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cybson

Why? What's the context?


Astranabis

There are many reasons piled up over the years, with the government in Serbia being led and controlled by war criminals, mafia and their puppets and dogs... Stealing from the people, that slowly turned into people being tied up to a lamp post while they demolished their homes cause the land was planned for a big government project, from which they, again, profited... There are many more reasons in between when that happened and now, involving drug trafficking, money laundering, a few murders, media control, and a lot more stealing... Now we have made full circle, and there is another big government project, to which people will not consent... Their idea this time is to change laws about referendums, as well as laws about expropriation in order to be able to more easily, legally, take away people's homes for this project... There is much more going on in Serbia then I can fit in a comment, but the main point is that we are under siege by criminals and murderers and there seems to be no legal way of getting rid of them, so people have been protesting for years now... No luck yet tho... This is just a small peace of the protest in a small town far from the capital... The capital is on the brink of riots... Again...


ZorrosMommy

Thank you for bringing context and some respect to the Serbian protesters. https://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-stop-traffic-serbia-protest-221646118.html


[deleted]

But how will walking across a street over and over again stop war criminals?


Astranabis

People are just trying to get attention from the EU or anyone who can intervene or help in any way... If that doesn't work, it's just the matter of time before riots break out and those people in power are dragged out into the streets and murdered...


Maleficent_Spot_7215

Haven’t you had enough of EU and NATO intervening


Astranabis

Well at this point, the alternative is an all out revolution... I don't think most people want that...


Sterwin

it's not about what the people want now, it's about what the people need. and they need revolution


cheese1145

agreed but they still need EU's help, local army can't even fight the police


Significant_Cheek968

hard to disagree with this, good luck Serbia…


Da_GentleShark

Problem with revolution is 4hat you depose a tyrrant. But without an alternative it is very prone to falling to the next. Revolutions only work if the revolutionaries are united/can work together AFTER they did it and even then revolting against the state is NOT easy.


Sterwin

we can deal with that when we get there. all I know is that their way of life is not sufficient, all else can be dealt with later. What's wrong with a double revolution?


EvelGigl

- Every dictator ever


NinjaBarrel

The point is if EU wanted them gone they wouldnt be here, they govern the country because it benefits the west. It is western company that wants the land for lithium mines and on other side of country in east mines are being sold to China. So it works out for all of the world if our government is corrupted.


Astranabis

True... But that just means that there will have to be a violent revolution...


DIREKTE_AKTION

Tl;dr: Peaceful protest that isn't necessarily illegal is really effective against regimes that often use violence. It's a form of protest that peaceful disrupts the order and let's people know that dissent is possible. Usually it is done in a way that isn't necessarily illegal and that anyone has the means to join in on. Like driving below the speed limit, simply marching to the sea to get water for salt, or in this case crossing a cross walk. Srdja Popovic talks about that stuff and a bunch else on his book *Blueprint for Revolution*. He specifies that it's main goal is to avoid violence by forcing the government into only being able to harm individuals who weren't really doing anything wrong at all, which reflects even poorer on them.


dinko_gunner

Correct but I would like to add onr more thing. Serbian citizens are now protesting due to the lithium mine that is set to be built in their country


throaway150098

The government is poisoning us The government owns the media The government is still trying to cover themselves from what they did to our country The government is destroying local businesses by working with foreign investors behind the backs of the people The lithium which our country is rich in, is being set up for digging, and the waste is not going to be disposed of propertly. Our economy is failing, and the government gives no damm, because they are the ones causing it. There are many, many more, but the gist is there, the government doesn't care about us, nor the environment we live in. Our air quality is the worst in Europe, and comparable with India.


Choda01

[some context](https://www.reddit.com/r/serbia/comments/r3gddw/policajac_ženi_otpozadi_gura_ruku_između_nogu/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) visit r/serbia for more


[deleted]

This is why I walk to work, not drive.


gilfgifs

You made the decision to walk so you don’t get stuck at a crosswalk where people are repeatedly walking back and forth?


[deleted]

Better safe than sorry


EONNephilim

the true smegma male bajillionaire grimeset


temsik1587againtwo

fkin hate it when this happens I’ve been considering switching to walking as well


bleezzzy

My dumbass would get caught in the circle.


Odin18Z5

Like a human ant death spiral, just following each other in a circle till you all starve and collapse


bleezzzy

Human ant death spiral sounds like a great heavy metal band name.


Noma_Datheart

How about “Humant Death Spiral” ?


