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Originally Posted by Frosstbyte
Your defense of what they did in the first part of post 27 sure makes it sound like you think this is legitimate. What did you intend for it to mean?
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I'm arguing that what the protesters did wasn't piracy and was non-violent.
What they did was wrong. They should not have boarded the ship, and they should not have committed vandalism. There were better options, and as a protester, I feel like these people give me a bad name. A better way to have done this would to have gotten a permit to protest at the docks where it was headed, on a public street, and had local media covering it. Bring pictures of people who are victimized by the pollution and information in flyers outlining why you're doing what you're doing.
While this swashbuckling bullshit looks impressive, it tends to make more enemies than friends and that defeats the purpose.
Edit: an even better idea (yes, I'm a genius) would be to get in contact with the coal miners union and push them to request training for green energy work, saying that since the market may be moving away from coal soon, they need job security. Maybe get them training to construct solar cells or to work on hydro electric or wind power stations.