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Blocking stuff has always been part of the protest toolset to gather attention, so its nothing really new. What's new is how blocking roads and protesting in ge
by derelicta 3y ago
Blocking stuff has always been part of the protest toolset to gather attention, so its nothing really new. What's new is how blocking roads and protesting in general is being slowly interpreted as a terrorist act that needs to be prohibited.
- somedude895 3y agoThe author makes the same argument comparing it to the farmers' protests a while back. The difference is that the farmers' protests were a one-off or maybe two-off thing, while these climate protesters have been doing it systematically for over a year now, and between that and things like attempting to destroy priceless art it's no wonder people are starting to see them as terrorists. And it doesn't require any conspiracy by shadowy powers to make the average person think that.