VampiretwilightFrance
December 4th, 2015
Communal Flat, Paris, 1:00 pm
Students of France Rise Up!!!The revisionist Hollande and his capitalist masters have lulled you into mindless complacency. To them you are no more than puppets used to further bourgeois interests. Only through solidarity can the proletariat break the oppression of the capitalist class; the failure of 1968 will be avenged by 2016. Strikes are salt in the proverbial gears of the system. Join the ongoing strikes and help the workers seize the means of production from the imperialists. All You Have Left to Lose is Your Chains!!!
Jacques Boisvert put the finishing touches on the leaflet and mockingly wiped nonexistent sweat from his brow. "I envy the man that had deluded himself into believing that revolution is a tea party. Compromising a leaflet is an arduous task you know. The destructive power of words is equivalent to that of a hydrogen bomb; thusly one has be careful when handling words."
A loud burly chuckle emanated from directly behind Jacques startling him quite a bit as previously thought he was alone in the communal flat "When the real fighting starts be careful not to get a paper cut comrade."
Jacques turned around to face his longtime friend and comrade Gaétan "Gorilla" Boudreault. Like Jacques Gaétan was in his late thirties, but while Jacques had the physique of a bookish college professor Gaétan had always been of gargantuan proportions hence the nom de guerre of "Gorilla"; with his bushy black beard, unkempt prematurely greying hair, and piercing green eyes one could honestly mistake the large man for a renegade silverback.
"Still endeavoring to spread class consciousness amongst your imprisoned simian brethren Gorilla? Is it true that the orangutans at local zoo are staunch libertarians?"
Gorilla unsuccessfully attempted to retain a stoic expression on his face before unleashing one of his trademark laughs. "Oui. It is true. Dr. Zaius is still trying to get me to read Atlas Flung the magnum opus by Aynrangutan."
Despite being hit by the full force of that lame pun Jacques felt a smile creep across his face. Despite his unnerving Gorilla could disarm a person with his quirky sense of humor. "Alright enough monkeying around...ugh...now you got me doing it...In all seriousness I need you forward this leaflet to your contacts in the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France. We need to build revolutionary connections with the youth before the reactionaries can act."
December 4th, 2015
Élysée Palace, Paris, 3:00 pm
French President François Hollande was relaxing at his desk ruminating on today's meeting with his advisors trouble; in layman's terms the consensus was that trouble was brewing at home and abroad.
Being a center-left social democrat Hollande had little patience for his far-left counterparts like the fools holding the public transportation industry hostages with their wildcat strikes; they were quite counterproductive and with reelection looming he was not going to embrace their cause. His office released a statement earlier today officials denouncing the actions of these provocateurs and offering an ultimatum. They could either engage in productive dialogue with the government through their union representatives in order to reach a reasonable compromise or have their illegal strike disbanded by police the first of the year.
The Ukrainian situation was more pressing to Hollande than some communist sideshow. Here was an honest chance for the European Union to construct a barrier against Russian expansion and the E.U. was sending it to committee for further discussion. France's relationship with Putin's Russia was lukewarm at best and E.U. sanctions had dried up trade between the two nations; Hollande was sure the joint bombing against ISIL was just Putin trying to muster up international goodwill. In accordance Opération: Piège à Ours(Operation: Bear Trap) the new multi-pronged approach to dealing with Russia France would cooperate with Ukraine with or without the direct approval of the European Union.
Also in accordance with Opération: Piège à Ours France would naturally back Finland's proposal to join NATO.
President Hollande lean backed in his rather comfy chair and contemplated France's renewed role as the polestar of European excellence; however, before he could completely relax the power abruptly shut off and an aide came rushing into his private sanctum.
Mr. President horrible news...the workforces of Gaz de France and Électricité de France have spontaneously answered the saboteurs' call for a general strike.
"Merde! Merde! Merde!" Hollande exclaimed while pounding his fists on his desk. "Don't just stand their you imbecile get the unions on the phone and get the power back on."
