#abbe pierre

French uprising against their President's anti-democratic system, today on March, 16th.

"Those who took the whole dish on their plate, leaving the plates of others empty, and who having said everything with a good face, a good conscience “We who have everything, we are for the peace! », I know what I must shout to them: the first violent ones, the provocateurs of all violence, it is you!

And when in the evening, in your beautiful homes, you go to kiss your grandchildren, with your good conscience, you probably have more blood on your unconscious hands, in the sight of God, than will ever be the despairing one who took up arms to try to get out of their despair.

[...] Those who would store gold, jewels in bank vaults, who would accumulate them like treasure. For fortune in times of trial must be shared, coming to the rescue by creating viable businesses to provide employment and wages."

Abbé Pierre, 1984.

"To vote is to abdicate. To name one or several masters for a short or long period means renouncing one’s own sovereignty. [...] So don’t abdicate, don’t place your fate in the hands of men who are necessarily lacking in capability and future traitors. Instead of trusting your interests to others, defend them yourselves. Instead of hiring lawyers to propose a future mode of action, act! Occasions aren’t lacking for men of good will.

I salute you with all my heart, comrades.

▪️ WEB 🖥️ - “Si j’étais”

[ Gala ; 15 novembre 2021 ]