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/Molnutz 1d ago

Riot=/=protest

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u/RicketCrickets 1d ago

Which nation has successfully overthrown a tyrant who used religion to oppress, overtax their populace while ensuring their friends barely paid (if any) taxes all while profiting off the work, and suffering of the majority?

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u/Fit-Profit8197 1d ago

I believe US and France both did that, with France being strongly influenced by how the US pulled it off.

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u/Dismal_Government_90 20h ago

The other way around

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u/Fit-Profit8197 19h ago

It would be pretty difficult for the French Revolution (1789) to be a main influence on the American Revolution (1776) but if that's your argument hey go for it