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Right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy

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Right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy

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Right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy - Times of India
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  • @[email protected]
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    laughs in monarchy

  • Roflmasterbigpimp
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    • @[email protected]
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      BoJo left a terrible wake

    • Dr. Coomer
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  • @[email protected]
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    Now now you can protest things as long as they have been vetted and approved by the government.

    • @[email protected]
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      “If your cause isn’t just enough to be granted a permit by the government, then you shouldn’t believe in it”

    • @[email protected]
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      That’s just how free speech works

      • Echo Dot
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        Free speech would be been allowed to protest about anything

        • kase
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          True, but it’s the government who says you’re allowed to ;D

      • @[email protected]
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        “Free speech” means freedom from consequences from the law, not necessarily from individuals who are allowed their own judgment accordingly

    • @[email protected]
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      as you do

  • @[email protected]
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    We don’t need Putin to ruin Europe, we can do that all by ourselves.

  • @[email protected]
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    Their are two kinds of movements the government won’t try to oppress, the impotent and the reactionary.

    • @[email protected]
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      welcome to democracy

  • @[email protected]
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    “Nope, this protesting license is expired. Have to bring you in now, don’t I? P.C. Walters, go and get my rubber hose from the car.”

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    Implying there was any democracy there in the first place lol

  • Nomecks
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    Protest = Jail time

    Throwing rocks at Rishi Sunak = Jail time

    It’s important to recognize opportunities when they present themselves.

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      throwing rocks is valid protest

      • @[email protected]
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        Israeli Occupation Forces have entered the chat

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      It’s been pointed out to them many times that if they remove the right to protest people will just go to more extreme options. But they apparently don’t care so by all means throw rocks at him.

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