{"id":1059295,"date":"2021-11-27T10:14:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059295"},"modified":"2021-11-27T10:14:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T15:14:11","slug":"eco-warriors-blockade-amazon-warehouses-in-britain-on-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eco-warriors-blockade-amazon-warehouses-in-britain-on-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Warriors Blockade Amazon Warehouses in Britain on Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feco-warriors-blockade-amazon-warehouses-in-britain-on-black-friday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059295&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Amazon-XR-protest-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Climate crazies Extinction Rebellion blockaded a number of Amazon warehouses in the UK on Black Friday, the company\u2019s busiest day of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen Amazon warehouses in the UK were targetted by Extinction Rebellion, in an attempt to disrupt the retail giant\u2019s busiest day of the year and protest against the supposedly environmentally damaging practices of Amazon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The group began its blockade of Amazon\u2019s largest warehouse in the UK in Dunfermline, Scotland, at 4 am on Friday, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/11\/26\/extinction-rebellion-target-amazon-warehouses-black-friday-blockade\/\">report<\/a> from<em>&nbsp;The Telegraph.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Protesters prevented lorries from leaving the site, as well as some from entering through the use of placards, and by using so-called \u201clock-ons\u201d \u2014 devices that are designed to prevent protesters from being removed.<\/p>\n<p>Extinction Rebellion claimed that every Amazon distribution centre in the UK would be targeted by the organisation, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59429844\">similar<\/a> protests also occurring in the US, Germany, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Over 31 XR activists were arrested at Amazon warehouses across the country on Black Friday, the BBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59429844\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for the far-left climate alarmist group at the Dunfermline blockade stated that they were being watched by police, who reportedly had a single van on-site. She also stated that the group had brought \u201cgood vibes and music\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe action is intended to draw attention to Amazon\u2019s exploitative and environmentally destructive business practices, disregard for workers\u2019 rights in the name of company profits, as well as the wastefulness of Black Friday,\u201d another spokesman for the group stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.7916666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Police have made a number of arrests as they disperse the Extinction Rebellion protesters, who&#8217;ve been demonstrating outside the Manchester Airport Amazon depot this morning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeartNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeartNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k9Jyl7lZA0\">pic.twitter.com\/k9Jyl7lZA0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 North West News (@HeartNWNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeartNWNews\/status\/1464177665519370266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tactics employed by left-wing climate protesters have come under increased scrutiny after an XR splinter group, Insulate Britain, used similar methods to cause chaos in September and October.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Activists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/17\/nine-insulate-britain-eco-warriors-jailed-for-blocking-british-highway\/\">frequently<\/a> glued themselves to the tarmac in order to maximize disruption during attempts to shut down major roads and motorways, such as the M25.<\/p>\n<p>The protests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/09\/21\/woman-paralysed-by-stroke-after-delay-caused-by-eco-protests-on-m25-claim\/\">reportedly<\/a> resulted in serious injuries by delaying people who required urgent medical attention from reaching medical centres.<\/p>\n<p>Nine of the group\u2019s eco-warriors were subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/17\/nine-insulate-britain-eco-warriors-jailed-for-blocking-british-highway\/\">jailed<\/a> for violating a court injunction that prohibited the blockading of roads.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, Extinction Rebellion&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExtinctionR\/status\/1464196866946617346\">claimed<\/a> that they are \u201ctrying to wake people up to reality\u201d with the blockades and that in order for governments to act on climate change, \u201cmass disruption\u201d and \u201ccivil resistance\u201d are required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no guarantee it will bring the change we need, but after COP26, it should be obvious that nothing else will,\u201d one post stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9375\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive Video: COP26 Crazies! Climate Activists Call for \u2018End of Capitalism\u2019, \u2018Black Liberation\u2019, Abolition of Police <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2xhkV8KeAI\">https:\/\/t.co\/2xhkV8KeAI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1456941430060945408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate crazies Extinction Rebellion blockaded a number of Amazon warehouses in the UK on Black Friday, the company\u2019s busiest day of the year. 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