Actually, they came too late for the Gilets Jaunes!
> it was sickening to see how much of the supposed French people's liberties and citizens rights were broken back then
I agree with you, a bunch of idiots holding a whole country hostage was not at all what one would expect in a sane democracy.
If you want to call "authoritarianism" the basic rule of law (as in: do not block traffic, do not prevent shops from opening, do not prevent public offices from offering their services...) you are welcome.
By the way, a pet peeve of mine, having always voted for the centre-left, I never appreciated how authoritarianism is generally considered an expression of the extreme right, while history shows that dictatorship was the evil of both extremes.
> You don't seem to care about people their freedom
I do care about the freedom of all people, and that is why I detest when protesters use violence (which is wrong) in order to gather attention for their point (which may be right).
> minority who have the balls to standup against a small elite who have all power.
I respect your opinion, even if I don't share it.
Here we have "fiery but peaceful protests" but in France it is a fundamental breakdown of the rule of law?
I know that that particular reply of mine doesn't help your particular case, but it was sickening to see how much of the supposed French people's liberties and citizens rights were broken back then and how most of the French intelligentsia was just cheering the government from the side.