From what I understand, with the budget, the state doesn't have the money right now to rebuild schools. They didn't even have the money to update them, so destroying them requires new money that isn't there. In a normal situation, I agree with you on the idea of getting destroyed and coming back strong being the right decision, but in the immediate term I don't see that being the case.
Countries like France, in particular, spend a ton of money on other social benefits programs that have gotten huge while tax revenues have fallen and life has gotten more expensive. They are in a pickle, and no matter what they do, a lot of people are going to be pissed. If more and more schools get torched, you have to wonder where the cuts will be made in the social programs to rebuild and/or fix the schools.
From what I understand, with the budget, the state doesn't have the money right now to rebuild schools. They didn't even have the money to update them, so destroying them requires new money that isn't there. In a normal situation, I agree with you on the idea of getting destroyed and coming back strong being the right decision, but in the immediate term I don't see that being the case.
Countries like France, in particular, spend a ton of money on other social benefits programs that have gotten huge while tax revenues have fallen and life has gotten more expensive. They are in a pickle, and no matter what they do, a lot of people are going to be pissed. If more and more schools get torched, you have to wonder where the cuts will be made in the social programs to rebuild and/or fix the schools.