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What to know as France school protests morph into unrest and the streets are seething
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261003/p2g/00m/0in/019000c
Discussion Questions
- Were you aware of the protests going on in France? Did you know the protesters were high school students?
- Have these types of protests, that turned violent, ever happened in Japan?
- Do you think these types of protests from high school students is a possibility in Japan? Why or why not?
- France is famous for being a place where protests are a regular feature of life. Whereas, in Japan the image is of a country with little protest? Do you think this is true? What accounts for Japanese people being seemingly less prone to large scale or violent protests?
- Do you think that protests like the ones in France are ultimately effective in bringing about change? Please elaborate on your response.
