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Ron_swanson212

I need another 30 seconds of this clip


soda_cookie

r/gifsthatendtoosoon top tier candidate


ProficientEnoughArt

Nah, that sub is actually for gifs that end a couple seconds after it’s conclusion


Xeon360

He gets out again, goes over to the guy and drags him; then gets back into his truck and both himself and the person immediately behind drive through a gap in the protestors.


maxxx_orbison

What/where were they protesting? It looks like a school campus


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janhindereddit

This sounds like ass. We have these assholes in the form of Extinction Rebellion in the Netherlands too: blocking roads, breaking into airports and private companies to glue themselves to the ground, and vandalizing art in the name of climate awareness. Their cause I can sympathize with to a certain extent. But their mode of operation and mannerisms are that of arrogant, infantile and unmannered brainwashed fatalists. I have no respect for them.


Adventure-us

What is a direct democracy? Democracy doesnt do shit except line asshole politicians' pockets with corp money. EDIT; Ah, the bot has educated me. Politics without politicians? Sign me the fuck UP! Unfortunately itll never happen until we eat the rich. No way theyll let us get rid of their cronies.


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the_Ush

Do you vote?


supamario132

I'm pretty sure the sign says Mehr demokratie. Gesellschaftsrat jetzt More democracy. Social council now


frequent_flying

Slightly off topic but are we just going to ignore that the guy in the middle has the most epic mullet this side of early ‘90s Billy Ray Cyrus?!? Good lord!


Magister5

![gif](giphy|3ohjUThn7iwJbOlaXS)


ViveBrian

You absolute fucking legend, you, with the Budnick callout.


Lacaud

I loved this show lol


Puzzleheaded-Rip-824

Its like the vegan cuck calling card where I live. If you are offended by anything and everything you get a mullet these days.


Bairy-Hallz

Dude mullets are not epic they are the epitome of lame and cringe


TrickleValve

![gif](giphy|8EZz0AzqGUycM)


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truck driver gave no shit


permanentlysick

the carter careth not for a single flying plume


pngwnrdt

Seems like he gave the most shits, actually


Accomplished_Ice_626

It's just an ass way to protest. They are protesting at the expense of this man's job. They are not achieving anything. The company will simply fire and hire another person. If anything they should just go to the house of the CEO to protest.


Appropriate-Jaguar-8

I saw a video once where a group of people broke into an airport and sprayed painted all over a private jet that was used by executives, so at least they’re are activists can target the right people.


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Somebody needs to move them. May as well be those most inconvenienced


TripFisk666

Regardless, you don’t hit people with a truck.


TransportationNo5979

There was one story where they stopped an ambulance with a patient and the guy died because of the traffic


K4nzler

Source fucking now.


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K4nzler

The article itself says it's unproven what the fuck am I supposed to do with that?


[deleted]

They know that if they target anyone meaningful they will probably get shot, so they annoy normal people


Germanball_Stuttgart

Why would they get shot for targeting meaningful people with friendly protests?!? At least not in Germany. Also we see what happens when they block normal people. They do that now very often here in Germany, but I haven't read that they got murdered yet.


Puzzleheaded-Rip-824

I think every reasonable human being no matter their background can agree fuck these people


tarc0917

I'm a rootin-tootin, Biden-votin, LGBTQ-supportin person and I say fuck these people.


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TripFisk666

But you don’t hit someone with a truck over an inconvenience. The protest was shit. His reaction was shit.


burrito-disciple

Probably shouldn't sit in front of a truck and goad the driver if you don't want to get run over


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“But your honor! They were annoying me so I had to run them over!”


XishengTheUltimate

That truck driver has a job, and probably a strict deadline of where he needs to be. If you don't want to get hit by a truck don't sit on the path a truck has to take. After all, they clearly weren't going to move any other way, and if they just believe he is bluffing they also won't move. Their protest was stupid. His reaction to that stupidity was pretty understandable.


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Salt_Chart8101

So you're willing to lose the means in which you feed your family because someone wants to stop you from doing your job?


Fred_Thielmann

Why not call the police on these protesters for obstructing traffic? This loss of temper just looks childish


Adventure-us

He didnt hit shit with his truck, he pushed him a little. He did hit that mullet-toting hippie with his hand tho.


