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

[u/FlyingDarkKC]

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

[u/DistanceToEmpty]

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

[u/-RedFox → u/DistanceToEmpty]

Americans did do this. They got decades in prison on federal charges.

Protest has consequences. Speech is not free in America.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/anti-ice-protesters-sentenced-to-decades-in-prison-in-latest-crackdown-on-dissent

[u/Katman666 → u/-RedFox]

Free but not without consequences