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Well when you outlaw most of the things involved in making a protest effective it’s easy to shut them down for breaking one of those laws. I think you all with
by stanleykm 2y ago
Well when you outlaw most of the things involved in making a protest effective it’s easy to shut them down for breaking one of those laws.
I think you all with this perspective are forgetting how many of the freedoms we enjoy today were won through violence.
- ilikehurdles 2y agoFirst, you did not answer my question. Let that be clear. A protest is not a hostage taking situation, and when you treat it as such, don’t be surprised when laws that apply to all of us all the time are sometimes applied to your protest. We’re not talking about quelling speech here. We’re talking about illegally seizing property and buildings and refusing lawful orders to vacate until forceful eviction is the only way out. This is just basic civic society stuff. You don’t have a right to occupy property and block others from using it without the consent of the property owner any more than any of us have a right to enter your home and kick you out and refuse to leave until our demands for a free Tibet are met.
- stanleykm 2y agoThis is a reactionary perspective. Protest is a negotiation and without leverage it is therefore ineffectual.