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Just did some light reading[1] on the Canada convoy protest, and my reaction is: good. That was not a "peaceful protest." People were armed, ramming police veh
by mullingitover 3y ago
Just did some light reading[1] on the Canada convoy protest, and my reaction is: good.
That was not a "peaceful protest." People were armed, ramming police vehicles, plotting political assassinations, and this was all on top of the basic crime of blocking public roads. I don't care what your political hobby horse is. Blocking roads, which need to be open for emergency vehicles at all times, is not a valid form of peaceful protest.
If people supported that cluster of crimes financially they were making themselves part of the criminal activity and should deal with the consequences.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest
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- friend_and_foe 3y agoSince you're against the basic crime of blocking roads, I'm curious how you feel about this https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/americas/demonstrators-killed-mining-protests-panama/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/americas/demonstrators-killed... or the numerous other road blocking protests that were forcefully ended without resorting to murder. I'm also curious to know your opinions on other armed protests that did not end in a firefight of the past going back to the 1950s (most prominent in the US during civil rights protests), the torching of police cars during hundreds of such protests, and generally how you feel about acts of civil disobedience. Additionally, I'm curious about your opinions on extrajudicial punishment, government-corporate partnerships, and civil asset forfeiture. I don't care what your political hobby horse is, how do you feel about a government leaning on a corporate entity to extrajudicially seize control of peoples assets for engaging in civil disobedience?
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