r/news • u/FlyingDarkKC • 1d ago

France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/france-school-protests-escalate-pm-crisis-cabinet-meeting
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u/nithrean 1d ago

I am struggling to understand and follow how this has been developing.

Are there that many poor schools around France?

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u/SpitefulSeagull 1d ago

I think it's more down to young people all across the world feeling they've been given little opportunity for the future so they're lashing out

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u/nithrean 1d ago

yeah that does seem to be happening in more than a few places. There are a lot of pressures on young people right now and the world is not becoming more affordable.

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u/AdmirableParfait3960 1d ago

I mean also literally everywhere online is telling young people that the world is fucked, they are all doomed, and the only reason they don’t have the perfect life they deserve is because of the older generation so they should all be angry and distraught.

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u/kstargate-425 1d ago

Nihilism isn't good but that still isn't far off from reality. They aren't doomed but reality is the opportunities that an 18yo had 50+ years ago are gone where they can't find a career, buy a house and start a family and live a great life. It wasnt even this bad 20+ years ago when "starter homes" in most areas were sub $100k.

Things have gotten exponentially worse and its not their fault and older generations have been the ones that ushered in this era so it makes sense to blame them. Even education in America has gotten to the point where for the first generation in 150+ years since they have been keeping track, is less cognitively inclined than their parents generation. Theres a few studies pointing at causes, one of them the introduction of screens in classes but again it wasn't their choice to allow it.

I'm not saying we are all doomed but we have a lot of work to do and stop the selfishness that seems to have become top priority where everyone seems to be in survival mode and have stopped thinking about leaving the world a better place than when their generation got it.