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Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 days agoI’ll be even more frank: because it’s the only thing that works.
minus-squareBlackLaZoR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down14·2 days agoNo it doesn’t. You don’t see protests in North Korea don’t you?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 days agoJust because it’s the only thing that works doesn’t mean it works every time. Also, WTF do “protests” have to do with anything? Protests aren’t violence.
minus-squareLumiluz@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI’ll point out even then violence is working - it’s just that the violence comes from the government instead.
I’ll be even more frank: because it’s the only thing that works.
No it doesn’t. You don’t see protests in North Korea don’t you?
Just because it’s the only thing that works doesn’t mean it works every time.
Also, WTF do “protests” have to do with anything? Protests aren’t violence.
I’ll point out even then violence is working - it’s just that the violence comes from the government instead.