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AOC Says Climate Movement Must Become 'Too Big and Too Radical to Ignore'
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this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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Government official says you must resort to terrorism to have your demands met
AOC is calling for protests. Equating protests to terrorism puts you in the ignoble company of the Iranian government, the Saudi monarchy, and the Georgia cops who charged protesters with felonies for distributing flyers.
Mm yes just lawful assembly please
Wouldn't be much of a protest if they just stand there quietly.
Like going to the capital to trash it because your candidate lost?
If we are treating this like an emergency, imagine if you were a resident of the flooding in Derna, what they would do if they saw the Exxon oil executives dining on the side of a posh cafe in their suits and tie saying the death of everyone in your neighbourhood is just business?
I would very much advocate for beating them up.
At Derna, residents burned mayor's house during protests because he fucked up (he said to stay home while he knew huge rainfalls were coming).
seems like they know how to protest : now they are in the same boat
This is the way.
I wish