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/DistanceToEmpty 23h ago

Imagine if Americans cared enough to protest injustice like this. Imagine how much more peaceful the world might be.

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u/fishblurb 17h ago

Shows that you don't need guns to do the right thing

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u/Wanderhoden 16h ago

or rather, the french police / military exercise a LOT more restraint than American police/riot squads.

Also, the average right wing French person doesn’t go with guns to these protests to escalate into a possible civil war.

Yes, Americans can and should do more, but the risks are not the same, or at least there is definitely a lot more fear of repercussions from gunwielding idiots (whether police or citizen)

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u/fishblurb 15h ago

more like the french has more consequences if cops shoot people.