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Australia's criminalisation of peaceful protest is a stain on our democracy (www.crikey.com.au)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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'The health of our planet hangs in the balance while those entrusted with legislative power prioritise short-term political gain over the well-being of future generations.'

[...] Disruption is a tool.

But now, disruption is a crime. We’re not climate activists; we’re criminals.

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[-] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

This democracy really needs a bit of bleach, sadly

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

What do you mean?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

To kill all the bacteria

this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024

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