Just Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march [UK]

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Just Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march
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The USA is a special case though, they refuse to change or progress socially until they have no other option, which means violence is often the only option.

More civilized countries will enact change long before this.

Lmao, I can imagine what you think of France then

France is the reason change usually happens before things get violent.

I do hate the French, but not for that reason.

I think you should look up the history of the guillotine.

You do understand I'm agreeing with you, right? I'm well aware of what a guillotine was used for.

Then your point doesn't make sense. You're calling the US uncivilised for resorting to violence, but not the French who we are talking about historically resorting to violence? And also this is why others don't resort to violence when civilised (by your standards) because they are afraid of guillotines? IDGI.

The French went after the actual people in power, first of all, and they've learned from their past mistakes.

But their contemporary protests have been just as disruptive if not more disruptive than people slowly walking and causing traffic issues

For sure, the Yellow Vests literally blockaded roads and fuel depots across the whole of France.

I do hate the French

I'm sure I will regret asking this but why?

  1. They sunk the rainbow warrior.

  2. Just generally being arrogant twats.

Please stop, your embarrassing us.

You sound dumb as shit.

every country refuses to change or progress socially until they have no other option, which means violence is often the only option.

Sorry, but that's simply wrong. There's plenty of countries that change with the times.

Like when?

New Zealand have enacted women's suffrage, gay marriage, and decriminanalising abortion with no violence at all, simply because the government of the time listened to the people.