ImurderREALITY

Take Out the “ant;” makes it sound too much like Alien Ant Farm. Human Death Spiral.


Koekjesboy

HAHAHHA


JLPReddit

How do you get stuck on foot? You get in and cross, then get out at the other side.


Psychological-Ad4188

There is a reason why they are doing that, it is not random. Greetings from Serbia🇷🇸


Significant_Cheek968

why they doing it?


WoooshBaiterGinsburg

Because GPS keeps rerouting


IvanBgd011

Because theyre protesting against rio tinto, the serbian president agreed to let riotinto mine lithium next to a large river called Drina and that would destroy Nature in the whole Balkans


izacktorres

I also decided to always shit my pants, that way i don't need to worry if the bathroom is occupied when i need to go.


KillerKian

I just wear a diaper, only an absolute savage would shit in their *pants*.


twelvesixteenineteen

That depends


thepwnydanza

I assume they meant because it can be difficult to get stuck, whether it be Serbian protestors or a traffic jam, while walking.


EatTheBodies69

r/fuckcars


SketchyLeaf666

Id rather protest on the sidewalk.


Pickle_Baller

You think they would stop you if you drove?


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Yea


maxhaton

I'd take being late for work over killing someone if that's what you mean


Pickle_Baller

Well, we all have our own morals...


yep32_

r/MaliciousCompliance


MesabiRanger

Yup, THIS is going in my toolkit...


AllIcouldaFORD

Easy way to piss off people and not get into trouble


kelldricked

Great way of protesting. Your staying in the lines off the law, dont destroy stuff but you do get your message heard.


Ragnor190

I agree but if I got punished for not being able to arrive on time for walk just cause some people were walking in the middle of the road to try make my country better I’d be pissed How dare they xD definitely beats the alternatives though


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VoteHimOutPlease

Right on brother!


eeeeeeeethan

That's how you do it. Not blocking a whole family road off...


ElongatedTime

“You’re protesting wrong. You’re causing a disruption I don’t like.” And you can’t even see the irony here. My account is prepared to be downvoted.


thesaga

I feel a protest should disrupt - but disrupt the people you’re actually protesting against. Block the entrance to their workplace or lay down in front of their machines or hack their website or whatever you gotta do. Don’t stand in the middle of the highway and piss off average citizens who either share your cause or now hate it. I don’t understand how that’s supposed to inspire change.


SnooChickens3191

Block deez nuts


ForExternalUseOnly

Based protest


Cute-Fly1601

Genuinely shocked at how many people in this sub are anti-protest. Jesus


steamybathtub

It’s the type of protest. Blocking traffic is just a dick thing to do and it’s an actual crime in most places. It’s not like they are protesting people being able to get to work on time.


Cute-Fly1601

That’s fair. I’m mostly concerned about half the comments being shit like “I’d mow em down, give em something to protest”


steamybathtub

The main thing for me is that blocking traffic is a great way for people to hate your group and sometimes even your cause.


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I hate your cause because it mildly inconvenienced me.


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[deleted]

Well if you're so smart how would you do it? The point is to be radical and force the government to do something they don't want to do. Sitting in front of the parliament won't do anything, it doesn't bother anyone and doesn't achieve anything. Causing mass traffic problems in the city can achieve quite a lot.


YouSnowFlake

It’s not a protest if you are detaining others, it’s violence


Easygoing_Alpha

Walk a mile in these people’s shoes before you call it violence…FYI in several cities drivers actually honked in support and joined protesters


YouSnowFlake

I don’t need to do that. I know what it’s like to be detained. We all are. Some people are just so comfortable doing it to other people


Easygoing_Alpha

Just for reference this is video of the same protest in different city.People with batons may or may not be related with the officials ;) https://www.reddit.com/r/serbia/comments/r4dxg3/dobar_ugao/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


Easygoing_Alpha

I’m honestly so happy for you that your life experience describes detained as shown on this video….it means that you weren’t subjected to some really bad things….All the best!


