What's behind Europe's youth protests?

I'm sure these scenes flooded your feeds over the weekend. Protests in cities across Europe, with most attention on France, which saw its worst violence in years. There's a wave of frustration among Europe's youth who see a bleak future, with governments spending less on their education as everything else gets more expensive. But what spread just as quickly as those videos were claims like this. And it's not for a lack of student funding. Nope. First and foremost, it's because liberalism has fused with Islamism. Even the US Vice President chimed in, blaming immigration. He wrote, Western liberals imported the third world into France and other countries in the name of diversity and compassion. They were told it would lead to this, and they didn't listen. But what do we actually know? More than half a million people demonstrated across France on Saturday, and at least 1,200 were arrested. And almost 24 hours later, France's Interior Ministry had not provided any official figures to suggest how many of those, if any, held immigrant status, or what religion they were, none of which stopped the far right from blaming who they blamed best. Now, there's no denying the violence. Stores were looted, vehicles and buildings set alight, and protesters clashed with police. In Limoges, a fire partially destroyed the town hall, while streets elsewhere were left resembling what locals described as a war zone. But the violence was carried out by a small minority, with hundreds of thousands marching peacefully. And their grievances were first expressed in September, when high school students began asking for better classrooms and more teachers. But their anger quickly tapped into wider frustration with President Emmanuel Macron's government. France has some of Europe's highest taxes and public spending, yet many of those protesting feel they see little in return as public services struggle. And there are fears of further spending cuts as government debt keeps rising. France also has a long history of protests over these issues. In the 1960s, student demonstrations over education sparked the largest general strike in French history, at a time when immigrants only made up 6% of the population. And almost a decade ago, the Yellow Vest movement erupted over rising fuel prices and living costs. Now they've joined forces with students, teachers, nurses, firefighters and workers to demand change. And today, for many different reasons, everything is coming together, and it's perfect to change things. So while images of violence are being used to blame immigration, there's no evidence to substantiate that link. But what is clear to some analysts is that the wider unrest has roots in long-standing economic and political frustrations. Most of these individuals today, these youth movements, feel that there's less attention being paid to their future. And with more demonstrations expected, that frustration shows little sign of disappearing.