Sweden charges Greta Thunberg for blockading oil port

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Sweden charges Greta Thunberg for blockading oil port
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The purpose and function of the police and the courts is the protection of capital from the people. Some cases illustrate this more clearly than others. This is one of them.

Turns out that in their demands on Sweden to change the way they apply the law when it comes to PKK demonstations, what Turkey is doing wrong is making it a quid pro quo for approving NATO membership rather than just helping the Swedish upper classes get richer.

Clearly freedom of speech CAN be traded in Sweden, as long as its for cold hard cash.

I could demonstrate to you That every single bank robbery That in every single case practically The cost of the police was more than The actual money that the robbers took from the bank Does that mean, 'Oh, you see There's really no economic interest involved, then They're not protecting the banks The police are just doing this 'cause they're on a A power trip or they're macho, or they're control freaks That's why they do it' No, of course, it's an economic... Of course, they're defending the banks Of course, because if they didn't stop that bank robbery Regardless of the cost, this could jeopardize The entire banking system You see, there are people who believe That the function of the police Is to fight crime, and that's not true The function of the police is social control And protection of property...