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When everyone was arguing about communism and capitalism, fascism secretly co-opted both sides.

viro 5y ago
ah yes, cops warning companies about protesters that effectively siege buildings by blocking roads in and out so workers can't safely leave and disrupt critical infrastructure is fascism. (◔_◔)
- scollet 5y ago
  > protesters that effectively siege buildings by blocking roads I would hope it's effective!
  - viro 5y ago
    lol, I might be mistaken ...are you pro protesters basically holding the workers of these companies captive against their will? because thats what this does...
- pope_meat 5y ago
  ...what good is a protest that is easily ignored and doesn't affect the status quo?
  - viro 5y ago
    so kidnap their workers and illegaly hold them captive so they can't go home after work. wat!... no wonder we(dems) always lose elections .... insane takes like this.
    - kadoban 5y ago
      You haven't shown any evidence of _anyone_ having that goal or effect, and it's antithetical to how protests typically work. The protesters would be more than happy for the workers to leave and if anything be unable to come _back_.
      - scollet 5y ago
        They're FUDding the discussion by attributing malice to the offended party. I'm confident they're self aware of their position, but trolling or otherwise, I don't think they intend to argue faithfully.
        viro 5y ago
        Minus the hundreds of video of protesters blocking people from leaving ... oh yeas those are all bad faith
- anigbrowl 5y ago
  Why do you keep harping on the idea of workers being trapped? There's no evidence of any workers being attacked, nor is there any indication protesters aimed to hold them hostage. A strike or blockade is designed to prevent the inflow of labor and resources, if workers left and didn't return the protesters would have been pleased. You keep arguing as if protesters were intent on preventing workers from returning to their families or suchlike.
  - viro 5y ago
    > A strike or blockade is designed to prevent the inflow of labor and resources, if workers left and didn't return the protesters would have been pleased That might be the intent on paper but It's basically impossible to only block a gate going one way. >There's no evidence of any workers being attacked Maybe in this exact case. But these type of responses is based on patterns of behavior of a political wing of the left that think political violence is ok.
    - klyrs 5y ago
      > That might be the intent on paper but It's basically impossible to only block a gate going one way. You sound like you've never participated in an organized protest before. My union did exactly that: our membership included parking enforcement, so we denied entry to the parking lot. Blocking egress is illegal, so we'd open to let people out. Of course, you can't really stop people who are willing to kill for their parking space. But the rest can be stopped with a throng of people blocking all ways but back.

viro 5y ago

ah yes, cops warning companies about protesters that effectively siege buildings by blocking roads in and out so workers can't safely leave and disrupt critical infrastructure is fascism. (◔_◔)

scollet 5y ago
> protesters that effectively siege buildings by blocking roads I would hope it's effective!
- viro 5y ago
  lol, I might be mistaken ...are you pro protesters basically holding the workers of these companies captive against their will? because thats what this does...
pope_meat 5y ago
...what good is a protest that is easily ignored and doesn't affect the status quo?
- viro 5y ago
  so kidnap their workers and illegaly hold them captive so they can't go home after work. wat!... no wonder we(dems) always lose elections .... insane takes like this.
  - kadoban 5y ago
    You haven't shown any evidence of _anyone_ having that goal or effect, and it's antithetical to how protests typically work. The protesters would be more than happy for the workers to leave and if anything be unable to come _back_.
    - scollet 5y ago
      They're FUDding the discussion by attributing malice to the offended party. I'm confident they're self aware of their position, but trolling or otherwise, I don't think they intend to argue faithfully.
      - viro 5y ago
        Minus the hundreds of video of protesters blocking people from leaving ... oh yeas those are all bad faith
anigbrowl 5y ago
Why do you keep harping on the idea of workers being trapped? There's no evidence of any workers being attacked, nor is there any indication protesters aimed to hold them hostage. A strike or blockade is designed to prevent the inflow of labor and resources, if workers left and didn't return the protesters would have been pleased. You keep arguing as if protesters were intent on preventing workers from returning to their families or suchlike.
- viro 5y ago
  > A strike or blockade is designed to prevent the inflow of labor and resources, if workers left and didn't return the protesters would have been pleased That might be the intent on paper but It's basically impossible to only block a gate going one way. >There's no evidence of any workers being attacked Maybe in this exact case. But these type of responses is based on patterns of behavior of a political wing of the left that think political violence is ok.
  - klyrs 5y ago
    > That might be the intent on paper but It's basically impossible to only block a gate going one way. You sound like you've never participated in an organized protest before. My union did exactly that: our membership included parking enforcement, so we denied entry to the parking lot. Blocking egress is illegal, so we'd open to let people out. Of course, you can't really stop people who are willing to kill for their parking space. But the rest can be stopped with a throng of people blocking all ways but back.