this is moving more quickly here for two reasons:
1) there are no actual indigenous groups involved
2) it's alberta
but, if they wanted, they could have them charged with terrorism under canadian law, because there's a provision in the terrorism act public works protection act for rail infrastructure.
again: i want to stand with any kind of substantive action, and i'll morally stand with these protesters in alberta, even if i basically think they're retarded. but, what did they accomplish here? they just got themselves fined and arrested - it was completely pointless.
and, this is what will happen here, too, eventually.
i want to support meaningful direct action, and if you want to call me a traitor or whatever for pulling back on this, that's fine - i think you're a buffoon for fighting quixotic losing battles, and setting up binary choices around complex concerns. i don't mind if stupid people claim i'm not standing with them; they're stupid, so who cares?
i want to actually stop the pipeline, not join a club or have a circle jerk.
marches and demonstrations are one thing, but there's no way these blockades end well. i won't denounce them, but i do wish they'd stop, for their own good. it makes you wonder if these are even provocateurs, really, that are just trying to kill popular support for the indigenous groups.
and, this is what will happen here, too, eventually.
i want to support meaningful direct action, and if you want to call me a traitor or whatever for pulling back on this, that's fine - i think you're a buffoon for fighting quixotic losing battles, and setting up binary choices around complex concerns. i don't mind if stupid people claim i'm not standing with them; they're stupid, so who cares?
i want to actually stop the pipeline, not join a club or have a circle jerk.
marches and demonstrations are one thing, but there's no way these blockades end well. i won't denounce them, but i do wish they'd stop, for their own good. it makes you wonder if these are even provocateurs, really, that are just trying to kill popular support for the indigenous groups.