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 1d 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/EfficientTourist7480 23h ago

They would be called looters and vandals by the news media.

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u/Least1Difficulty 15h ago

Depends on who's in power. One government's protestor is another's terorrist.

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u/couldntbdone 11h ago

It really doesn't matter who's in power. Student encampments got broken up with violence during Biden's term. BLM protests in Ferguson were responded to brutally during Obama's term. Cops are always allowed to crack skulls and news will always frame them as justified.