I'm a simple emigrant and the problems of the future worry me

Protests of Generation Z continue across Europe. Next stop: Germany. Here the protests took place in 34 cities, including in our Frankfurt. Germany, in a sense, got lucky that it could look at its neighbors and imagine roughly what awaits it. Therefore the cities started preparing long in advance: our little street of luxury shops simply boarded up their enormous windows, every shop was boarded up, some even in a special anti-vandal way, and unexpectedly there formed a whole bunch of barriers there, as if every five meters some repair work was underway. Something tells me the cameras were checked on those days too. Not like in Germany, where cameras often seem to be there, but then again not. Many shops decided to go further, and immediately took away and hid all their goods from the windows. Some of them printed a notice of early closing for that day, but left the time window blank, apparently so the seller could write in the current time at any moment and run home. There were also completely empty shops, but I still hope they simply closed for their own reasons, and did not go into defending some hundredth level. According to police data in Frankfurt, about 8,000 people demonstrated, and according to organizers—all 10,000. Let’s set aside those who went with personal aims; the protesters’ main demand was one: they want more opportunities for a decent and safe life. They see this as increased investments in education, solving the housing issue, a rejection of the very idea of compulsory military service, and, of course, for social equality and environmental protection. Organizers emphasize that the protests are peaceful. Nevertheless, due to individual people who used pyrotechnics, explosive devices, burning bottles against emergency services and even tried to loot shops, law enforcement decided to prematurely wrap up the demonstration and did not let the crowd complete the planned route. On Sunday morning, if not for the wooden panels, it would be hard to tell that something like this happened over the weekend; the city had already been put back in order: the broken windows were hidden, and I didn’t notice any traces of fire at all. The only thing that stands out is that in the very center there are many shards. For now it’s not a good idea to go there with a dog. But on the embankment there is no trace of protests anymore. The city lives its ordinary life, athletes are canoeing, people are walking, going for a run, enjoying morning coffee, warm weather and beautiful autumn. I’m even curious whether this movement will have any result, or was it just half a day of waiting out the “madness of youth” and then going on with their business. Personally, I would like that, because the problems of education, housing, and in general a stable future aren’t issues for just a small part of people. What do you think? Maybe someone even participated in these protests? #frankfurt