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| + | A '''protest''' or '''demonstration''' is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one. | ||
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| + | [[Fox News]] reported in [[2009]] that the US [[Department of Defense]] was referring to [[protest]] activity as "low level [[terrorism]]".<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/06/17/pentagon-exam-calls-protests-low-level-terrorism-angering-activists.html</ref> At the beginning of [[2016]], high [[school]]s across the USA were asked to report students who criticize government policies and “western corruption” as potential future terrorists.<ref>http://projectcensored.org/14-fbis-new-plan-spy-high-school-students-across-country/ saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20161108220508/http://projectcensored.org/14-fbis-new-plan-spy-high-school-students-across-country/ Archive.org]</ref><ref>https://www.salon.com/2016/03/06/the_fbi_has_a_new_plan_to_spy_on_high_school_kids_across_the_country_partner/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20161208130623/http://www.salon.com/2016/03/06/the_fbi_has_a_new_plan_to_spy_on_high_school_kids_across_the_country_partner Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/DWtB7 Archive.is]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 16 February 2022
 Protest  (Resistance)   | |
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 Student Vietnam War protesters in 1965. | |
A protest or demonstration is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one.
"Terrorism"
- Full article: “Terrorism”
- Full article: “Terrorism”
Fox News reported in 2009 that the US Department of Defense was referring to protest activity as "low level terrorism".[1] At the beginning of 2016, high schools across the USA were asked to report students who criticize government policies and “western corruption” as potential future terrorists.[2][3]
Examples
| Page name | Description |
|---|---|
| 2022 Dutch farmer protest | During summer of 2022, tens of thousands of farmers gathered from all across the Netherlands to protest government policies which will reduce the number of livestock -and farmers - by up to a third, as part of The Great Reset. |
| 2022 Freedom Convoy | A Canadian protest against the COVID-19/Vaccine/Mandation for truckers which acted as a focal point for opposition to government overreach. |
| 2022–2023 Brazilian election protests | The Brazil version of the January 6 2021 riots at the US Capitol? |
| Caracazo | Police massacre of 2-3000 people after protest against collapsing neoliberal economy. |
| May 68 | |
| Occupy London | The London encampments of the Occupy protest movement. |
| Occupy movement | A non-violent, decentralised movement which provoked a violent reaction from the authorities. A mass awakening for millions of youngsters. |
| Save Cox's Walk Footbridge Oaks | |
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| Unite the Right rally | An deep event in 2017 |
| Yellow vests movement | A series of mass demonstrations in France which expressed the dissatisfaction with the political process. Subject to increasingly violent repression. |
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References
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/06/17/pentagon-exam-calls-protests-low-level-terrorism-angering-activists.html
- ↑ http://projectcensored.org/14-fbis-new-plan-spy-high-school-students-across-country/ saved at Archive.org
- ↑ https://www.salon.com/2016/03/06/the_fbi_has_a_new_plan_to_spy_on_high_school_kids_across_the_country_partner/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
