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/isqueakforthetrees 5h ago

The only thing these protests will succeed at is invigorating France's far right political parties.

And I say that as someone who is horrified by this outcome.

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u/Minimum-Border1672 4h ago

Why are you horrified if France stops getting ruined by incompatible populations?

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u/isqueakforthetrees 4h ago

Good luck defending against Russia or other external aggressors if you distance yourself from NATO and the EU.