yesman@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWith the prison sentences for activists who threw soup on "sunflowers", our society has affirmed that an illustration of nature is something we value.message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareWith the prison sentences for activists who threw soup on "sunflowers", our society has affirmed that an illustration of nature is something we value.yesman@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareVulKendov@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI mean you can’t really go throwing soup around and expect everyone to be ok with it. Anyway protesters get arrested all the time, it’s kinda the point.
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoIf protesters get arrested for protesting, then what will we do if the government goes against the people? Punishing protesting is a form of domination, something that only has its place in dictatorships. I do get being punished for destroying someone else’s property, but not for protesting.
I mean you can’t really go throwing soup around and expect everyone to be ok with it. Anyway protesters get arrested all the time, it’s kinda the point.
If protesters get arrested for protesting, then what will we do if the government goes against the people?
Punishing protesting is a form of domination, something that only has its place in dictatorships.
I do get being punished for destroying someone else’s property, but not for protesting.