Despite structural differences between countries, protests are a reminder of what makes demonstrations so powerful Since mid-September, students in metropolitan France have been mobilizing against poor conditions in public high schools. The mouvement lycéen has spread from a single campus in a Parisian suburb to include high schoolers and university students nationwide, with public sector workers, climate activists, labor unions and everyday people joining in solidarity. The unifying concerns have largely c…
The fifth lesson should be install really tough barriers to protect storefronts. You can’t assume you only need enough to slow a few people down while the police are called.
Hm, weird that they’d prop up more intergenerational warfare narratives. 🤔
An oddly positive portrayal of the sort of protest culture that I think residents of most other countries are glad not to share. Even French people aren’t happy with it - the main political consequence of the protests so far has been increased support for Le Pen by people who want forceful government action against the protestors.
Like always the protests start peacefully then police use police brutality leading to a violent revolt and like usual some.idiots blame the protesters while ignoring state oppression
Oh, was the looting in self-defense?
Was everybody looting or just a minority? State oppression is worse . Your dumb statement was also used during anti Vietnam war protests to deligitmize the whole mouvement
“Those who make peaceful protest impossible make violent revolution inevitable.”
I can assure you the actual liberals in America don’t want violence either. Don’t look now, though, because the violence is already happening regardless of what the liberals want. Looks like the kids in France saw that they were headed for an American situation and decided they would make sure the powers that be know they won’t stand for it. They also looted supermarkets to feed the homeless in the process.
When you are sold on an idea and words that quickly turn out to be little more than bait to sucker you in, how long are you willing to take the words of comfort while things around you actively get worse? Everyone has a breaking point. The French happen to be on a hair trigger all the time, sure, but I don’t think these kids are wrong for demanding what they were promised.
The vocal support may be going to Le Pen, but clearly there’s a significant plurality who actively won’t stand for that authoritarian bullshit. Only time will tell where France lands.
