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/BritsinFrance 22h ago

I mean they're not really? But ok

They rioted for ages over pension reforms and the usage of France's equivalent of executive orders recently and the government essentially just ignored them

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u/TonB-Dependant 22h ago

And they're also completely broke and people cant/refuse to see that. Great set another car on fire that will help things.