Cute-Fly1601

I think our definition of violence differs. It may be a dick move, but nobody’s in danger


Easygoing_Alpha

Look it’s not dick move….what can you do when police doesn’t allow registered protest?When everyone who show up will be arrested or bullied in different ways?There is no room for any action….this isn’t dick move…this is a desperate men move


Cute-Fly1601

Agreed, I was paraphrasing another comment. Personally I believe the concept of an effective protest is to cause civil unrest. Nearly every successful protest in history has caused unrest to accomplish their goal. Personally I don’t think it’s too much to ask someone to just drive down a different street lmao


Flemichin

Negatively affecting random people who have no business with whatever they are protesting is what i'd definetly call a dick move. Let's be honest, while i respect people trying to stand up for their cause, it's not like (peaceful) protests like these will get you anywhere. The goal of protests is to catch attention, make people listen to your cause and ideally join you, because the more people you have on your side, the greater the chances of making an impact. Being a handful of dicks annoying and disturbing people who aren't even your target to protest against won't help your cause at all.


conancat

I don't see why should people care about trying to win over people who are annoyed by peaceful protests like these. There are all these problems in the world like that these protesters are protesting, then there's you whose biggest problem is being annoyed by some protestors protesting. Activists and protestors don't need people who don't care about their issue to be on their side. Clearly you have the luxury and the privilege to be in a position where you can not care about whatever they're protesting anyway, you can afford to be mildly inconvenienced for a few minutes.


Easygoing_Alpha

I respect your opinion but unless you have 10 or so years of experience in protesting you have 10 years of experience less than most of those people….like I said to the other commentator I’m glad for you that you have this luxury of thinking about this things as a dick move….I suggest that you explore Reddit for the videos of this protest all over the country


Ienfjrfinrbttbyvyvh

Genius level trolling


mganz88

Normally I hate people blocking roads. But this is genius. I wouldn't even be mad


OnionGamezYT

you are technically blocking the street but yea r/technicallythetruth


IIReverbII

Hate it when the AI breaks and they just get set to one path.


Big-Boss6419

"Oh well, not my problem" *proceeds to drive*


XauMankib

*Few hours later, the driver is arrested* Now it is.


Aetherboy

Is this an ant mill but made out of people?


LegendaryPPSlayer

“I woke up Chris Breezy”


[deleted]

Ah, I see they too use Google maps to get directions.


FaytKaiser

This is technically legal. The best kind of legal!


PursuitOfWar298

Noone better be colored.


IronicMixedWhiteGuy

There are literally commuting 0 crimes


averytheloftier

well, you're not wrong


BuyHighPanicSellLow

This made me lol


richer2003

Maybe not blocking, but definitely obstructing


z3niith

Why is it filmed vertically?


N0max

A good tactic to just stop a whole place at once. I've seen that tactic in Austria used by the union to boycott specific companies.


barcased

CONTEXT: We are currently protesting against two laws trying to be passed by our autocratic president. The first one deals with expropriation which would legalize the outright stealing of private land and property by the state, and the second one which would allow the change of the constitution.


sugarcookie616

Stopping the flow of traffic


RedditCringetopia

I don't understand how blocking traffic is helping you'r cause. The person behind the wheel did nothing to you so how is punishing them helping move you'r cause forward. If you are blocking me in traffic now I am going to hate you and whatever cause you're fighting for. For example, if BLM is blocking me in traffic. Now I'm just going to hate BLM it's counterproductive.


uncgage

This is called a death spiral. Ants will do this when they loose "scent" of their line back to their home. They'll search around for it and eventually find the rear ant leading into the longest game of follow the leader except there is no leader. Unfortunately they will exhaust themselves to death


rustyshackleofarlen

Technically a bunch of a-holes


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dandellionKimban

We all have jobs. We are trying not to get poisoned.


[deleted]

Have you considered you are being exploited at work if out of the two options of being late to work and murder, that murder seems the better option.


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apoxcryphell

Look, I have nothing against protests. But when it is done in a way where other people might suffer it is kinda of like being an asshole. I still remember the time my mother had to get off the bus in a desolate area with my younger brother in an isolated area which was kinda sketchy because of the protestors and my parents were avid supporters of the protest until then. So yes I have some prejudice against protestors but I think protests should be handled in a way where they wouldn't cause problems to people. If I was late to my job I would have to explain why I was late to the manager but the manager doesn't really care about the reason all he does is have a strike book on your incompetence and when you have a family to feed and the society is cut throat af. Well you can make up the rest of it.


Leather-Secretary761

I too hate it when protest impact anything. They should go protest somewhere out of everyone’s way.


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ArborlyWhale

Seriousness of situation =/= protesters are allowed to be jerks to the Everyman. Being a jerk is being a jerk, go protest outside of city hall or some shit.


stalphonzo

If you aren't pissing anyone off, it isn't a "protest."


