'll stand with the farmers any day.

[@00_DJS]

Farmers unite! Kind regards 🇳🇱🇫🇷🇬🇧🇧🇪🇵🇱🇩🇪

[@H0kram]

The vast majority of the population supports our farmers. They struggle to find people who would complain, even in the middle of the traffic. No division. Actually the movement is spreading out, to medical staff, taxis etc.

[@uuu12343]

Well, didnt expect this in 2024, but here we are Jeremy Clarkson being revered as a hero

[@jordanvanslingerland6881]

Never thought Jezza would be popular with the French but right on

[@robertjenkins4886]

No farmers=No Food

[@mikehutchison4892]

Last agricultural show I went to had a £1million tractor !!! Does Robert own a field for his childrens ponies ? A farm shop ? A Glamping ground ? Country Cottages ? A subsidised Anaerobic Digester ?

[@robertjenkins4886]

Nope, I'm a mechanic@@mikehutchison4892

[@alkazarjkdghjd]

The fact that some farming equiment are overpriced dont mean that farmer are rich... Most of them buy these equiment at credit, and some even have to group with other farmer to get anything... @@mikehutchison4892

[@Jeroenneman]

Less farmers is still plenty of food.

[@Protont]

​@@Jeroennemanlittle less farmers, a lot more expensive food

[@penzman]

Meanwhile, adults whose job consists of playing with a ball are paid millions to amuse the masses.

[@burnyourhabitat]

These farmers were inspired by a man who's been acting like a buffoon for the past 20 years at the behest of media executives because he finally decided to grow some crops that have no financial bearing over his life. Go ask all the less fortunate neighborhoods that are getting renovations because adults "playing with a ball" donated enough to afford such improvements.

[@gnes04]

I'm impressed with this protest. Very peaceful, well spoken people who ask for what they want (which is a reasonable request as well), in a clear to understand simple manner. No yelling, throwing paint, destroying other peoples' property, cursing at people. They have organised it outside the city rather than in the city (unlike the just stop oil idiots), and they've even allowed decent margins on the side (in case an ambulance or something needs to get through). And left the opposite lane fully free, so the police could designate that as a single lane road temporarily - so nobody is fully blocked. This is how protests should be. Make your point, disturb the remaining public as little as possible, and be open to a reasonable conversation instead of resorting to shock value - like calling meat eaters murders and throwing fake blood everywhere. Huge respect to these farmers, hope they come to a happy understanding.

[@m6isme]

That gentleman in the second half of the video was incredibly well spoken

[@vlam940]

Боритесь ребята, и лишь борьбой добьётесь вы свободы. Но помните - цель не экономика, цель ваши права.

[@Nao39]

Commence à le faire dans ton pays d esclaves

[@user-cu5gc4qz8p]

This explains nothing of why they are actually protesting, what laws are the problem? Why are they a problem? What do they want to fix the problem How is this video mostly about Brexit 0_o

[@Oliverj-ne6iw]

Never did I ever think that the French would team up with Jeremy Clarkson. 😂

[@birger937]

"90% of the population is with us". Ridiculous statement.

[@AlpieInternet]

Someone educate me on what laws are causing this?

[@IrishCarBomb77]

I like the part where no one explains why they are protesting.

[@user_unknown00795]

imported ukrain goods enter without taxes and frtench imposes taxes on local farmers so their prices goes up so they can't compete with the ukrianian goods so they are angry. understood? and there is also this Co2 envirnment bs about not using 4% of your land to grow anything

[@selectionn]

yeah that wasnt explained anywhere in the video. I guess its assumed the viewer knows whats going on, personally I have no real clue, farmers have been protesting a lot recently in different countries.

[@TheAl2kas]

I will often joke about french but in reality theyre the only nation in the world today who knows whats the relationship between folk and government meant to be. Government is meant to fear people not otherwise!

[@Wolkebuch99]

Best of luck to the farmers out there

[@IncredibleSven]

It is tragic to see how governments are treating farmers around the world. Food security is taken for granted nowadays and people don't recognise the work behind it. Just go to the grocery store and pick it up. Glad to see farmers standing togerther.