XPost: soc.culture.russia   
   From: howardhong289@gmail.nospam.com   
      
   On 9/26/2024 8:22 AM, ltlee1 wrote:   
   > In Western democracies, the legal system is used to limit civil   
   > disobedience as a form of political protest.   
   >   
   > "Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws   
   > across the US"   
   >   
   >   
   > "Civil disobedience is a form of political protest that involves   
   > breaking the law in a planned, symbolic way – which activists and rights   
   > experts say is part of the bedrock of a democratic society and in the   
   > tradition of civil rights movements.   
   >   
   > The months-long investigation by the Guardian found that companies and   
   > lawmakers sought to increase the threat of criminal action against   
   > activists to protect oil and gas expansion – even as deadly and   
   > destructive extreme weather events hit communities nationwide.   
   >   
   > Last year was the hottest on record, and wildfires, baking temperatures,   
   > deadly floods and rising sea levels struck communities across North   
   > America – and the rest of the world. Under the Biden administration, the   
   > US has handed out more than 1,450 new oil and gas licences, accounting   
   > for half of the total globally, and 20% more licences than those issued   
   > by Donald Trump, who has promised to “drill, baby, drill” should he   
   > return to the White House.   
   >   
   > The findings from dozens of freedom of information requests suggest that   
   > the right to peaceful protest is under attack in the US – much like in   
   > other major democracies including the UK, Germany, Canada and   
   > Australia."   
   >   
   > https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/anti-protest-laws-   
   > fossil-fuel-lobby   
      
      
      
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   Private property is not to be seized without permission, or fair   
   compensation.   
      
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