Extinction Rebelling Blocking Murdoch Press

[Old Greg]

Don't start channelling Dave Spart! Shutting down the free press because you don't like the stories they print isn't legitimate public protest. It seems even the Grauniad agree.

Climate activists accused of ‘attacking free press’ by blockading print works | Environment | The Guardian


David Attenbrough's article on Saturday

How am I channeling Dave Spart by saying you're being hysterical? You need to get some perspective.

[NotAllThere]

How am I channeling Dave Spart by saying you're being hysterical? You need to get some perspective.

Sure, princess.

[Old Greg]

Sure, princess.

On the plus side, at least the Times paywall was temporarily removed to defend the Free Press against this a bit totalitarian action.

[Old Greg]

Of course if you think that stopping print editions of newspapers is a move against the free pres that smacks of totalitarianism, look no further than:

Murdoch shuts 112 Australia print papers in major digital shift - BBC News

[barely_pointless]

Of course if you think that stopping print editions of newspapers is a move against the free pres that smacks of totalitarianism, look no further than:

Murdoch shuts 112 Australia print papers in major digital shift - BBC News

Murdoch is a plague on this planet, his news papers and news organisations are a disgrace.

Murdochs' father stole and plagiarised the so called "Gallipoli notes" from another journalist and passed them off as his own, his father Keith never set foot on the beaches. This allowed his father kudos and capital to build his empire.

Like all things associated with the Murdochs, a lie.

[Paddy]

Murdoch is a plague on this planet, his news papers and news organisations are a disgrace.

Murdochs' father stole and plagiarised the so called "Gallipoli notes" from another journalist and passed them off as his own, his father Keith never set foot on the beaches. This allowed his father kudos and capital to build his empire.

Like all things associated with the Murdochs, a lie.

But the majority of British prefer comforting lies rather than unsettling truths.

[Mordac]

But no one is complaining here about these twats blocking roads...Far-right clash with police and block A20 in protests against refugees | The New European

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I don't read the New European (no surprise, I'm sure) and the BBC only had a small piece on it, which was easy to miss. Briefly blocking a road into Dover is not on the same scale as preventing much of the country from reading their newspaper of choice, hence the disparity in coverage. Fwiw, I hope there were plenty of arrests there as well.

[Mordac]

On the plus side, at least the Times paywall was temporarily removed to defend the Free Press against this a bit totalitarian action.

Bugger, I missed that, I could have got those vegan recipes after all...

[darmstadt]

I don't read the New European (no surprise, I'm sure) and the BBC only had a small piece on it, which was easy to miss. Briefly blocking a road into Dover is not on the same scale as preventing much of the country from reading their newspaper of choice, hence the disparity in coverage. Fwiw, I hope there were plenty of arrests there as well.

It was reported in nearly all the MSM:

Port of Dover is brought to a standstill by far-right groups | World news | The Guardian

Police clash with anti-immigration protesters blocking dual carriageway as they march towards Dover | Daily Mail Online

The government are more interested in prosecuting a bunch of hippies that threatens their mouthpieces than a bunch of right wing fascists...

[Old Greg]

Bugger, I missed that, I could have got those vegan recipes after all...

I didn't check, but I'm sure they would have removed the paywall, what with this a bit totalitarian threat against the Free Press.