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Now this is some good ass praxis.
Direct action works again. And again. And again. Never stop winning
all palestinian violence against israel is self-defense.
Critical support to private equity for draining the company of any resiliency.
Fuck that's some good shit
I think if we tried this in the US they'd mow us down though
hey we finally spell his name right
fuck yea!!!
large scale long term physical confrontation has been effective in recent memory in the united states, albeit not without martyrs. See Standing Rock, Line 3, and the Atlanta Forest.
sure it's important to remember that fighting back is dangerous, but it's more important to remember that we can still do it, and we can win. the struggle did not stop. the spectacle just became much better inoculated against it.
Hell yeah!
Ngl, I think I remember seeing the first action mentioned when it got posted here and thought it was awesome but the pessimist in me thought, "Well, they'll be up and running again in no time." Amazing job by PA for never letting up until they got results!
no more half measures walter
Finally some good shit.... 
fucking based
Love 2 see it
Damn, I can't believe Britain did something good.
the british right are more entrenched and bloated than in the US, but the british left are more bold and unbroken. i honestly think we in the states should give them much more credit.
But uhhh 
feels like today has had an uncommon amount of good news
it's a nice change of pace
What else?
Radio Free Asia announced they're leaving Hong Kong
I literally cannot get any harder right now. VolCel police be damned.
Show this to the libs who can't get a grasp of what could be done to help
Anyone have video of their direct action? I remember there being a few and they were incredibly based and I want to show my roommates
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR
Haven't read the article, but how is this possible financially? I can't imagine most defense contractors having their factories going bankrupt unless it's a niche, small business company like the aviation ones the CIA like to use. They seem to be a major player and couldn't afford security? Lol. If Israeli defense contractors are this big of a paper tiger then now I'm inspired to look for relevant sites in my location.
I guess because profits unmade are profits lost - and when you're dealing with expensive stuff like arms dealing, a halt to operations mean you bleed high profits for days.
If you blockade their entrances and make their shipments late, then the next place in the chain also gets affected, and given that Elsbit are being targeted countrywide (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/01/palestine-action-elbit-oldham-shut-down-israeli-weapons-factory), I'm sure it's becoming a logistical nightmare. When I worked at Amazon, I was surprised about the menial things that could bring a factory to a halt and make all the managers panic - a conveyor belt breaking, a truck breaking down in the entrance, etc etc.
Also you've got high cost machinery - that linked article notes police estimates of 500k in damages. Saboteurism is effective because jamming something cheap in the cogs of something expensive can cause a problem that lasts days.
There's also cost efficiency in disrupting safety laws - there's laws about markings in and around factories to ensure people don't walk into a dangerous area. You chuck paint on them? They've got to shut that area down, get a guy in to clean it up, and then repaint it. You've spent 20 quid, they've lost far more.
At a certain point Elsbit goes fuck it, I'll go somewhere with cheaper labour and a less annoying population.
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