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[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They're so fucking embarrassed that their RAF base was undefended lmaooooo.

But also in case we see criticism from the left on their escalation putting the whole org at risk; there has been considerable momentum against PA's legal status for a while now, it was inevitable that such a move was coming from the govt.

EDIT: also if you ARE gonna be affiliated with PA and do shit, you now have little to no reason to limit your actions to petty vandalism; next time an actionist gets near one of those planes they'll have no reason not to decomission it permanently

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago

Love seeing an effective org

[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 54 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I googled this article and found a thread on the Labour party's subreddit (that's a thing, apparently visible-disgust )

Here are some TERF island libs libbing out

Also there were multiple posters pissing their ~~pants~~ trousers about the possibility of THE SPETSNAZ sneaking in and sabotaging the UK's precious warplanes

[-] NewAcctWhoDis@hexbear.net 56 points 2 days ago

I fucking hate people who think beliefs are interchangeable, that you happen to have some beliefs and other people have different ones but they're all equivalent.

ppl who believe in a marketplace of ideas eventually come to believe that ideas are commodities

[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 31 points 2 days ago

That's liberal democracy for you

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 27 points 2 days ago

For this liberal:

Gaza: a thing that's going on

Ukraine: this is genocide

Such fucking loser shit

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

So you think it's okay to break into a military base as long as the people doing so have the same beliefs as you?

Yes chad.jpeg

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 37 points 2 days ago

I hate how ineffective these redditors are at arguing against the "Iran is bad too" line. Oh, so Iran supports Russia? And Russia is bad? I guess if I want to be fair, if I'm sabotaging British planes that help Israel I must also sabotage British planes that help Iran. Because Iran is bad.

Ok, done. All British planes and intelligence agents and politicians that were supporting Iran have been dealt with. Now we just have to take care of the pro-Israeli ones, which I'm sure you'll join me for because you were just interested in fairness.

[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Listen you silly leftist, we only care about real genocides like the Ukrainian genocide at the hands of the RuZZians

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago

Well that's what's pissing me off! If you are pro-Ukraine so you don't want your country to support Russia, then you already won! You don't have anything else to do (I mean, go ahead and sign up to fight with Reddit mercenaries for Azov if you really want) but otherwise, it's a waste of everyone's time.

[-] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 23 points 2 days ago

possibility of THE SPETSNAZ sneaking in and sabotaging the UK's precious warplanes

Don't threaten me with a good time

[-] cinnaa42@hexbear.net 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

british reddit is fucking horrendous these days, obviously always has been to some extent but now it's full of the most disgusting middle-aged reactionary liberals. /r/unitedkingdom used to actually be pretty left wing (relative to how it is now).

Americans may not realise this but our libs are still obsessed with Russiagate shit

[-] kotak_doost@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah I definitely noticed it a lot the past few years. Any anti-immigrant, anti-refugee or pro military posts are hugely upvoted.

[-] cinnaa42@hexbear.net 47 points 2 days ago

Yvette Cooper is preparing a written statement before Parliament on Monday - which if passed will make becoming a member of the group illegal.

As far as i understand it, Palestine Action does not have "membership" in the traditional sense. What will this practically mean?

[-] SoyViking@hexbear.net 39 points 2 days ago

In practice it will mean that the state can punish those it deems to be Palestine Action members for associating with eachother.

[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

as far as i know, it works like the ALF - you do a thing and then declare it to be a Palestine Action... action
works real well, can't round up a group that doesn't exist

[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

PA does direct action training in a few cities which will likely get raided if they're held again. Will just need to be restarted under a new name

[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Many Palestine Actionists have gotten weak or no sentences as their targets usually dont show up in court and the actionists defend their actions as legal and moral in the face of the illegal and immoral actions lf genocide. Some judges sympathise with that rhetoric and so do juries.

Now, they won't be able to do that because judges and juries will not be making decisions on their actions, but on their affiliation to a proscribed organisation. TLDR just makes actions more risky and organising will be heavily suppressed.

[-] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago

They could just change the name to Palestine Action 2

[-] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 33 points 2 days ago

I would've thought they were ALREADY "banned", by which I mean I thought they weren't actually a legal organization to begin with, I hope this doesn't mean the government knows who the members are.

Anyway it'll be interesting to see if these types of actions continue now that the state will more actively be seeking to attack them, but maybe that was happening already?

[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

With PA not having an official membership or leadership, what is stopping them from shutting down and renaming themselves? And maybe some organisational changes so actionists can avoid claims of affiliation in court.

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 34 points 2 days ago
[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 31 points 2 days ago

#2 most powerful country in the world!*

*According to the Tories

[-] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Every fucking time I see "RAF" news, I have to check whether it's a british publication or not

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago
[-] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

but genocide is peachy

[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 days ago

Branding them as "terrorists" over a "disgraceful ... act of vandalism." 🤨

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