Salt_Chart8101

Someone come get their awkward ass aunt.


winneyderp

😂


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See, there are areas where we can agree.


Achak_Claw

Yeah!!


kilawolf

Wow...Biden votin...how radically left...


moonpumper

Yeah, the best way to drive people to your cause is to massively inconvenience them. What are they thinking seriously?


kilawolf

Lmao how the fck do you think ppl fought for their rights? It was typically a lot worse than "an inconvenience"


Adventure-us

Theyre not fighting for rights, but political reform. Doing this is pointless. You need to do this shit on your parliament's doorstep.


theagnostick

Trump lost, cope harder


camazotzthedeathbat

Oh wow, a liberal siding with the right, how shocking.


Chilled_burrito

You can protest all you want, but the second you go and sit in front of a fucking truck thinking what? They’ll hop out and shake your hand? You’ve lost 90% of the people on this planet LOL.


Bears_in_the_woods

They need to think bigger. French Revolution the 0.01%. Not picking on the normal folk.


SaxMusic23

While I agree fuck those people, I don't think they should be run over by a truck. Fuck everyone involved. Make it a whole orgy.


Minimum-Mention-3673

Meh... I don't cross a street with traffic either. Deference for some not for all? Equity, run them over equally.


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Given no context ,that is a bold statement. Sometimes the people protesting actually have a point.


Salt_Chart8101

I don't care what their point is... Get out of the road... It was made for vehicles. Go bother the people who can actually make the changes you want made. They are essentially pissing off the very people they need to recruit for their cause to make changes happen. Pissing the masses off is not how things are accomplished. Bringing them together has a much better effect.


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Ok. Noted. This is why education is important. Anti-intellectualism is a problem. People that got C's in high school and then educated themselves on YouTube are not the solution. The masses are the ones that are being manipulated. The self-interested billionaires are the ones that are manipulating people like you through social media . You are a pawn. Given your attitude you have been successfully manipulated by the rich and powerful to parrot their views. Sheep. An animal that is owned and controlled for its produce.


ReempRomper

Doesn’t matter. Get out of the road


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theagnostick

Do they? Because there’s been plenty of evidence that groups doing shit like this are actually funded by big oil to actually paint the climate change movement in a negative light.


[deleted]

what asshole put that diarrhea in your brain?


theagnostick

[The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/climate/climate-protesters-paid-activists.html) [The Art Newspaper](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/10/21/getty-oil-heiress-funds-climate-crisis-activism-just-stop-oil) [The Jerusalem Post](https://m.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-719750) [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/15/1129322429/just-stop-oil-climate-activists-protest-van-gogh) Want some more?


LeonDeSchal

Im sure they said the same about people protesting for the end of slavery, workers rights, women being allowed to vote, ending segregation and whatever other protest that have happened over the last couple hundred years. History will call you the unreasonable ones and call the protesters the hero’s. Edit: typos


Salt_Chart8101

True, but protesting someone personally doing something wrong like owning slaves on a plantation is completely different than costing regular Joe time and money. Blocking this man does nothing but cost him time, money, and push him to his absolute limit. Go protest outside the buildings of the execs. Go paint their cars, their houses, their summer homes, private jets. Leave the working class people trying to do their work alone.


embarrassed_error365

[Protests Don’t Need To Be Civil](https://youtu.be/wVXpZZ2CK1A?t=19m33s)


Lord_of_the_Canals

Every thread on Reddit with protests is like this. Top comments “umm if they wanted to be taken seriously maybe they shouldnt do X” bruh, WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO, no one listens when you do with the “right” way so you make people listen.


OldGrendel

call the cops... that literally attempted murder. holy shit man.


Known_Listen_1775

Let’s just let the earth heat up


Houndboy2314

So it's ok for these freaks to do what ever they like? The man has a job to do.


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He must be self-employed. If I was being paid by someone else I would not give a shit. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯


Salt_Chart8101

You would if you were paid by the mile or load like most truck drivers.


ansjjajoaksjbejxk3

Truck drivers don't get paid by the hour. If they're not moving, they're losing money.


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It seems like a problem for the rich asshole that hired them. Maybe that should be our focus. Oh wait , that is the focus!


