Here's the thing about civil disobedience, which is what this is.
It's against the law.
So was the civil rights movement in the American south.
So was Tank Man in Tienanmen.
This is not about protesting. The purpose of civil disobedience is to force an oppressive government's hand- to make a visible and public display to the undecided middle of how far they'll go to crush dissent.
Yes , they're breaking the law. This is not the same as being morally wrong, or on the wrong side of history.
We should also be able to distinguish between a few streets in downtown Ottowa, and blocking the Ambassador bridge. I get it if you think both is wrong, but one is more wrong than the other. The Ottowa thing is a proper protest that also blocks roads and must be obnoxious to local residents. The bridge blockade only way of protest is to block traffic.
I don't think the Ottowa protest is a lot worse than the Occupy protest we had a decade ago. And if one is OK, then the other is too. I guess Kevin, you would say neither was OK, and that is fine. I just ask for a little consistency.
Here's the thing about civil disobedience, which is what this is.
It's against the law.
So was the civil rights movement in the American south.
So was Tank Man in Tienanmen.
This is not about protesting. The purpose of civil disobedience is to force an oppressive government's hand- to make a visible and public display to the undecided middle of how far they'll go to crush dissent.
Yes , they're breaking the law. This is not the same as being morally wrong, or on the wrong side of history.
I get what you’re saying but It’s not a “protest”. It’s a counterattack in a civil war. Much different standard.
I want my $80 back you piece of shit.
We should also be able to distinguish between a few streets in downtown Ottowa, and blocking the Ambassador bridge. I get it if you think both is wrong, but one is more wrong than the other. The Ottowa thing is a proper protest that also blocks roads and must be obnoxious to local residents. The bridge blockade only way of protest is to block traffic.
I don't think the Ottowa protest is a lot worse than the Occupy protest we had a decade ago. And if one is OK, then the other is too. I guess Kevin, you would say neither was OK, and that is fine. I just ask for a little consistency.
I'm with you dude. No road blocky. It's a righteous protest, not a civil war. We need to keep it that way.