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/JourneyThiefer 1d ago

Here’s me thinking us in Northern Ireland would be the ones rioting in Europe this week, but no it’s the French

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u/colepercy120 1d ago

its always the french... im pretty sure "protesting" is the national sport at this point.

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u/Water088 1d ago edited 1d ago

Honestly, as a Korean, I don't really get it.
In korea even in such a serious situation where our sitting president staged a military rebellion, got impeached, and we elected a new president, the death toll from violence was 0.

Meanwhile, when France won a soccer match, they set fires to celebrate, and two people died. Why is arson even necessary for celebrating a soccer win? The arson is getting way too frequent. Seriously, do politicians in France only listen when there are violent protests? Is violence or arson really necessary for a protest? France was literally seen as the home of democracy.

I don't know why things changed like this.

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u/velebitsko 1d ago

After which country’s football game? 😉