what a sad and small minded take.
Comment on It appears you no longer have the right to protest | First Dog on the Moon
patruelis@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Unpopular opinion but I agree. The protests are not protests but disruption of ordinary people’s lives for free.
It is one thing to get your opinion expressed freely, it’s another to block half a city because you think you have the right to express freely.
People do actually suffer consequence because they miss court dates, interviews, appointments, etc. They don’t matter?
Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
Bootlickers gonna lick boot
fedorato@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Our right to protest is a key tool in our political power toolset. Gathering to show support or discontent for an issue, and disrupting ‘business as usual’ is the whole bloody point - it applies pressure and creates visibility.
The government can’t tell us not to protest. Full stop. Our democracy in Australia is already cooked enough - let’s not let it slide.
If our ability to have ‘legal’ protests is taken - we have to protest anyway.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
Just fyi - protests that make life difficult for regular people just trying to go about their day, even those who agree with the protesters, end up doing more harm than good for the cause of the protesters. It turns people against them and their cause.
Newsflash - the government isn’t harmed by Joe and Jane Smith being stuck in traffic in 40 degree heat for an hour, making them late for work or to pick up their kids. Joe and Jane smith are, and they don’t blame the government for it - they blame the protesters and by association the thing being protested.
Now I don’t think protests like that should be banned - but if you’re blocking a road I don’t think someone trying to drive on said road should get in trouble when you don’t move out of the way.
Mantzy81@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Your Joe and Jane Smith in this tale are clearly simple-minded idiots then and probably believe ON rhetoric so not much is lost in the grand scheme of things
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
The simple minded idiots are the protesters turning everyone against them.
assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Protests are meant to be disruptive. It’s the whole point pf protesting.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
People have important appointments at 5pm on Thursday evening?
Traffic accidents and train replacements also cause people to miss things.
Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Go back to tending your field you peasant-brained serf.
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Hmm, thats about what I think about the AFL. Every. damn. game. half the cities blocked up tighter than a bees bum… won’t someone think of muzza’s* third court appearance.
Living alongside other peoples a bitch ain’t it.
^*no shade on the muzza’s out there, love ya!^
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
The point of the AFL isn’t to make life hard for others who are just trying to go about their day.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
You’re right, the point of the AFL isn’t the same as a protest.
The point of the protest is to stop our country’s government from aiding and abetting a genocide. Anything else pales in comparison.
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Yeah, i made light of it. But you’re right to bring it back to the reason this is all so beyond acceptable for Australia.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
*Alleged+ genocide, and blocking people from going about their day isn’t the way to go about it.
The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
So it’s not the outcome that’s the problem then, but rather the intention?
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
The outcome isn’t the same though.