r/SipsTea • • 10h ago

Chugging tea Peaceful protests in France today

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u/GoatEnvironmental661 10h ago

What the heck is going on

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u/AdmirableSelection81 8h ago

lol straight to the point eh

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u/unofficialSperm 5h ago

The Wonders of multiculturalism

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u/York9TFC 10h ago

Just another Tuesday in France

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u/OverallStrength2478 9h ago

I got you, I googled

France saw nationwide protests today over the rising cost of living, fuel prices and deteriorating public services, with clashes between demonstrators and police in several cities. Authorities reported 272 arrests by mid-afternoon, while incidents of vandalism and arson were reported in Paris, Lyon and elsewhere.

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u/Latter-Ingenuity6709 10h ago

The protest started two weeks ago by the scools schollars . And the power in place decided to be very violent to them . One minor lost his teeth and one other minor his hand . And the images where horrible . Now the adults reunite to the protest because we are all tired of laws that undermine education and health . And they show that if the police are violent again , this time they will respond kindly .

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u/Whiteshovel66 10h ago

So what's the end game here? Is there going to be a civil war or something? Over "undermined education..?"

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u/samppa_j 9h ago

the end game is that they're really fucking mad at this point

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u/Whiteshovel66 9h ago

What specifically has them this mad?

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u/JoGeralt 4h ago

cost of living like pretty much every where in the West brought upon by the slow decline of Neoliberalism.

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u/samppa_j 8h ago

Ask someone french, im Finnish

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u/Latter-Ingenuity6709 9h ago

Last ten years the power has cut the funds of education and health but increased the debt of the country . Now that they are afraid they magically have found 3000 teacher to help . Thats why , because the money is there but we need a big protest to make things hapend . "French revolution never came with a civil war ".

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u/Midnight7_7 9h ago edited 9h ago

Nah that's not it. They've been violent from the start. There's plenty of verified videos of violent rioters assaulting families with children, screaming "Tuez les" and breaking and entering just on day two. And the 17 was already planned independently of the already occuring protest.

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u/Latter-Ingenuity6709 9h ago

lol stop lying because fox news . you are wrong . I live here .

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u/Midnight7_7 9h ago edited 9h ago

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u/Latter-Ingenuity6709 9h ago

thats an agression that has nothing to do with the strikes . read

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u/austadamola 10h ago

The issue with schools is mainly in the poor minority communities, correct? Is there also an immigration component to this?

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u/Original-Variety-700 10h ago

Look at the protestors and it’s seems to only be an immigration component.

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u/DJubstin 10h ago

I think the protest has been taken over by immigrants. This has nothing to do with education anymore.

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u/TheOneCalledD 10h ago

I’m not sure it ever did. That’s just a spin the media put on it.

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u/Latter-Ingenuity6709 9h ago

so wrong . stop listening to fox news .

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u/Latter-Ingenuity6709 9h ago

Nope , thats USA and UK far right partys trying to say that . But is not at all . All public schools are having the same problems . So all the kids are together , the rich and the poor. But because a lot of rich kids are in private schools they dont have this kind of problems .

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u/Pelya1 10h ago

They demand better education budget by causing financial burden on French budget by destroying properties. Haters gonna say it’s dumb, I’m saying it’s only logical to the generation educated during lockdowns and AI (:

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u/NotawoodpeckerOwner 10h ago

What exactly do they want done about the global cost of living and how does burning/destroying things help their goals?

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u/Fun-Shake1398 10h ago

I never said they were smart, truth is 90% of the protests in France are just an excuse for people to go out and make noise/ larp as revolutioneers.

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u/Pelya1 10h ago

And how destroying property helps with local cost of living ?

Also - no, their slogans are STILL about education

Also - you are moron :)

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u/British_Flippancy 10h ago

Oh no!

Won’t somebody please spare a thought for the now dented UK funded 4x4 vehicles used to charge protestors and the smashed frontages of international banks and McDonalds. L’horreur!

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u/Fun-Shake1398 10h ago

"Ce samedi 17 octobre 2026, une journée de mobilisation nationale a lieu en France pour protester contre la vie chère". Seriously why are inbred like you so dumb.

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u/Pelya1 10h ago

Okay, cool, you are still here. Answer me

So how exactly these protests help
Their cause ? What are further steps?

Also, can you stop insulting me ? How old are you?

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u/Pelya1 10h ago

You also called me inbred. Why ?

So these are pointless acts of violence, bringing financial burden during not so good, financially, times ? I think you should call those people morons, not me.
Also, how old are you?

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u/turbopro25 10h ago

What’s tomorrow’s protest about?

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u/Fun-Shake1398 10h ago

There isn't a protest tomorrow afaik. The protest for high schoolers are tuesday and thursday until now, and they do it in front of high schools by blocking the entrances. This is a more general one against "cost of living".

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u/turbopro25 10h ago

Oh…okay.

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u/MCwortel 10h ago

Thats the official reason. Real reason is anarchy and hate for western lifestyle

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 10h ago

Hahahaha calm down Elon

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u/MCwortel 10h ago

Im midst in it. "Rwina" is the most popular shout

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 9h ago

You’re midst in it?

You mean you are in its midst?

Cmon now, you boys used to at least cover basic grammar.

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u/MCwortel 9h ago

Well buddy, let's do a thinking excercise. I live near these protests. Dans quel pays crois-tu, espèce d'imbécile, que j'habite ?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 9h ago

Should I respond like yoda?

Doesn’t take a native Frenchman to call out bs btw.

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u/MCwortel 9h ago

Pourquoi tu ne réponds pas en français ? Tu ne sais pas tenir une conversation simple ou quoi ?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 9h ago

Oh I can. Idk what you’re trying to prove though. I don’t speak French but I can read it.

What does that mean for you?

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u/Pelya1 9h ago

Not everyone speaks perfect English. Did you just assume that everyone on Reddit is from USA or everyone in France speaks perfect English ?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 9h ago

Nss?

There’s a difference between “perfect English” and “basic grammar”.

I assume people can construct a single proper sentence, especially when arguing. I guess that’s too much to ask apparently? Sorry for the unrealistic expectations.

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u/Pelya1 9h ago

You assume a lot. Let’s switch to French, since we are discussing French events

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 9h ago

Have at it hoss.

Do you think people who don’t speak a native language can’t have an opinion on events in said country?

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u/jaredsfootlonghole 3h ago

You're giving our country a bad rep, please stop.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 3h ago

Who asked you?

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u/jaredsfootlonghole 3h ago

You're really getting dumb here with your discourse, yet you keep going.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Gene909 3h ago

Wasn’t talking to you til you decided to comment on every one of my posts.

Calm down.