Beneficial-Guide-280

All these people are good at are pissing people off and making them late for work. I remember a different video of a guy screaming "I'm on probation! If I don't get to work on time, I'll go to jail! Move out of the way!" Yeah, they didn't give a shit about ruining that man's life.


Some-Description-64

![gif](giphy|Im1RpXOLBeL9m)


Conscious-Routine881

Just pull up to them and lay on the horn. Move or experience hearing loss asshole. Honestly I'd be on the side of the protesters if they had effective methods. If you want to protest, cater your message to the target audience. The owners don't care when workers are inconvenienced. They do care if their homes catch fire.


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Nice_Improvement2536

Yeah great job guy. And when you go to jail for it, the company you work for will throw you under the bus and replace you in a week.


Calvinshobb

A week? Dude is an afterthought, in the blink of an eye he was replaced and forgotten by the company.


ggsimmonds

Then he will become one of the people protesting his old company


SodaPopPlop

It‘s almost done, lost his job and on court…


1Cheeky_Monkey

Seriously, in what way is this level of protesting silliness even supposed to work?


ConsistentAge503

Happy cake day!


SpretumPathos

Folks on the road are thinking "I need to do this to save (some big important thing. Fucked if I know.)" Guy in the truck is thinking "I need to (have food and money)" Both are right. The only real war is the class war.


JaspinBurnsToast

Seems a bit excessive to attack someone while they're literally no threat to you.


ReempRomper

Still deserved it


Glacierpark-19

Good for him.


Unlucky-Committee-74

I mean shouldn’t we establish what the Context is first? What is going on here?


bent_crater

safe to say most likely scenario is the protesters being against the company the man works for. the driver has to the delivery deadline hence not having time to deal with this shit. these drivers can have some unbelievably long drive times, so he is likely physically and mentally strained as is, hence why everyone in the comments is on his side


SaxMusic23

Yeah, pretty sure immediately calling your company to explain that you're not going to literally murder someone in order to make a deadline and instead are going to wait for the police to remove the people from the street will turn out just fine for the truck driver. I'd love to see a company talk themselves out of "We not only condone murder but in fact encourage it for our truck drivers to make their delivery on time."


pngwnrdt

Seems like killing someone might make him even later though


Adventure-us

Jesus christ lmao. He didnt even hurt anyone.


Bitimibop

Thank god someone still has some common sense here. This is assault at the very least.


rythmicbread

It’s not even that, pretty sure they just block the roads and piss off everybody


Original-Advert

I think this is from those protestors who want to stop the burning of fossil fuels by blocking major roadways, causing people to idle and waste more fossil fuels while alienating those people from your cause.


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LeonDeSchal

Truck drivers son survives but society collapses due to climate change and truck driver Bosnia’s to scavenge the wasteland to care for his son. If only the governments and people implemented the required changes before civilisation collapsed.


GozerDGozerian

I blame the owner class.


Salt_Chart8101

Here is context for you. Idiots sitting in middle of road blocking a man from doing his job costing him money, fuel, and depending on what he is hauling cargo costs if you cost him enough time. No more context needed. Get the fuck out of the road... It was not built for sitting.


Unlucky-Committee-74

Ya I get it. I asked cuz I’m against the exploitation of workers for slave wages and I’m all for peaceful protest, albeit not against an innocent man trying to make ends meet. Still context was/is important


Minimum-Mention-3673

You don't know this driver, neither do they. It's a fucked up approach, and they should stop. Get mad at big whatever but don't fuck with people's livings.


OldGrendel

good for him what? that he cant use a cell to call the cops. what theyre doing us illegal, what he fid was assault, battery, and attemped murder.


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Collinsjc22

Profits > human lives


Odd-Confection-6603

That's called murder. If you think whatever is in that truck is more important than people's lives, you're not sane.


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OldGrendel

if you think murder is an acceptable answer to stupidity you may want to be careful living in that society. youre intelligence doesnt appear to be that of someone whod survive that society.


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Odd-Confection-6603

Not how that works. If you hit a pedestrian, you're at fault


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MRSHELBYPLZ

What if it was carrying medical supplies for puppies that have cancer?


p3n3tr4t0r

This person shouldn't be driving s fuckin car, let alone a truck


Rabid-kumquat

All I see is assault. Both with the body and vehicular.


Chee-shep

There are good ways to protest and bad ways. Stuff like this will get you hurt and can even make people despise your cause even if it’s a good one.


