I'm having a hard time finding any discussions or news reports about what the protesters goals are.

I heard a bit on the BBC where they interviewed students in the streets and the best they could come up with was a desire for "change".

The riots that happened in the US in Detroit, Watts, Newark, etc. were a result of frustration and without explicit goals. They did get the attention of government officials and there were some minor changes in social policy as a result, but mostly those in these areas ended up worse than before since the stores and other parts of the neighborhoods were destroyed.

The media is also calling the protesters "anarchists" which is not helpful either. Even if they call themselves "anarchists" this means nothing without a vision for what they want.

If there are any (other) good discussions of the fundamental issues I'd like to hear about them.

Policies not Politics
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