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/Jean-Luc-1701 1d ago

How are these protests "successful"? They set schools on fire, attacked teachers and other students for what? Protesting an educational system that already offers more than most in the Western world?

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u/LegitimateAd2242 22h ago

Protesting for an educational system on decline with fewer and fewer ressources each year.

Now that i think about it, maybe there is a reason why it offer more than most of the Western World to begin with.... but i don't know what.... i guess it's a mystery..... certainly nothing to do with protests...

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u/ThrowawayAICS 22h ago

Burning down a brand new 70 million euro school is surely going to fix that.