ABSTRACT

STUDENTunrestisnothingnew.Butthepresentalienationofthe mostprivilegedoftoday'ssociety,thecollegeyouth,issomething verynewindeed.

Today,however,thereisatrue"studentinternational."Thereis, ofcourse,nocentralcommand,nocommoncreed;butthereisa commonenemy.Itisorganization.Today'sstudent"activists"are againstorganizationanditsauthorityinanyformorshape.Aboveall, theyopposewhatusedtobeconsideredthe"goodguys"among organizations,university,andgovernment.Theyoungpriestsand

244/THEAGEOFDISCONTINUITY religiousoftheCatholicChurchareequallyopposedtotheauthority andorganizationoftheRomanCuria.Andthattraditionalsymbolof rebellion,theCommunistparty,wasoneofthemaintargetsofthe FrenchstudentsandoftheyoungamongtheFrenchworkersinthe uprisingagainstaBauthorityinMay1968.