• rah@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    Did any of them comment on the reason for the protest, or just the act itself?

    Pro-tip: if you have questions raised by an article’s headlines, read the article.

    “Just Stop Oil said the motivation behind the incident was to demand the next UK government end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.”

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      5 months ago

      Pro Tip: Don’t be a cunt. Perhaps my wording was ambiguous, I am aware of the reason for the protest and the content of the article, my point is that the politicians have not commented on the reasons and deflected the topic to the protest itself.

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        5 months ago

        So it didn’t work as a form of protest. Don’t give your opponent such an easy win.

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      5 months ago

      I just downvoted your comment.

      FAQ What does this mean?

      The amount of karma (points) on your comment and Reddit account has decreased by one. Why did you do this?

      There are several reasons I may deem a comment to be unworthy of positive or neutral karma. These include, but are not limited to:

      Rudeness towards other Redditors,
      
      Spreading incorrect information,
      
      Sarcasm not correctly flagged with a /s.
      

      Am I banned from the Reddit?

      No - not yet. But you should refrain from making comments like this in the future. Otherwise I will be forced to issue an additional downvote, which may put your commenting and posting privileges in jeopardy. I don’t believe my comment deserved a downvote. Can you un-downvote it?

      Sure, mistakes happen. But only in exceedingly rare circumstances will I undo a downvote. If you would like to issue an appeal, shoot me a private message explaining what I got wrong. I tend to respond to Reddit PMs within several minutes. Do note, however, that over 99.9% of downvote appeals are rejected, and yours is likely no exception. How can I prevent this from happening in the future?

      Accept the downvote and move on. But learn from this mistake: your behavior will not be tolerated on Reddit.com. I will continue to issue downvotes until you improve your conduct. Remember: Reddit is privilege, not a right.

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        5 months ago

        It depends on which “them” is being referred to in OP’s comment. Assuming “them” are the protesters, then the answer provides what the protesters said, or at least what the organisation they represented said.

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          5 months ago

          Assuming “them” are the protesters

          Why would you assume that? It was obviously asking about what comment the politicians have made, from the fact that they were asking about whether “they” had commented “on the reason for the protest, or just the act”.

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            5 months ago

            It was obviously asking about what comment the politicians have made

            Why would you assume that? It was obviously asking about what comment the protesters have made, from the fact that they were asking about whether “they” had commented “on the reason for the protest, or just the act”.

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              5 months ago

              Yes, it’s very easy to make a bad faith argument if you just randomly pull quotes, rather than actually looking at context.