I wonder if that's just a static page that has never been changed since its inception. I have a feeling it'd be more or less accurate if that was the case.
I wonder if being subject to violent horrors and oppression at the hands of an invading nation tends to radicalize people into violence and oppression themselves. Kinda like what has happened to the Israeli Jews since WWII.
A better comparison might be Sinn Féin though. Whatever you feel about the IRA, Sinn Féin never blew anyone up [1] but were proscribed from the mid 50s to the mid 70s (it was considered after the Harrods bombing in the early 80s but never happened) and they were pretty unambiguous about supporting the IRA. Palestine Action is *incredibly* tame by comparison.
[1] There may have been some mild, fleeting, flirtatious overlap between the two over the years
That said, the feeling at the time from both Governments was that while proscription was absolutely justified it would make for easy martyrs and act as a lightning rod for support for Irish Republicanism. So the Tories of the 80s had more cop on than Labour of the 20s.
reineseele
Almost like the whole western political alliance got really cozy with the genocide israel is doin and only some ppl callin it out as it is.
nevumx
Who?
gallowglacht
https://arethebritsatitagain.org/
Cataleast
I wonder if that's just a static page that has never been changed since its inception. I have a feeling it'd be more or less accurate if that was the case.
SoulfireUK
Brilliant
LaughingMan2Gig
Scotland police detain a man wearing an anti-Al shirt because it sounds similar to "Palestine Action"
MaverickTitan
So… the cops are illiterate?
NKato
At one point, the Irish were terrorists in the British's eyes. Do you fuckwanks at 10 Downing really wanna go back down that road?
Vempire
The rich rarely learn their lessons until heads start to roll.
tinyfootprints
At one point, Americans were considered terrorists by the British. That was a while ago, but it did happen.
Jackthwolf
The suffragettes too.
Scahrossar
To be fair, the IRA kinda were. Unlike Palestine Action.
Ikwilstroopwaffels
One must acknowledge the similarity in the root cause of both, however.
Vempire
I wonder if being subject to violent horrors and oppression at the hands of an invading nation tends to radicalize people into violence and oppression themselves. Kinda like what has happened to the Israeli Jews since WWII.
gamejeepboi
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlbnYxeTlrZ2FsczQyZzRleHhvZW5nbXg0YTEwZno1dDM1azAyY3U5eCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa/200w.mp4
diemajorthrilldie
A better comparison might be Sinn Féin though. Whatever you feel about the IRA, Sinn Féin never blew anyone up [1] but were proscribed from the mid 50s to the mid 70s (it was considered after the Harrods bombing in the early 80s but never happened) and they were pretty unambiguous about supporting the IRA.
Palestine Action is *incredibly* tame by comparison.
[1] There may have been some mild, fleeting, flirtatious overlap between the two over the years
diemajorthrilldie
That said, the feeling at the time from both Governments was that while proscription was absolutely justified it would make for easy martyrs and act as a lightning rod for support for Irish Republicanism.
So the Tories of the 80s had more cop on than Labour of the 20s.
labsarethebest7
Sinn Féin and the IRA are and always were partners in crime i wouldnt urinate on them if they were on fire
PirateRubberDuck
Yeah, a bit of a difference between blowing up buildings and painting planes.
labsarethebest7
your forgetting the hundreds of innocent people who also got blown up and killed
Scahrossar
Thousands actually. Israel has been pretty busy with their genocide :)
Pelican3
Here we go