Yeah, no. This is not a violent protest no matter how you want to frame it.
Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion, domestic terrorists?
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Yeah, no. This is not a violent protest no matter how you want to frame it.
Caporegime
You’re utterly deluded. There’s no helping you.
I suspect they’ll be coming up to Glasgow for COP26. I fully expect the locals to show up you southern softies and they won’t have a huge impact.
I actually supported their methods at the beginning but it’s not worked and I think they’ve now pushed more people away from the issue because of their antics.
I actually supported their methods at the beginning but it’s not worked and I think they’ve now pushed more people away from the issue because of their antics.
Caporegime
Well I hope your lot boots them into the nearest shop window
You are claiming people sitting in a road is violent, I think you are the deluded one here
Soldato
Drag the ***** out of the road and zip tie them to the nearest railings.
Caporegime
They are severely endangering lives. That’s not on. That’s heartless and cruel.You are claiming people sitting in a road is violent, I think you are the deluded one here
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Are they? Can you offer instances of this "endangering" by these "heartless and cruel" people?
Has anyone here ever actually ever encountered / spoken to or even been in any way inconvenienced by these Insulation protesters?
Man of Honour
No, it isn't. A protest that doesn't use violence is a non-violent protest.
We're talking about people who deliberately make life worse for as many people as possible, who deliberately put people's lives at risk, who trap people in a location, who have already seriously harmed people and who will sooner or later kill people. To call that peaceful is nonsense.
You are claiming people sitting in a road is violent, I think you are the deluded one here
They aren't *just* sitting in a road though.
The other day they came close to causing accidents on live lanes on the M25 - if this keeps up it is only time until a tragedy happens. They might not directly be using violence but it is reckless and far from a peaceful protest with potential for harm to be caused.
Caporegime
Sadly that’s what it will take to force some proper action. This country loves locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
Are you talking about the police there?
Man of Honour
Obviously not. Nor am I talking about armadilloes, giraffes, hamburgers or aliens. Or shoes. Or daffodils.
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Their actions are indirectly causing real harm. We've had people miss interviews for HGV drivers, ambulances blocked, women missing 12 week scans, someone's Mum being partially paralysed after taking so long to reach hospital and uncountable amounts of lost business and time.You are claiming people sitting in a road is violent, I think you are the deluded one here
The fact that they are not directly committing violence does not mean their actions don't have some very real consequences.
This is also not a time to be testing the patience and compassion of the general public. Its been a hard 18 months for many people.
Permabanned
A scenario with a disgruntled and delayed farmer and a muck spreader is most appealing...
This is the point though, their actions are designed to have consequences but despite what people claim on here they are not violent.
In other words they didn't cause an accident on the M25.
Ridiculous take on it - there very easily could have been and if they keep doing it the chances are high there will be.
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That's nothing more than a cope. They believe they are acting for the greater good whilst ignoring the very real suffering they are causing. Whether it's defined as violence is immaterial to me and a semantics game.
Plenty in here would love that.