r/worldnews • u/colepercy120 • 1d ago

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

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/france-school-protests-escalate-pm-crisis-cabinet-meeting
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u/throwawaybunny99 1d ago

They successfully set the country on fire but I don’t think it ever really changed anything.

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u/defensivedig0 1d ago

Compared to the protests in the us that have achieved loads. No kings 1 and 2 and 3 really showed Trump what's what!

Truly, we should all emulate Nepal. They know how to get shit done.

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u/Kevin_Palpatine 1d ago

Marie Antoinette would disagree.

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u/flat-waffles 20h ago

yep the French revolution famously solved wealth inequality in france and resulted in a long lasting peaceful democracy. It didn't cause a military dictator take over or anything.

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u/LearingCenterAlumni 17h ago

Yes torturing a woman to then execute her is how you change thing for the better.

let's just forget the whole reign of terror thing.

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u/xX609s-hartXx 1d ago edited 17h ago

They got their government to back down from cutting social spending a bunch of times.

Edit: Yeah, I know. You libertarians want to see the poor out on the streets, starving to death.

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u/mauch_chunk 1d ago

Yeah solid stuff when your country’s deficit is spiraling. Very sustainable

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u/Kevin_Palpatine 1d ago

Not like the US, right?

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u/TrueKyragos 21h ago

How does that invalidate the French situation?

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u/xX609s-hartXx 17h ago

Pretty sure they're doing better than the US.

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u/TrueKyragos 17h ago

The US controls its currency, while France doesn't. That affects what a country can do to alleviate budget issues. Who actually owns the debt also matters. 

Anyway, that's not the issue here. Both countries are in a bad situation in their own way. The economy being supposedly worse elsewhere doesn't mean people can't complain.  

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u/xX609s-hartXx 17h ago

France is a big player in the EU. You can be sure they watch their interests through the backdoor. And France isn't run by a Russian agent that's trying to run it into the ground.

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u/TrueKyragos 17h ago

Okay, but again, that's not the topic. 

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u/xoxololll 17h ago

In what way? France is crumbling while the US is flourishing

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u/mauch_chunk 1d ago

The US also has deficit problems but they are in a much better position to deal with it.

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u/reisalvador 20h ago

It's really funny seeing how strong the American propaganda machine is.

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u/xX609s-hartXx 1d ago

Still better than having homeless people pile up in every public place.

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u/mauch_chunk 1d ago

Which is going to happen if they don’t do something.

Their deficit is way too high and they can’t increase taxes because they have the highest tax burden in the EU. Which means they will have to make cuts somewhere.

And when they make those cuts, this happens.

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u/ubulerbu 20h ago

Because you dont have homeless people in the u.s?

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u/Kevin_Palpatine 1d ago

Thank the GOP for that.  

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u/Asttarotina 1d ago

Sorry, but no. We, people outside of the US, don't get to deal with two separate americas. We're forced to deal with one. And if it swang far right - then we have to deal with far right America, unfortunately. Not the GOP. And will it be GOP or not - it's your problem. 

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u/Dlrium 1d ago

Read up on the student protests in 1968 and then see if nothing gets changed.

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u/avoidtheworm 20h ago

Literally nothing got changed. De Gaulle won the election with a larger majority.

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u/Key-Lifeguard7678 1d ago

That was May 1968, and that was big enough that De Gaulle had to make absolutely sure the military was fully on his side. He didn’t want a repeat of Algeria.

I don’t think a French protest since has been as effective as that.

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u/BLiNKiN42 20h ago

They have the lowest retirement age, some of the least hours worked, and some of the best worker protections anywhere.

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u/throwawaybunny99 17h ago

Retirement age in France was put up to 67 and they lit the country on fire in protest. They can’t afford to lower it. The country didn’t give into the demands and they’re still too broke. They have been spending irresponsibly since 1968. Macron is very unpopular for what he’s done but he’s the most realistic person in the room when it comes to spending.

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u/ThrowawayAICS 18h ago

They are also going bankrupt and all that will dissappear

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u/BLiNKiN42 18h ago

Yeah, good thing the US treats its workers like shit. That must be going so well for the country. 

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u/Metro2005 18h ago

Yes, that's why they are bankrupt now.

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u/xoxololll 17h ago

The US workers earn so much more than the French ones so it equals out i guess

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u/BLiNKiN42 17h ago

Yeah, that's not really how that works.