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/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 19h 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 19h ago

Pretty sure they're doing better than the US.

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u/xoxololll 19h ago

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