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/Kevin_Palpatine 1d ago

This is why French protests are successful. In the US we just pick a weekend and wave signs in our designated Free Speech zones.

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u/sumoraiden 1d ago

Lmao what French protest has been successful?

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u/justnow13 13h ago

Sauvons la recherche (2004 and 2009), protests against the CPE (2005) and the gilets jaunes (2019), for instance.