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Commuted on that bridge for many years. I wouldn't stand in front of that traffic. Lucky they didn't have any fatalities
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They are preaching to the choir in San Francisco. They should be protesting in D.C.
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Based.
The banner says "STOP ARMING ISRAEL". Is "pro-Palestinian" really the best way to describe them?
Yes, if Israel stops attacking it's the Palestinians in Gaza who will benefit. But, you don't have to be pro-Palestinian to want that to happen. You can just be anti-killing-of-civilians, whoever those civilians happen to be.
I don't get it. When does it become morally acceptable to block traffic?
Between Just Stop Oil and Stop Arming Israel, they both have equally valid points. So why is it that blocking the Golden Gate Bridge is "based" while blocking various feeder roads in Britain makes you a twat?
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It’s absolutely acceptable. Driving isn’t some untouchable human right that goes above everything else and can’t yield to something else for a little bit.
Nah brah. There could be an ambulance carrying your child to a hospital in that queue.
Or a dude on its way to an interview after more than two years trying to land a job.
Or a person about to catch a flight.
So, not absolutely acceptable. No.
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Emergency vehicles are usually let through protest crowds and have contingency plans in place when there is a highway blockage. This was brought up during the oil protesters in the UK a couple years ago and it turned out no emergency vehicles were impeded from reaching their destinations. The point is to disrupt normal traffic flows.
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A good employer would reschedule due to the unforeseen circumstance. If they dock you over something that much out of your control in the interview process, they will absolutely fuck you over as your employer.
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That’s what customer service at airports are for. This is no different than a car accident on a highway blocking you from getting to your flight. There’s gonna be another flight. Call the airline and let them know you’ll need help with changing your flight schedule. I fly for work every month or so and shit happens. Leave early as if there’s gonna be the worst traffic imaginable and take an alternate route if needed.
Being inconvenienced sucks. But more often than not the protest is over something much bigger than a day of being stuck in traffic. Protests that don’t cause a disruption aren’t heavily reported on and struggle to garner support or bring about change.
Edit: every single one of you chuds downvoting me and upvoting this nerd would have bitched about civil rights protesters and celebrated when MLK was arrested in Birmingham. You wouldn't even blink at students getting shot at Kent State. Bet you had your panties in a twist over Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem. I hear X.com is a good platform for losers like you.
These protests aren’t a job stopper for emergency responders. I know because I fucking meet with state and local governments for my job and we’ve run analytics on this very issue. I guaranfuckingtee not a single one of you know the first thing about how situations like protests are handled by local municipalities. Hope one day you have an important cause you care about and everyone clowns on you.
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I just question the effectiveness of it. We want more people to join the cause, but making them sit and listen to honking for 15 minutes might have the inverse effect.
Great for spreading awareness, though.
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Apparently if you are a farmer in Europe people support your right to block traffic
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They’re both twats. They aren’t making converts or reaching the people who can even effectuate a change. All the do is poison the well for the middle of the country that otherwise might have been receptive.
If I’m on my way to work, or the hospital, or to visit gram gram and some whack job makes my life noticeably more miserable then I’m always going to have negative feelings for them.
I wish we could block more than traffic
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Oh no! By completely blocking the bridge for 15 minutes they've slowed the traffic in that area down by...
0.003%!!!!
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