Jan Wildeboer 😷
:krulorange:In the UK: holding up a sign saying: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” results in being arrested “for displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation contrary to section 13 of the Terrorism Act.” 522 times. The video is worth watching. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/police-arrest-hundreds-london-protest-over-palestine-action-ban
Duckbilled Plattypus.@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net
I am proud that half of the peaceful protesters, arrested under terrorism laws that criminalized the words "I oppose genocide; I support Palestine action" were OVER AGE 60.
When my age cohort is regularly vilified as senile, incompetent, useless old Boomers, the 60-79 age group were the largest group willing to be arrested, far out stripping the 40-49 and younger.
We must step up, especially those who are retired and have no jobs to lose. We have to step in for our children and their children and all of the vulnerable who have no voice. This is our inherited responsibility from our parents who fought fascism and genocide as the Greatest Generation.
Doug Baker - Elbows Up!@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net That sound you hear is the ghost of #GeorgeOrwell slow clapping.
pedro 🍉
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net soon they'll be arresting people for displaying a blank sign, like in Moscow.
Mark 🇨🇦
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@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net what he means is he DOES support genocide, but just for the Jews (from the river to the sea, right?) I bet he wasn't protesting after Hamas massacre on Oct 7 or any of their other terror attacks.
@mark@canuck.social @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net how, exactly, does one protest against terrorists or terrorist attacks? 🤔
Wouldn't the gathering just make it easier for them?
Simon newslttrs.com@ubik@fedi.turbofish.cc @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net we got (almost) there three years ago https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/man-warned-london-police-faced-27976386
Mark 🇨🇦💪@SeekTruth@mastodon.social @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net I mean, Hamas IS the elected government of Gaza ... So the same way you would protest anything else. Falling for their strategy, on the other hand..
A_Minion@mark@canuck.social This conflict didn't start with HAMAS it started in 1948. The better part of the Palestinians weren't able to vote for or against HAMAS. IIRC the vote in 2007 (the last election) 44% HAMAS to 41% Fatah. Fatah requested Israel to check for voter fraud then. You need a history lesson. King Saud said after the UN gave Palestine to the Israeli's, "We did nothing to the Jews, why are we being punished."