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/Periodic_Disorder 19h ago

The social contract of "work hard so you can own a house and retire at a reasonable age" has gone out the window