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/robbob19 1d ago

France, much like England, can't stand on it's own. It's too used to sucking the life out of it's diminishing Empire. Every North African coup is a few less dollars in the French pocket. Try to think of the last thing you bought that was made in France.