The Riots In France Today Could Be At America’s Schools Tomorrow
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The Riots In France Today Could Be At America’s Schools Tomorrow

Western education sparked France’s unrest and targets America's youth.

Rhyen Staley

Left-wing actors and street radicals are using education systems across the West to foment a far-left political revolution, and France is the latest manifestation of these efforts.

Since protests began in France, over 5,000 individuals have been arrested or detained — roughly 85% of those reportedly being minors; hundreds of schools have closed; over 20 academic buildings have been vandalized or subjected to fires equating to millions of euros in damage; and hundreds have been injured, including a few people set on fire.

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