XPost: soc.culture.russia   
   From: ltlee1@hotmail.com   
      
   On 9/26/2024 10:26 AM, Howard S. Hong wrote:   
   > 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"   
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   >> "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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   > The President and the Legislature should be term-limited and elected   
   > by the voters.   
      
   No country has a monopoly on what is democracy which means "People   
   Rule." The Chinese people would collectively decide its form democracy.   
      
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