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When simply being anti-genocide leads to you being arrested, your government is pro-genocide by definition.
These people are protesting about the genocide, but also protesting against the proscribing of Palestine Action, and shining a spotlight on the draconian laws which means that the government can proscribe any organisation they don't like, and arrest everyone who shows vague support for them.
They know they will get arrested doing this, but there's no legal way of protesting the proscribing.
Technically yes their is. All the arrests I've seen openly state they support PA. That is the only crime. (A fucking unacceptable crime I'll agree.).
But it is not the only way to protest.
"I oppose genercide and governments proscribing any organisation for criminal damage"
"Criminal Damage is not terrorism"
Are just 2 out of many ,any ways to word the objection without stating you support the banned organisation.
Of course being arrested has its own value in a protest. But the statement their is no other choice is false.
Yeah, I guess you could protest the general concept without mentioning Palestine Action, but as soon as it's about Palestine Action, it would become illegal.
Yeah. I'm in no way supporting the law.
And large numbers of arrests are in itself an effective protest. As it costs the government to do it.
But it is also important to make clear to those that are unable to be imprisoned. IE due to family obligations or other limitations.
That other options are very available. And dispite their obligations. Their protest involvement is very welcome.
Sure buddy, but for me anti genocide protestors of whatever affiliation are welcome, no matter what the pigs label them.
But you said "simply being anti-genocide" which is plain not what happened. People who wrote "I oppose genocide" without "I support Palestine action" did not get arrested.