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Meanwhile, actual terrorism in Belfast recently "merely a riot".
Exactly! Terrorism is instilling a fear into a population. What these people did in this case did not effect any body not working in security for a company selling weapons to a proven genocidal nation which will be used to kill children. I
In fact, we will look back at this as just, just like the suffragettes, the LGBT+ communities, the racial communities and so many others.
I, a British citizen, am terrified by the far right actions all over the country directly threatening people and their houses. This is happening on our streets, in our houses and is exactly what I would describe as terrorism.
They actually called it a riot? Last I heard it was a bunch of 'protesters' that had set stuff on fire.
Tried as demonstrators, sentenced as terrorists. Grounds for appeal all the way up to the ECHR, surely?
They should. This is the definition of being part way down a slippery slope.
If they are to be sentenced as terrorists then they should be set free as no terrorism happened
If protest is the exact same as bombings then why bother with protests?
Regardless the reasoning for them doing this, you cannot smash someone with a sledgehammer and lie to yourself that you are still the good guy.
The disturbing thing is that the people who damaged property got almost the same sentence as the guy who attacked a woman
You’re 100% a good person if you smash a Nazi with a sledgehammer. Violence does not make you a bad person, the target does.
It's bad to fight back against women soldiers, cops and security guards. With this one neat trick I will make all war and violence illegal and wrong.
who was hit with a sledgehammer?
Unless they are planning to start deeming damage to something…like property, as terrorism.
There isn't anything UK wouldn't kill to protect Israel it seems. Say goodbye to the last vestiges of democracy...
Is there any general story or reason why the UK is extremely pro Israel/zionist? I haven't been able to connect any dots with their zeal.
Just the same faceless, concealed Big Money influence that they have in America
I wonder how much it cost Israel to get a foreign nation to try its own citizens for treason for ~~peacefully~~ protesting them, a foreign nation.
I would hope their people won't stand for this, but only time will tell.
I voted against this shit...
Wanting to end complicity in war crimes makes you a terrorist now?
No, but doing something more than just standing on the sidewalk holding signs with generic slogans apparently does.
Way to water down what "terrorist" means
Yep, if targeting even military equipment is "terrorism", then literally every war ever fought was "terrorism".