Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism

The Reverend Sue Parfitt, from Bristol, was detained for holding a placard that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” She was among more than 27 people arrested on Saturday for acts of defiance against the proscription.

  • huppakee@feddit.nlEnglish
    82·
    2 days ago

    China and Russia are colonial powers, too.

    Crazy how tankies think it’s only ok if you do it to your neighbours.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      91·
      2 days ago

      To be fair, China does it all over, especially in Africa. Russia probably would too if they could.

      • bent@feddit.dkEnglish
        3·
        20 hours ago

        The Russian Federation is de facto a Moscowite empire. And they are trying their best to annex more countries into their “Federation”.

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          Oh, for sure. I just meant they’d be doing it overseas if they could. Right now they’re only able to do it locally, and are currently not able to continue because Ukraine is holding them off.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        I don’t know if you just don’t know how conversations work, but it follows pretty reasonably. It didn’t come from no where. First someone complained about “the west” doing colonialism. Then someone corrected that all major powers do it. Finally someone points out that tankies only complain about “the west” and never China or Russia who do the same things.