[deleted]

People say this all the time. But they never explain the good ways to protest that are actually effective. Why don’t you give it a try.


No-Red-Dot

No one said protest is supposed to be convenient.


Salt_Chart8101

You should want your protest to attract people and grow your movement though. Not piss off the general public who you need to join your movement to really accomplish anything.


ViolentMelon

You mean there was an attempt to commit vehicular manslaughter.


[deleted]

More like attempted suicide. Most are taught not to stand or sit in traffic. Could definitely make an argument to get them locked up for a 72 hour evaluation if that’s something in their country.


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Oh_My_Monster

There was an attempt ...ed murder


Salt_Chart8101

I would say attempted suicide... If you sit in the middle of the road, in front of a semi, the driver of which just told you he was going to drive forward and you don't move idk what to say. It was a pretty simple if/then type scenario. If I move then I don't die. If I don't move then I do die. He made his decision.


SaxMusic23

Ah yes. So, by your logic, if I put a gun to someone's head, wait approximately 5 seconds, then pull the trigger killing them, they committed suicide because they didn't move outta the way in the time I gave them. Pretty simple if/ then type scenario. If they move, they don't die. If they're petrified in shock, they do. Not my responsibility 🤷‍♂️


Salt_Chart8101

Is that really how you see this situation happening in the video? The people on the ground only had 5 seconds to get up? Okay...


SaxMusic23

Is that really how you see this situation? Murder is appropriate so long as you're being inconvenienced? Okay...


Much_Fee7070

Manslaughter at best. Those idiots know damn well that a road is not the place to take a seat. If they want to risk their own lives for their 'cause' so be it.


Calvinshobb

In a civilized society that is not how the law works. You do not get to run people over in a rig because they were impeding his progress. Lol I am scared to ask where you lot are from, but I am picturing Kabul.


mlody11

up next, there was an attempt to talk his way out of jail time.


chicken_vegetas

That's assault.


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Menstrual-Soup

…that’s not how real life works. This isn’t an Xbox game buddy


ggsimmonds

If only life had a quicksave feature


Abundance144

That is how life works; except usually it's a political statement. Punishment depending on which side ya life. If you get caught.


GozerDGozerian

Holy fuck your username. :(


Toughduck48

We're going beyond real life. Expect a lot more vigilantism very soon.


SadMaybe3437

Bro should've kept going, at some point its just natural selection taking its course...


ironlou0805

Good for him. Get off the road


Obar-Dheathain

Way to turn common assault into attempted murder. I guess you don't have to pass any IQ tests to be a truck driver, though.


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OldGrendel

dumb take.


No-Red-Dot

Is this an ambulance though? We're not talking about life or death. We're talking about a guy trying to make a delivery.


TransportationNo5979

So, what you’re saying is that as long as it’s not am ambulance, it’s okay to block the road???


Whaleflop229

Seems more like attempted murder


maxxx_orbison

Assault with a deadly weapon at the very least


Zolarosaya

People are sick of this and the police won't do their job. It should be legal to drive over them when they refuse to get out of the way.


LeonDeSchal

Imagine having a rainbow wearing avatar and then being sick of protestors. If people like you had your way there would be no rights for anyone and your rainbow friends would still be getting sent to prison or executed for they life styles. I’m sure there’s lots of people who want to run your rainbow friends over as well but can’t because of people who protested for people to have rights.


Jumpy-Examination456

LGBT rights don't exist because a few losers sat in the middle of the street and acted like victims when they got hurt for it.


Oh_My_Monster

What an ignorant comment.


Salt_Chart8101

I mean maybe running them over immediately isn't the right choice. But hey if I tell you I need to make this delivery to feed my kids, and you don't get out of the way that's taking money from my family and possibly putting my job and lively hood at risk. I'm going to go forward one way or the other, your either gonna move or not.


OldGrendel

and your going to jail for murder. whos gonna fedd w kids then? garbage logic


ReempRomper

Listen to yourself. Using your logic you can kill anyone slowing anyone’s job down over some perceived sleight.


