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Police forces across Europe are increasingly cracking down on climate protesters
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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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If they're cracking down on the people gluing themselves to random objects/highways and, as is described in the article, assaulting others with rocks, then I see nothing wrong with that.
Right, self-described "climate protestors" aren't necessarily helping the environment.
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We are all doing better than the "glue yourself to things" people because they're moving things backwards, turning people against climate action, distracting from climate issues.