That a Western democracy uses mass repression against climate activists is not the an aberration of the democratic principle but the fullest conclusion of it. Democracy emerged at a specific historical context contingent on the development of the capitalist mode of production and of the exploitation of fossil fuels to fuel the valorization process. Within this specific historical context, we cannot expect democracy to do any different. #ClimateCrisis #Democracy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/10/dutch-police-use-water-cannon-detain-2400-climate-activists?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Dutch police use water cannon, detain 2,400 climate activists

More than 10,000 people marched along the A12 highway into The Hague, ignoring warnings from authorities not to do so.

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