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Commuted on that bridge for many years. I wouldn't stand in front of that traffic. Lucky they didn't have any fatalities
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They are preaching to the choir in San Francisco. They should be protesting in D.C.
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I don't get it. When does it become morally acceptable to block traffic?
Between Just Stop Oil and Stop Arming Israel, they both have equally valid points. So why is it that blocking the Golden Gate Bridge is "based" while blocking various feeder roads in Britain makes you a twat?
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It’s absolutely acceptable. Driving isn’t some untouchable human right that goes above everything else and can’t yield to something else for a little bit.
I just question the effectiveness of it. We want more people to join the cause, but making them sit and listen to honking for 15 minutes might have the inverse effect.
Great for spreading awareness, though.
Nah brah. There could be an ambulance carrying your child to a hospital in that queue.
Or a dude on its way to an interview after more than two years trying to land a job.
Or a person about to catch a flight.
So, not absolutely acceptable. No.
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Apparently if you are a farmer in Europe people support your right to block traffic
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I wish we could block more than traffic
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The banner says "STOP ARMING ISRAEL". Is "pro-Palestinian" really the best way to describe them?
Yes, if Israel stops attacking it's the Palestinians in Gaza who will benefit. But, you don't have to be pro-Palestinian to want that to happen. You can just be anti-killing-of-civilians, whoever those civilians happen to be.
Based.
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