Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south
  • norimee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    Last Generation Austria (Letzte Generation Österreich) disbanded recently, because they can’t handle legal fees anymore. Others are on the same path.

    While protesters for other causes face no consequences, climate protesters get arrested regularly.

    For example farmers in Germany protested that they don’t get subsidies anymore for using diesel engines, blocked and hindered main streets, people and buisnesses. Held a ferry full of people hostage because a politican with his family was on board, with no real negative or legal consequences.

    German government caved to the farmers, while at the same time charging climate activists en mass for blocking highways and such.

  • lnxtx@feddit.nlEnglish
    12·
    1 month ago

    “Rich counties” - what is the definition? Who is the rich?

    • Nester@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      The report this article is based on is actually called “On Thin Ice: Disproportionate Responses to Climate Change Protesters in Democratic Countries”

      The title of the article is a bit misleading including the term “rich countries”, especially as that term is not used once in the article.

      In my mind measuring the level of democracy is harder than the wealth of a nation.