le_pouffre_bleu@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoJust Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march [UK]www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down111cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
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minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoThat is how civil disobedience works. Nelson Mandela was in prison for years.
minus-squareWarmApplePieShrek@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoSo what’s your complaint? They did what you said they should do.
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHe also did some fucked up violent shit to get his point across. Look up necklacing.
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy understanding was that he did some kind of tacit endorsement of necklacing. Can’t recall if he was popularising songs that described it or something. However pretty sure he was not personally involved.
That is how civil disobedience works. Nelson Mandela was in prison for years.
So what’s your complaint? They did what you said they should do.
He also did some fucked up violent shit to get his point across. Look up necklacing.
My understanding was that he did some kind of tacit endorsement of necklacing. Can’t recall if he was popularising songs that described it or something. However pretty sure he was not personally involved.