Exclusive: Baroness Chakrabarti said the latest arrest demonstrates the dangers of the ongoing proscription of Palestine Action, which is being challenged in the courts
Hmm… Yeah, I wonder. It’s not like there’s been protests across the country or anything. Hundreds of arrests at multiple different events up and down the country. Legal challenges at court. Opposition parties ridiculing the government. A new direct action group formed named after the Home Secretary.
It’s not like just 2 weeks ago the Metropolitan Police arrested the most people in a single day in over 10 years.
It’s not like there’s another mass protest planned for the 6th September.
Whatever shall we do…
The British population are mobilising, the American population is largely sitting on its laurels.
Please stop this. Any people who are watching fascist shitbags terrorize their given population deserves solidarity; not broad brush statements of them “not doing enough”.
Fascists here in the states and Europe have been openly giving solidarity, financial support, online platforming, and have solid propaganda for recruiting more into their ranks.
What I’m trying to say here is this; we should be working together instead of tearing each other down. It makes the fascists job easier than we can afford to allow.
The American population is by and large not resisting fascism.
I don’t, obviously, mean there’s been no resistance or that there’s nobody deserving of solidarity. There have been protests and there are people resisting. But in general, the pushback has been minimal. Trump and co are generally getting away with whatever outrageous thing they do each week.
So to then see comments trying to call out our lack of action, when there has been quite substantial action here, deserves a response. Our government are at the point where there’s murmurings of its collapse and a new left wing party is forming with record membership. And Westminster has only committed a handful of heinous acts in comparison with Trump/Republicans committing heinous acts every day.
So I take on and get what you’re saying, but perhaps try telling it to EvilEdgelord too.
The news will start telling people about “domestic terror attacks” against government agents. The people who they villainize are going to be citizens who lost everything due to a failing state with no safety nets.
Hmm… Yeah, I wonder. It’s not like there’s been protests across the country or anything. Hundreds of arrests at multiple different events up and down the country. Legal challenges at court. Opposition parties ridiculing the government. A new direct action group formed named after the Home Secretary.
It’s not like just 2 weeks ago the Metropolitan Police arrested the most people in a single day in over 10 years.
It’s not like there’s another mass protest planned for the 6th September.
Whatever shall we do…
The British population are mobilising, the American population is largely sitting on its laurels.
Please stop this. Any people who are watching fascist shitbags terrorize their given population deserves solidarity; not broad brush statements of them “not doing enough”.
Fascists here in the states and Europe have been openly giving solidarity, financial support, online platforming, and have solid propaganda for recruiting more into their ranks.
What I’m trying to say here is this; we should be working together instead of tearing each other down. It makes the fascists job easier than we can afford to allow.
Yes and no.
The American population is by and large not resisting fascism.
I don’t, obviously, mean there’s been no resistance or that there’s nobody deserving of solidarity. There have been protests and there are people resisting. But in general, the pushback has been minimal. Trump and co are generally getting away with whatever outrageous thing they do each week.
So to then see comments trying to call out our lack of action, when there has been quite substantial action here, deserves a response. Our government are at the point where there’s murmurings of its collapse and a new left wing party is forming with record membership. And Westminster has only committed a handful of heinous acts in comparison with Trump/Republicans committing heinous acts every day.
So I take on and get what you’re saying, but perhaps try telling it to EvilEdgelord too.
you haven’t been paying attention to the LA and seattle protests
You need to go farther than protesting. We all do.
The news will start telling people about “domestic terror attacks” against government agents. The people who they villainize are going to be citizens who lost everything due to a failing state with no safety nets.
They won’t be a villain to me. They’re heroes.