Eric Cantona: Kill the banks-France activists to withdraw all money on Dec 7th

[Jan Klimkowski]

Magda - the speaker in the video is Eric Cantona (not Catona), a maverick genius of a footballer, and a noted cod (seagull) philosopher.

On being abused by a fan back in 1995, Man Utd star Cantona notoriously leapt into the crowd and kung fu-kicked the guy. The incident prompted his most famous (till now) quotation about trawlers, seagulls and sardines:

In the following season, Cantona continued his impressive form as United looked to win a third successive league title, but on 25 January 1995 he was involved in an incident which attracted headlines and controversy worldwide. In an away match against Crystal Palace, Cantona was sent off by the referee for a vengeful kick on Palace defender Richard Shaw after Shaw had pulled his shirt. As he was walking towards the tunnel, he launched a 'kung-fu' style kick into the crowd, directed at Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons, followed by a series of punches.[12] The infamous photograph of the moment Cantona's foot connected with Simmons, was used with permission on the front cover of Ash's single "Kung Fu". The front cover alone generated publicity in the British rock press, which helped the band get a hit single when it charted at number 57 in the same year.

Simmons was later tried for threatening language and behaviour. He received a seven-day prison sentence, but was released the next day.[13] It was also revealed that Simmons had previous criminal convictions, including an attempted violent robbery in 1992 where he had attacked a Sri Lankan petrol station worker with a spanner in Croydon, and that he had attended a National Front rally a short time before the Selhurst Park incident.[13] His conviction and sentence also resulted in a £500 fine as well as a one-year ban from all football grounds in England and Wales.[14]

At a press conference called later, Cantona gave what is perhaps his most famous quotation. Perhaps referring to how journalists would constantly monitor his behaviour, Cantona said, in a slow and deliberate manner: "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much."[7] He then got up from his seat and left, leaving many of the assembled crowd bemused. He was sentenced to 120 hours of community service after an appeal court overturned a two-week prison sentence for assault.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantona

Cantona has always had passion and strong personal views. I admire and respect his comments but agree that he doesn't understand the real consequences of such a mass action.

As David says, a mass withdrawal of cash by ordinary customers would cause a collapse of the financial system.

Even those who took their money out on December 6 would probably end up impoverished as not only would the ATMs stop working, but currencies themselves would end up as essentially worthless.

However, as we're all currently getting hooked up to the electro-shock machines by the bankers, I'm not averse as David to the idea of a cataclysmic event.

I have no idea what would emerge...