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>blocking traffic is the #3 worst thing anyone can possibly do

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to be fair, almost everything on this list is extraordinarily tame and nonthreatening to power

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That’s why it’s on the list at all. Limit the definition of political action to the most inert things and relegate everything else to obscurity. Make change or the actions required for a better world unthinkable.

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The Canadian gov sure thought blocking traffic was a crime against humanity lol (stopping emergency services is kind of a big deal though)

In a trial brought against the crown from the trucker convoy, (finance minister) Chrystia Freeland’s main defence was along the lines of “international banking sectors wouldn’t do business with us until we had control of our supply chain”

Send in the horses!

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(stopping emergency services is kind of a big deal though)

capitalists care about human health, suddenly (listen to Death Panel podcast)

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Hogs whine about emergency services all the time, but every protest I’ve ever been in and almost everyone I’ve ever seen parts like water to let emergency vehicles through. It’s a complete none issue that they made up in their heads to be mad abut.

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people do really think this way. I was incredibly close to getting ran over by a fascist in a truck at one of the George Floyd uprising protests in my city and I had several liberal ex-friends tell me it was my fault for blocking the road.

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I got roped in to doing perimeter security a couple of times, watching the rear and flanks of protests for potential attacks. Not like I really could have done much. Like, I guess I could jump just before the car hits me so I go through the windshield? idk. Scary shit.

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people need to be blocking traffic for shits and gigs. Just walking to the grocery store and take your sweet time in the cross walk. The public space should be for people

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Also, cyclists need to take the entire lane instead of unsafely riding on the edge of the road.

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I walk the same pace on the crosswalk as the sidewalk and I swear most drivers you’re in the way of expect you to fucking run. Always slightly inching past the line to show their impatience, as if they’re not getting around 20x faster than me either way, and I don’t have to wait just as long as them til I get my right of way

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6 points

Saw someone drive out of their way specifically to drive through protesters and people went crazy to defend the person that drove through others

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