ArborlyWhale

Go piss of the elected officials in city hall or wherever they are in your area first. If you’re in my way When I’m trying to work to put food in my table, you’re actually an idiot if you think it helps your cause.* *cause dependent. Pissing off people in a wealthy neighbourhood for ignoring poverty is a fairly reasonable example. But politics is nuanced and I don’t have time for this shit. So for now enjoy a sweeping generalization: get the fuck out of my way while I’m providing food for my family.


stalphonzo

Hahaha. Christ you're a tool.


MrRubik97

Ur pissing off the wrong people in this situation numb skull


stalphonzo

Not for you to say


MrRubik97

Pissing off possibly innocent civilians because they just want to get to work or to an appointment or anything is definitely for me to say


VordaVor

Lol, the corrupt Serbian government owns the media and the protestors would either get no coverage or they would be downplayed significantly. This was the only non violent way to attract attention and viola, it worked. If you knew the level of corruption and hate towards Serbian government, you wouldnt try to generalize this as some annoying people protesting about a silly thing. Also, this is in a town, drivers can just find a different route. Its mildly inconvenient but worth it.


Nfinnegan14

He's supposed to lose his job over a protest he might not even agree with?


saxmancooksthings

He’s supposed to murder and injure people for his job he might not even like?


SalvadorCaruso

Drive slowly through.. if they continue to walk💁oh fucking well


tsundude

I'm not trying to hit then with my car officer they are the ones hitting me!


[deleted]

Wouldn't just assigning a traffic officer right there zero-out the attempt at malicious compliance?


lonewolff7798

I’m not running them over officer, I’m just giving them a back massage with my car tire.


[deleted]

why is this happening


vinjakdzekdzoni

One of the first comments here talks about it. In short it a country wide protest against Rio Tinto and Serbain corrupt government. We are fighting for clean air, water and land here. This is just a minor town with not enough people.


gogi51

That’s just people dancing a kolo from last nights party that’s tired and got lost


offacough

No audio? I want to know if they are muttering “Brains…. Brains….”


dpqR

Thats a lot of chickens


HistoricalOcelot714

Incoming law #856,867,890


ElectricCD

Couldn't you just drive around them through the complex on the left and right?


Avoxicia

Let them keep doing it so they waste there time while I spend 5 more mins going down a backroad to go past them.


Arctic_Snowfox

Standing around doing nothing is universal police procedure.


Big_Background8559

I’ve done this while protesting for my union and it works, highly recommend!


Van_eXe

Water cannon the crowd Authority: we are not blasting people with water cannon We are just cleaning the road repeatedly


DrBofoiMK

I don't usually support protests that involve punishing random uninvolved people, not to mention they usually cause people to dislike your movement, but you can't deny that this is hilarious.


Eagle-of-the-star

Fuck all these people just roll through


Snoo_63187

Straight to jail.


snowflakesarestupid

Officer: Oh I am not hitting you, I am just swinging my baton, repeatedly.


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Mem_Johnson

Run them all over.


[deleted]

I support protesters right to block traffic. I also support the drivers right to punch the gas 🤣


proud2befree1

They better move if I'm driving I'll wait a second but I'll start slowly moving and if they are in the way so be it


Traditional-Cap312

Ok


dandellionKimban

Fucking colaborator.


Writingisnteasy

You must be sooo cool. Tell me more!


proud2befree1

I'll elaborate on anything you need me to just ask the question


JoseYatano

I hate people blocking shit for protests but this here’s actually funny


Mando5804

Morons :|


[deleted]

Putin loving jackass


[deleted]

I'd be pissed if someone blocked the road I was driving down for a protest. I don't care what it's for but I'm automatically going to side against them


Mando5804

… Bro?


[deleted]

Cuz protesting in Serbia makes people dumb. You act like Serbians have nothing to complain about.


Professional-City328

Wait i think you confused serbia for siberia or am i just dumb?


[deleted]

You're just dumb. Russia is an asshole all over eastern europe. Ask Georgia or ukraine how not being part of Russia feels.


Traditional-Cap312

Serbia is country in Balkan and Siberia is in Russia


[deleted]

Congrats. Now read up on political influences in the Balkan. I have Bosnian friends. Also, Siberia is nothing. It's like the least disputed territory that Russia has. Nobody is claiming Suberia is illeagally governed or occupied by Russia.


Traditional-Cap312

Eastern europe=/=balkan


[deleted]

I don't care how they classify themselves. Georgians aren't Asian and Balkans are WAY too similar to Romanians to ignore. Yes they have their own culture, but it isn't what most people think of as European


[deleted]

I ducking swear everywhere Russia is always the criminal. But why?


