Anti-lockdown frustration and growing anti-government anger spilled over during the last week in three major global cities.
In London, last Saturday, for the third time since 29 August, thousands took to the streets of Trafalgar Square to protest the continuing freedom restrictions imposed to stop the spread of COVID. Physical confrontations between demonstrators and police led to 16 arrests and serious injuries to nine police and three protestors.
The rally was organized under the theme, “We Do Not Consent.”
Police said afterward that failure to adhere to social distance rules and risk assessment rules led to the attempt to clear the streets, prompting a number of demonstrators to throw bottles at them. Few protestors were wearing masks.
London’s Mayor Sadiq Kha made it clear that violation of the rules would not be tolerated: “We cannot let the sacrifices Londoners have made be undermined by the selfish behavior of a small number. Violence of this kind towards officers will not be tolerated and perpetrators will feel the full force of the law.”
As reported last week in the Trends Journal, the new “Rule of Six” imposed on 14 September bans any gathering of more than six people with exceptions for work and education. According to the London Met Police website, “There is an exemption for a gathering organized by certain types of body (such as a political body, business or a charity), having carried out a full risk assessment and taken all reasonable measures to limit the transmission of the virus.”
Police claimed the demonstration on Saturday did not mean the risk assessment requirements.
A number of the police, when dispersing protesters, also removed sound equipment set up for speeches prompting some demonstrators to throw bottles at them. Police went after some protesters with batons as chants of “Pick Your Side” were heard. Two police required hospitalization.
Met Police issued this statement on Saturday afternoon: “We have informed the event organizers they are no longer exempt from the regulations.”
TREND FORECAST: The longer lockdowns persist, the stronger protest movements will grow. As Gerald Celente long notes, “When people lose everything and have nothing left to lose, they lose it.”
With hundreds of millions across the globe having lost their livelihoods, tens of millions losing their businesses, and billions losing their freedom, with nothing left to lose, they’ll be taking to the streets to battle the ruling class.
