For the past several weeks, we have seen photos and videos of violent clashes happening in France amidst the yellow vests protest.

We've seen videos of police beating a man in a Burger King and beating a protester in the street, but now the most shocking story.

An 80-year-old woman who went to close her blinds during the protest was hit by a tear gas canister and killed.

It seems like these protests are only going to escalate, but the French government is now trying to appease the protesters,

offering to suspend the tax hike that precipitated the protest.

But the protesters are refusing, rejecting this proposal, saying it is crumbs, and they are now calling for act 4.

Amidst this news, we are hearing that a manual Macron's approval rating has fallen to new lows at 23%.

So today, let's take a look at the latest news to understand why the protests may escalate this weekend and why French protesters are refusing to back down.

But before we get started, please head over to patreon.com-fords-timcast. If you'd like to support my work. Patrons of the backbone of the content I create.

If you want to help me make videos like this and make other videos, then please go to patreon.com-fords-timcast to support my work.

From the Guardian, yellow vests protest in France to continue despite fuel tax eutern.

Protesters say they will not accept crumbs, but our told further violence will not be tolerated.

France's yellow vests have vowed to continue their high-profile protest campaign after forcing the French government to eutern on controversial rise in fuel tax.

The movement behind three weeks of increasingly violent protests across the country declared it wanted more concessions from France's leaders and would not accept crumbs.

Although the protests were sparked by the planned rise in fuel taxes next month, the yellow vests movement has grown to encompass wider anger and frustration against the political elite in Paris in general.

And the president in manual Macron and his government in particular.

On Tuesday, the prime minister Edward Felipe bowed to pressure from the street and announced the increases were being suspended for six months.

He also announced an immediate freeze on gas and electricity prices, but warned further violence will not be tolerated.

Felipe's announcement came after he met cabinet ministers on Tuesday morning to agree to responses to a weekend of riding, looting and destruction in Paris by an element of the yellow vests movement.

Macron had repeatedly vowed not to give in to the unrest, but has been forced to reconsider after some of the worst street violence in Paris in half a century.

If the events of the last days have shown anything, it is that the French do not want any more taxes or charges. No tax merits putting in danger national unity.

It would seem the taxes are not the core issue at this point. We saw reporting from the New York Post on the third.

...