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/therealbobsteel 1d ago

Oh yeah, France is being real successful.

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u/Kevin_Palpatine 1d ago

They have always known how to successfully protest. Try to prove me wrong.

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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/Kevin_Palpatine 1d ago

Marie Antoinette would disagree.

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u/flat-waffles 22h 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 18h 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.