• AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20260523/cargas-ertzaintza-llegada-miembros-global-sumud-flotilla-aeropuerto-bilbao/17082962.shtml

    Apparently, the flotilla members (together with the people who were waiting for them) were blocking the arrival gates, which caused the Ertzaintza (regional basque police force) to charge against them to unblock the gates.

    It is unclear if the actions of the police were right and internal affairs has opened an investigation to shed light to the events.

    Even if the police actions were unlawful (all to be seen), you have to be a special kind of dumb to cause this kind of disorders in a fucking airport in the Basque Country, a place that until not so long ago, was terrorized by ETA, the terrorist group.

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      6 days ago

      Well, it’s also just like, what is the right time and place to stage a protest? A Spanish airport is not the seat of power driving genocide in Gaza.

      • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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        The idea is to cause a problem for someone who is either responsible for the issue, or has the ability to stop it.

        Disrupting the lives of ordinary people just doesn’t help your cause at all.