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Palestine Action Protest

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fancythat Fri 08-Aug-25 18:47:29

Palestine Action demonstrators may never be able to visit the US or work in education if they take part in this weekend's protest, the Met Police have warned.

I certainly do not know everything there is to know about this subject.
And I certainly would not be joining in.

But this all feels very wrong to me.
Big consequences for protesting.

Ilovecheese Sat 09-Aug-25 14:16:55

It is still the same in principle. You support the farmers so you don't object to them ĥolding up the traffic.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 09-Aug-25 14:23:38

Ok if I accept your suggested “principle”

Then how can we live with global warming - food production by the farmers is going to be very difficult, or cities being drowned is going to be a tad inconvenient, wild fires will kill so much flora and fauna not to mention peoples houses/businesses or the resultant mass migration from areas which become impossible to live in.

That is my “principle” so I support the stopping of fossil fuels.

But I do not support in general breaking the law, although history tells me that in order to bring change citizens have had to resort to law breaking, and have arguably succeeded.

Allira Sat 09-Aug-25 15:06:20

fancythat

I think you are contradicting yourself Oreo.

On the one hand you agree with peaceful protests.

On the other, you dont appear to agree with peaceful protestors at a Palestine Action Protest.

[yes i know it is against the law to be there, but I am talking about a principle].
The principle of peaceful protesting about, well anything.

I thought I would be persuaded by myself and others against peaceful protesting. Instead, I have gone the other way.

No, I think the contradiction is in your post, fancythat.

As Palestine Action is a proscribed organisation, if they go out on the streets protesting, they are breaking the law of the land.

Allira Sat 09-Aug-25 15:08:59

Ilovecheese

It is still the same in principle. You support the farmers so you don't object to them ĥolding up the traffic.

I support you could protest against farmers holding up the traffic by not supporting them in any way at all.

You could stop buying the food they produce for a start. By buying it, you are supporting them.

Oreo Sat 09-Aug-25 15:09:37

Loads of idiots arrested in London today sat with placards supporting Palestine Action.Iran will be pleased that they turned out, hamas too.
They may find a fine not so much fun as being arrested, or a criminal record.

Anniebach Sat 09-Aug-25 15:15:26

The attack on Israel 7th October 3023 was a Palestine action

Oreo Sat 09-Aug-25 15:17:16

Anniebach

The attack on Israel 7th October 3023 was a Palestine action

I don’t think a lot of people fancy dwelling on that do they?

Anniebach Sat 09-Aug-25 15:24:29

Quote Oreo Sat 09-Aug-25 15:17:16
Anniebach
The attack on Israel 7th October 3023 was a Palestine action

I don’t think a lot of people fancy dwelling on that do they?

Seems not, reminds me of Basil “don’t mention the war”

AGAA4 Sat 09-Aug-25 15:50:00

I have read the Hansard report on Palestine Action. Labour had no choice but to proscribe them. There is more to know about this group.

I'm not a law breaker so wouldn't support that particular group but felt sorry for the elderly Holocaust survivors who were arrested who may not understand that what they were doing was wrong.
Support Palestine by all means but not this proscribed group.

Oreo Sat 09-Aug-25 20:45:00

That’s something most of us could agree on I think AGAA4 or at least the sensible on here.

Claremont Sat 09-Aug-25 21:18:51

Claremont

Like this 'useful idiot', 87 years old Stephen Kapos. Do liste to him, he knows more than most of us on here

youtu.be/v4OdkaTqmDs?feature=shared

So Stehen Kapos was previously arrested. Been looking for your reply Oreo, is he a 'useful idiot'?