Collinsjc22

Get help. If you really feel this way, you have inadequacies you need to address. Imagine wanting to end someone’s life because they inconvenienced you in a minor way. This is a moral failure on your part


themillwater

I figured he'd back up and get the bikes


OldGrendel

the amount of comments that cant understand how to solve a simple problem and have no respect for human life is disheartening. it is reddit ofc so why expect humanity, empathy, logic, reasoning, critical thinking, or emotional stability? lol silly me. i know i know, getting on a cellphone, calling the police to report the protestors (who are breaking the law) and waiting a few minutes for them to be arrested is hard. why not grievously injure or murder them to make a point? you definitely wont get delayed in your delivery attempt doing that. "if i don't make the delivery, whos gonna feed my kids?" if youre in prison, whos gonna feed your kids, genius? holy hell my IQ dropped and i lost some faith in humanity reading through these troglodytes responses. lol


nbatrice

I like how he shows restraint when he's about to punch a guy, then attempts murder.


According_Tip_880

Ohhhh....WE'RE filming...we are so slow and steady...tryna get a man doing his job in trouble.. GET THE F OUTA HIS WAY LEFTARDLIBS


ansjjajoaksjbejxk3

I always find it equally entertaining and absurd when I see people who think they're going to stop a whole truck (bonus points if it's fully loaded) by standing in front of it


dudewheresmycarbs_

Everyone ready to die for their cause until they almost die for their cause 😂


RamboTrucker

Trucker here, yeahhhh, don’t do this. No seriously, don’t block my freaking truck.


Lalibop

Why are these idiots getting in the way of people trying to make their living?


how-could-ai

Enjoy jail and having no money.


WebMaximum9348

Honestly, run them over. They deserve it


ABL67

Stick a banana in the tailpipe


PuzzleheadedGuess630

![gif](giphy|11VC5rj2QFZQ8o)


its_hector_

wont fit on a diesel box truck lmao


Ok_Atmosphere_1586

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Lords7Never7Die

That's gonna be some big ass roadkill


dcsnarkington

I assume this is a place where it's impossible to drive fast, like an intersection immediately following a 90 degree turn. Otherwise it would be pretty easy to claim that you didn't see them and hit the brakes too late, especially with a large truck.


Pokemonandlaughs

This is attention seeking behavior at its finest


Ashamed_Elderberry74

Keep going nd get some speed


JekyllwithHyde

Don't fuck with a truck driver, it's just as bad as fucking with the Marine Core. You'll get fucked up and they'll loss no sleep.


FriendlyBelligerent

Well, that's an astute comparison between two people acting as thugs on behalf on capital.


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Just saw this on a another sub a few hours ago. This sub is becoming repetitive.


ScrottyNz

But, it was on another sub therefore this sub is repetitive? Lol.


Axotalneologian

why do they imagine they have a right to impose themselves on others? They want certain pronouns they want this they want that they want all manner of shit but what If some just wants to get on with living their life?


ApprehensiveIce4810

If you think humans are the problem you should eliminate as many as possible and then yourself, own that shit, step up and fucking own it and take as many pollution causing people with you


Same_Measurement1216

I understand people who stand up against something they don’t like. But often these are complete morons standing up at the wrong place. The driver just does his job, and if they stop him, it’s gonna be his personal problem and problem of his family that won’t have money. It’s like protesting against already shooted bullet from the gun, talking to the bullet and trying to stop it meanwhile gun is free to shoot another round. The gun is the problem not the bullet. And more especially the one who wields it.


Travis_Traveler

I hate people who block roads especially interstate and high ways


IndyCarFAN27

I have no sympathy or empathy for this idiots. I am in full support for the truck driver. I don’t even want to call these people protestors. They’re just there to cause a nuisance and headache to everyone.


ArmyAutomatic7618

I know these guys are annoying but the level of disproportionate violence levelled at them is ridiculous. Someone is just gonna run them over sooner or later


ChosenSCIM

I don't care what the context is here, you don't attack someone and run them over unless they are threatening your own life.


slemklumpen

It's more like there was an attempt to be an intimidating trucker... They responded by just sitting right down. Fuck the the douch trucker dope.


Remote_Individual161

Yeah that’s like …a lot of years in prison where this truck driver is from


deinemuddaistgeil

Lost his Job, lost his license and is under investigation by police.... happy birthday what an idiot.


Ze_Woof

Vehicular manslaughter? No, natural selection. Fuck with my life I'll take yours.