Current Events > UK severly restricts protesting with new draconian laws

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What a narcissistic response.

Yikes.

HornyLevel posted...

What a narcissistic response.

Yikes.

Well stop being so insulting to me. LGBTQ people need to be allowed to protest however necessary, so everyone needs to be allowed to.

Why don't you spell out to me how to protest evil people getting progressively more fascist without any provocation. "Don't fight back against the invading force. That will just make independents turn against you and view you as the problem. Fighting back doesn't work in the Internet age."

People are always carrying water for the oppressors while trying to hide behind a veil of concern.

What does "sinking the whole ship" even mean in this context? Who or what needs to sink so some can swim?

Dude. Stop being dramatic.

I'm just telling you how it is and how it will likely go, especially based on the research.

I have no control over other people. I do my best to support these causes and I definitely support LGBTQ. Me telling you how others will react does not mean I agree with them or disagree with you.

That's an extremely bad fallacy. You're directing all your anger on how people will react on me, when I agree with all those rights.

HornyLevel posted...

Dude. Stop being dramatic.

I'm just telling you how it is and how it will likely go, especially based on the research.

I have no control over other people. I do my best to support these causes and I definitely support LGBTQ. Me telling you how others will react does not mean I agree with them or disagree with you.

That's an extremely bad fallacy. You're directing all your anger on how people will react on me, when I agree with all those rights.

These same people get angry if you protest in a peaceful manner though.

You have them fucking cheering on the arrests of anti monarchy protests that the same police approved of and had met with the leaders.

AND arrested a group for helping women stay safe on nights out with rape alarms.

They just dont want people protesting full stop. They don't actually care about the method.

Funkydog posted...

These same people get angry if you protest in a peaceful manner though.

You have them fucking cheering on the arrests of anti monarchy protests that the same police approved of and had met with the leaders.

AND arrested a group for helping women stay safe on nights out with rape alarms.

They just dont want people protesting full stop. They don't actually care about the method.

I addressed this earlier. Even my OP was only about the traffic. They definitely went way overboard with the rest and now everybody is kind of screwed because it effectively destroyed the power of protest.

HornyLevel posted...

I addressed this earlier. Even my OP was only about the traffic. They definitely went way overboard with the rest and now everybody is kind of screwed because it effectively destroyed the power of protest.

Then what the fuck is the point of you in this topic?!

"Yeah the law is bad and essentially bans protest, now let me defend why part of the law banning protest is actually a good thing. They want people to focus on the "good parts" because they know the overall law is awful bullshit. And people like you fall for it.

I think you need to take a break, because I've explained myself pretty well lol.

I feel like sometimes you rant just for ranting's sake.

HornyLevel posted...

Dude. Stop being dramatic.

I'm just telling you how it is and how it will likely go, especially based on the research.

I have no control over other people. I do my best to support these causes and I definitely support LGBTQ. Me telling you how others will react does not mean I agree with them or disagree with you.

That's an extremely bad fallacy. You're directing all your anger on how people will react on me, when I agree with all those rights.

Then what is the correct way? How are people allowed to protest against FUCKING GENOCIDE that won't make braindead centrists turn on them and beg for the fascists to genocide them harder?

Who is sinking the ship and who has to be thrown overboard so some can survive instead of all us being eradicated when disruptive protesters cause the fascists to double down with even more public support?

HornyLevel posted...

I think you need to take a break, because I've explained myself pretty well lol.

I feel like sometimes you rant just for ranting's sake.

The world being a miserable shithole full of unnecessary suffering at the hands of the government and the rich doesn't take a break, so why would I?

HornyLevel posted...

the world is a completely different place today

Is it? Is it really? What exactly has changed that would change the effectiveness of protests that have been proven to work in the past?

The crown is taking his power back.

From...?

It's a joke about British authorities.

Banning protests is bad. I thought you wete supposed to be acting more reasonable then us right now Britain!

As an aside, telling people they can't block roadways and doorways to public businesses is reasonable and standard. I don't think we're allowed to do that either.

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That's not what they're saying and you damn well know that. Don't play stupid.

StopBeinMad posted...

It's a joke about British authorities.

...Oh.

Sorry I didn't get it.

Lil_Bit83 posted...

Banning protests is bad. I thought you were supposed to be acting more reasonable then us right now Britain!

As an aside, telling people they can't block roadways and doorways to public businesses is reasonable and standard. I don't think we're allowed to do that either.

Well the right thing isn't always allowed by the government, so I guess they'll be arresting protesters like they have for millennia.

Lil_Bit83 posted...

That's not what they're saying and you damn well know that. Don't play stupid.

Oh you're right. They're saying it would make people hate climate activism.
Seems like a functionally identical result just because they were inconvenienced by annoying activists one time.

Gwynevere posted...

Is it? Is it really? What exactly has changed that would change the effectiveness of protests that have been proven to work in the past?

Something about the Internet and anti-protesters fighting back with the same tactics.