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Captain Cook statue toppled in St Kilda on eve of 26 January (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

“We support the right of people to protest and demonstrate but it must always be done in a peaceful and respectful way.”

Go stand over there so we can continue to ignore you

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Protesting is allowed down in a cellar, at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

The powerful don’t do anything in a peaceful or respectful way.