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U.K. charges Greta Thunberg as governments crack down on climate protests (wapo.st)
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[-] sjmulder 64 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

With fossil giants continuing to endanger our very civilisation and governments cracking down on not them but on non-violent activists, what are they expecting to happen next?

[-] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 10 months ago

It's been so long since there was an actual violent uprising in the western world that I think the ruling class actually believes that they're immune from the guillotines. Or they think that they've placated the population enough with social media so a violent uprising isn't possible.

[-] oroboros@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

They yearn for the guillotine

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 10 months ago

Nations are hell-bent on being on the wrong side of history I guess

[-] Transcendant@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

We've had climate activists in court here (UK), where the judge has jailed them for mentioning climate change crisis as a defence. Fucking unreal. They cannot mention the reason why they committed their crimes.

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-03-03/insulate-britain-protesters-jailed-after-flouting-court-order-at-trial

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