Guardian Australia · Protest

A global youthquake is happening. Promises we made the young have been broken – and they know it

· By Gordonbrown
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Anger and protest have put liberal democracy on trial. It’s vital to understand the rage that now unites a generationWe have not yet reached a 1968 moment, when students at the Sorbonne lit a fuse that detonated a crisis that eventually brought down the De Gaulle government. But in late 2026, starting with the symbo…

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