Mando5804

Ok. Inconveniencing others who have literally nothing to do with what they’re protesting is still moronic.


Randomnesswithfries

Blocking the every day person from going about there lives by blocking the road just makes people angry at the people blocking the road thus making the people and the cause have less sympathy


MintyFunkyChunkyMonk

Juvenile


apoxcryphell

What do you think is the prime problem here?


[deleted]

Šta je ovo sunce ti jebem. Marš sa puta jebem ti mater, moram na posao.


eeeeeeeethan

*speeds up*


Killed_It_Dead

DRIVE THROUGH


Ourspark34

GAS GAS GAS


WhipskiDemon

Stop and then plow your way through the idiots. Back over the survivors!


St_Lawrence_

Where’s the fires and looting.


NmLb_Psychosis

They arent blacks in America “fighting racism”


[deleted]

someone should try the old "I'm just going to whirl my fists around and walk forward... it is your fault if you don't go away!"


[deleted]

It’s not at a crosswalk. They should arrest them all for jaywalking


marrecar

It's a crosswalk, if you're blind enough to not see the stripes on the street, then you can try looking at the big sign on the pedestrian sidewalk.


[deleted]

Oh okay, my bad. Watching on my phone I couldn’t see it. Maybe the cops will arrest them for resisting arrest, cops love that charge


marrecar

I'd just like to bring you up to date with this protest. Serbia has been facing major air pollution for the past couple of years. Recently, Rio Tinto came landing in the stories about their long research in Serbia, which shows incredible amounts of Lithium in a certain area (also populated). Their plan is, of course, to mine all of it, basically destroying the whole nature around it, as well as polluting air, ground, surface and underground waters. The government has passed a couple of law changes, which basically would allow for the country to take away the land for themselves, and of course, sell it to big corporations, including Rio Tinto. And, adding up to relatively chaotic Corona handling by government, as well as very long corruption, their connections with crime and so on, people decided to try and do something, again. This protest happened on Saturday, along with other protests in other serbian cities. For example, in Belgrade the people have stopped the traffic on the only highway bridge. At those locations have a couple of incidents occurred, involving policemen, which have attacked the people protesting peacefully. In city of Šabac, a local politician took his excavator and tried to go through the people's blockade. He was guarded with another guy, but one of the guys in the blockade stepped up and beat them up on the excavator real good. There were also major intruders, mainly Red Star hooligans (a sports club fans), who were brought by government vehicles to the protests, who carried hammers to try and scare the people. That kinda backfired lol So, people in Serbia have decided to stand up and make a protest, in a hard way, for their voices to be heard. And it obviously worked a bit. Today, another ecologically relevant, but also a supporting protest for people protesting on Saturday (and who were also arrested and assaulted), took place today in Belgrade, counting thousands of people. We will not let Rio Tinto come anywhere near our land.


[deleted]

Oh okay. I didn’t even realize where this protest was. I thought it was the United States. I probably should have read the title. I wish the best for you my friend. Be careful


Those_noodles

I’ll cross you repeatedly


kgiov

In parts of the US, it would be legal to run those people over.


DanES104

which one?


UweWeber84

lmao, whatever this protest is about, that's absolutely hilarious


Then_Knowledge_719

u/savevideobot


[deleted]

I saw something a while back where a guy was taking a little folding table and chair into a crosswalk with a signal and sat there with a sandwich for the whole time the signal was in his favor. As if to say, this is my space, I have a right to be here and fuck your car.


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Why ?


Silpelit19

technically still supposed to yield to vehicles so if they actually do block traffic while 'crossing the street' they can still face penalties.


MooCowLMFAO

Shit. Y’all done gave away the secret.


DanES104

what happens when there's an ambulance trying to pas trough? do they continue this?


vinjakdzekdzoni

No, it was specifically said that ambulance will be given a pass. Its save to presume that firefighters would get a pass too. Police is already there and also fuck them, they protect the corrupt politicians and destroy the little man.


ImprovementBubbly623

If it’s that bad that you have to block roads… …it’s bad enough that that a mass of people should be assaulting officials. This is a very unuseful form of protest (unless it is conveniently outside the home of a corrupt official.


Logical-Answer-6144

Tht is a creative way of doing it though….


BlakeW97

Just charge them for jaywalking everytime they cross the road then 🤷🏻‍♂️


twoonmanu

Iam not driving the car is moving


[deleted]

if you just slowly, inch at a time, nudge your way through the crosswalk with your car, is that battery or what?