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ITVXsponsoredbyDominoes · 2026-10-17T18:53:07+00:00

Demonstrating against large class sizes is one thing. Smashing up shop windows and looting goods is another. Idiots. They are 14/15 and when they are arrested the French authorities will come down on them and their criminal records will stay with them forever. Where are the parents in all of this? Woukd this happen in the UK?

Raiderofthelostbattenburg · Today 09:06

My understanding is that the student protestors are young people with legitimate concerns about their education and their future.

Those protests have been hijacked by violent far-left agitators, many of whom peddle in dangerous anti semitic conspiracy theories.

The ensuing violence has then been weaponised by the far-right who are now using it to spread dangerous conspiracy theories and fear-mongering of their own.

And the only beneficiary is the Kremlin propaganda machine who love to see Europe in a state of perpetual division.

Gwenhwyfar · Today 09:06

celeriacismisunderstood · Yesterday 21:37

There is a lot of burning and looting.

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Yes, by looters, not by protesters, which is my point.

Naunet · Today 09:05

blankcanvas3 · Yesterday 19:55

I do have to admire the French’s passion when it comes to anything they aren’t happy with though. Violence is never the answer, but they simply don’t take things lying down. We sit complaining about our ever increasing prices, our ever decreasing quality of public services but don’t do anything about it. Part of me just thinks, viva la revolucion. At least they’re doing something about it.

They beat the shit out of an innocent elderly woman after breaking into her property. There's nothing to admire, they're entitled, violent, far left thugs enjoying a riot.

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · Today 09:01

It’s not very difficult to understand that rioters have different motives. So many people are on the streets in France that it would be amazing if they were a single-minded mob.

The school children would mostly have gone home when the really nasty mayhem started - not all of them, sure, but most. Who’s left are a mixture of the left, anarchists (generally left-inclined in most people’s eyes) and opportunistic looters.

This really doesn’t any longer have anything to do with the cost of living, state support etc, if it ever did. It’s violence for political ends. The French left is warming up for massive violence if Le Pen wins next April.

Some political aims are founded on and celebrate a state of violence. The far-right does it from time to time, but generally in Europe you can be pretty sure that ‘protest’ that becomes violence is caused by the left and the anarchists.

Flormed · Today 09:01

It’s pretty obvious that a valid protest from students has been hijacked by a violent mob with various agendas and is now escalating.

And there is some romanticisation of the French and ‘revolution’ going on which is making me cringe a bit. Violence and injury is nothing to celebrate or revere.

Skdkhvyvrhej · Today 08:58

EmeraldShamrock000 · Yesterday 21:07

They’re out of control. It is frightening. Similar scenes in Denmark. They are joined by thugs who just want to burn down the place.
Attacking innocent people trying to earn a living. Calling for the death of the police trying to protect the country.
Students are protesting in other European countries too but are not destroying their own cities and stores.
They have lost any high ground. Who wants these people working in professional jobs?

Denmark?!

Huh

I haven’t seen that. I thought Denmark had good education.

Zoopet · Today 08:54

Nice is a beautiful city.
It is in a very affluent area of France and does not appear to be deprieved.
The smashing and looting is taking place across France and the peaceful, school protests( justified) have been hijacked by darker, co-ordinated attacks which are nothing to do with the education budget.

WhatATimeToBeAlive · Today 08:52

I think you'll find the looting and burning is mostly not being done by "French" people.

artfiend · Today 08:51

I am sure putin is rubbing his hands seeing how his investment paid off

notimagain · Today 08:47

AlicePottery · Today 08:43

What needs to happen is that the police stop focusing on suppressing the demonstration and allow the marches to happen peacefully (which is what usually happens). In Montpellier (one of the nearest cities to where I am) there was a group of musicians playing protest songs with the protesters of all ages and races singing along, it was great, and the police started throwing tear gas into the crowd. At the same time in a street nearby thugs were breaking into a sports shoe shop.
The police are lashing out at kids running away from them or already on the ground.

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Interesting, but I see the Prefet du Rhone has just said most of those arrested in the troubles there last night were adult males....

Electra10E · Today 08:46

AlicePottery · Today 08:45

I disagree.

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This thread says differently.

I rather suspect you will find yourself on the wrong side of history, too.

AlicePottery · Today 08:46

I am however going to put my phone down for now and go and go some gardening before it starts raining.

OonaStubbs · Today 08:46

The gendarmes need to wade in mob-handed and start cracking skulls. Bring back the guillotine if necessary.

JulietteRoche · Today 08:46

You think our kids are paragons of good behaviour? At least these French kids care about their education. I'm not excusing looting, but the protests are legitimate. It 'wouldn't happen in the UK' because our kids are too busy on their computer games to give a damn about education.

AlicePottery · Today 08:45

Electra10E · Today 08:44

You appear to be fighting a losing battle….

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I disagree.

AlicePottery · Today 08:44

Obviously showing images of destruction is more clickbaity than everything else going on around.

Electra10E · Today 08:44

AlicePottery · Today 08:37

It really is.

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You appear to be fighting a losing battle….

AlicePottery · Today 08:43

notimagain · Today 08:35

Then the students protesting need to think hard about the arseholes their demos are enabling.

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What needs to happen is that the police stop focusing on suppressing the demonstration and allow the marches to happen peacefully (which is what usually happens). In Montpellier (one of the nearest cities to where I am) there was a group of musicians playing protest songs with the protesters of all ages and races singing along, it was great, and the police started throwing tear gas into the crowd. At the same time in a street nearby thugs were breaking into a sports shoe shop.
The police are lashing out at kids running away from them or already on the ground.

igglepiggll · Today 08:41

Meanwhile…Macron and wife were at Celine Dion concert yesterday.

Macron is weak.

JimBobsWife · Today 08:41

AlicePottery · Today 08:37

It really is.

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Ah ok, thanks for confirming. 🙄

AlicePottery · Today 08:37

JimBobsWife · Today 08:35

I don’t think it’s quite that binary.

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It really is.

AlicePottery · Today 08:37

(I know I keep going on about it, but the thread title says students and everyone one is in dismay about the destruction being caused by people who couldn't give a flying fuck about the state of the French education system).

JimBobsWife · Today 08:35

AlicePottery · Today 08:33

Once again, please don't confuse the students legitimately protesting (good) and the arseholes looting and destroying things (awful).

I don’t think it’s quite that binary.

notimagain · Today 08:35

AlicePottery · Today 08:33

Once again, please don't confuse the students legitimately protesting (good) and the arseholes looting and destroying things (awful).

Then the students protesting need to think hard about the arseholes their demos are enabling.

KathleenDarleenDayKnight · Today 08:34

AlicePottery · Today 08:33

Once again, please don't confuse the students legitimately protesting (good) and the arseholes looting and destroying things (awful).

Does this sound legitimate to you?

To think the French students are out of control?