The absolutely did but the problem is that what they did in order to protest was a crime. A pretty big crime too, frankly they’re lucky they didn’t get shot.
I have absolutely no idea how those geniuses thought that this would be a good tactic.
I fully support a movement and I think it’s ridiculous to call them terrorists, but what they did was beyond moronic.
NickwithaC@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They did wrong by breaking into an RAF base though. I can’t imagine anyone with any agenda getting away with that.
leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Hardly a terrorist action though is it? Breaking in to throw around some red paint.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Come on, “throwing around red paint” is quite misleading, no?
They poured it into the engines of multiple RAF jets, destroying those engines. That’s several million in damages, and a lot of downtime.
scratchee@feddit.uk 1 day ago
I really think we need to distinguish between terrorism in the sense of “are they going to keep blowing people up?” and “terrorism” in the sense of “are my taxes going to go up because of this?” I feel like the word is being stretched for the second example…
leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
It is now - but yeah my heart bleeds for those poor RAF jets, they're definitely what's important here, not making the word 'terrorist' a meaningless empty word that can be used to justify anything at all.
Denjin@lemmings.world 1 day ago
It does fall under the (completely bullshit) definition of an act of terrorism though.
Denjin@lemmings.world 2 days ago
This comment can see you arrested for expressing support of a proscribed terrorist organisation. This could have you jailed for up to 6 months and/or a fine of up to £5,000
And that fact is fucking stupid.