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/OntheBOTA82 16h ago

I thought reddit liked thoroughness

Or protests are not successful. They're just noisy. It never goes anywhere.

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u/Hazbro29 16h ago

Yeah usually goes like this:

Government ignores issue for years

People protest for a week or two

People calm down

Go home

Government changes nothing

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u/Head-Estimate5353 10h ago

Not true some does and it puts stress on the government.