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Vermaxx t1_jdn0lob wrote

There's a lot of "protest" actions that absolutely should be illegal, for the exact reasons we see things escalate when those laws are ignored.

If nothing is illegal, nothing is risked, and nothing is gained. The civil rights movement succeeded because of public outcry to the biased enforcement... and martyrdom.

Right now climate activism lacks martyrs.

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Antique_Steel t1_jdmxnja wrote

I grew up watching football, it was a big part of my culture, but I became very disenchanted with the men's game: spitting, swearing, cheating, diving, trash talking and pretty pathetic hypocrisy during the last World Cup from the England team. The women's game has been an absolute breath of fresh air and seems to be taking football back to football, I hope it stays so enjoyable.

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rumbrave55 t1_jdmpi0p wrote

I have some doubts. They look incredible because the other Spanish clubs lack the talent they have.

I think you’ve seen them be tested in Champions League play. I’d also love for them to come to the US and play some NWLS teams. Just to see where the two leagues match up.

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rumbrave55 t1_jdmoadf wrote

1999 Women’s World Cup is what got me into international football/soccer. It’s been wonderful to watch the women’s game grow.

I’m also impressed someone tied FC Barcelona. They were a true juggernaut last year.

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Severus_Zhilin t1_jdmnvs8 wrote

It is even written in the article that a lot of girls in India (40%) don't have access to school. Should we do that to boys as well? In India they also abort babies when they find out they are girls and there are many cases where they kill baby girls after they are born simply because they want boys. Should we be doing that to boys as well?

Fuckin hypocrites

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el_grort t1_jdmmdpl wrote

Yeah, we got our laws on guns because of Hungerford (which made the first big raft) and Dunblane massacres. They've also been perfectly fine, and iirc the Republic of Ireland manages well with similar gun laws. Northern Ireland allows guns for self defence, but Northern Ireland is a very peculiar and unique country.

The anti-protest laws were done by the post-Brexit lunge to the far right that Johnson and Truss spearheaded. It was not part of some major plot, it was the result of authoritarians like those two and the ERG suddenly being able to wield power due to a massive political crisis in the UK.

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