Let Them Eat mRNA: Where Has the Heart of France Gone?

As the pillars of Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité sway, one can’t help but wonder if the essence of France is facing its own catastrophe.
Let Them Eat mRNA: Where Has the Heart of France Gone?
An artist paints the Eiffel Tower on the Trocadero Plaza in Paris on July 11, 2017. LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images
Nicole James
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Valentine’s Day in France, traditionally a celebration of love, with its whispered sweet nothings and the clinking of wine glasses, seems to have taken a turn towards the Orwellian.

In an unexpected move, the French legislative body has criminalised criticism of mRNA vaccines with penalties that could chill the wine in your glass: up to three years behind bars and fines reaching a dizzying 45,000 euros.

Nicole James
Nicole James
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Nicole James is a freelance journalist for The Epoch Times based in Australia. She is an award-winning short story writer, journalist, columnist, and editor. Her work has appeared in newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Australian, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday Telegraph. She holds a BA Communications majoring in journalism and two post graduate degrees, one in creative writing.
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