As Europe criminalizes environmental protest, some activists turn to sabotage
As Europe criminalizes environmental protest, some activists turn to sabotage
Tougher laws are said to inspire clandestine attacks on the "property and machinery" of the fossil fuel economy.
Tougher laws are said to inspire clandestine attacks on the "property and machinery" of the fossil fuel economy.
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I was pleasantly suprised it wasn't the EU, rather UK. I mean sucks for the UK protesters but still glad it aint us.
I'm afraid this is not only for the UK
In Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK, authorities have responded to climate protests with mass arrests, the passing of draconian new laws, the imposing of severe sentences for non-violent protests and the labelling of activists as hooligans, saboteurs or eco-terrorists. the Guardian, Oct 2023
You might want to check out this report from Climate Rights International, Sep 2024. This one is not only talking about europe.
"Democratic" is a relative term.
Of course. In this case, it refers to representative democracies and it is totally debatable how democratic they are.
Direct democracy on the other hand, is democratic. There is no question about that, no matter if one likes it or not.