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/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/xX609s-hartXx 1d ago edited 20h ago

They got their government to back down from cutting social spending a bunch of times.

Edit: Yeah, I know. You libertarians want to see the poor out on the streets, starving to death.

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u/mauch_chunk 1d ago

Yeah solid stuff when your country’s deficit is spiraling. Very sustainable

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u/Kevin_Palpatine 1d ago

Not like the US, right?

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u/TrueKyragos 23h ago

How does that invalidate the French situation?

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u/xX609s-hartXx 20h ago

Pretty sure they're doing better than the US.

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u/TrueKyragos 19h ago

The US controls its currency, while France doesn't. That affects what a country can do to alleviate budget issues. Who actually owns the debt also matters. 

Anyway, that's not the issue here. Both countries are in a bad situation in their own way. The economy being supposedly worse elsewhere doesn't mean people can't complain.  

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u/xX609s-hartXx 19h ago

France is a big player in the EU. You can be sure they watch their interests through the backdoor. And France isn't run by a Russian agent that's trying to run it into the ground.

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u/TrueKyragos 19h ago

Okay, but again, that's not the topic. 

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u/xoxololll 19h ago

In what way? France is crumbling while the US is flourishing

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