Despite the fact of age, those demonstrations have no common features. Therefore, it is impossible to make a comparison with other youth movements. History knows many student organizations that stood up for one cause or another. One of them is the Red Guard, a military movement composed mainly of volunteers who supported the October Revolution of 1917. It is safe to say that they were one of the rebels who overthrew the Tsar and helped establish the Bolshevik regime in Tsarist Russia and then joined the regular army. Perhaps this movement can be considered a bit of a departure from the ones everyone is used to, representing student rallies. If one compares the Red Guards and, conventionally, demonstrations in America or France, the differences are enormous, from the size and methods of countering authority.
It can be said that the spirit of American freedom is a model to be emulated around the world to this day. Mostly Paris and Senegal protests were peaceful and did not bring too much harm. Looking at the student movements in the US in more detail, a kind of pacifism can be seen and not so much hatred (Carey). In America, freedom and democracy have always reigned, and the majority’s views have reflected all views. This spirit has been passed on to students, inspired by their civil rights to change and stand up for their thoughts, not by brute force, but by numbers and freedoms. As with many other things, other European countries have also been inspired by the ideas of young people in the USA when they come out to rally and show their disagreement with the policies of their representatives. That is exactly why those movements are similar to America and not like the Russians of 1917.
Work Cited
Carey, Elaine. Protests in the Streets: 1968 across the Globe. Hackett Publishing Company, Inc, 2016.