Nothing to see here, they are just harvesting their sprouts.
Rukenau on
What’s the context?
Edit. Thanks for the informative replies y’all. Impressive show of dissent, but I wonder if it will result in anything practical…
Live_Goal215 on
now THATS how you protest
altaleft on
showing US how it’s done
Heya_Heyo420 on
Americans take some notes.
Visible-Attorney-805 on
Now this is a proper protest. No guns on either side!
Belligerent-Banana on
Meanwhile people are being abducted in the US by ICE and they aren’t doing anything
SpecialAtmosphere119 on
I live in Belgium next to Brussels. Taking the highway Thursdat at 8am away from Brussels to Leuven it was very impressive to see coloums of tractors blocking the highway and traffic as far as the eye could see. At least the message was clear and reached the EU.
jdathela on
Why don’t we Americans protest like this.
elkoubi on
If the trade deal doesn’t go through, the median European will just become poorer. These folks are only protecting their own interests, not the interests of their fellow citizens.
DrDrWest on
Those assholes should be sent to Russia.
RoninXiC on
That’s terrorism…
OpaqueCrystalBall on
Just so you guys know, you can buy sets of universal keys online that will operate most tractor equipment in the country. In case you don’t want the farmers to have all the fun.
atlas83 on
looks like someone needs their subsidies cut
Rich_Celebration477 on
As an American, I am always fascinated to see this kind of protest. Notice the police backing away from the tractor vs immediately liquidating the driver
MzunguMark on
How I hate those imbeciles.
No_Path1287 on
Good that they are not glued to the ground like real terrorists /s
Towshrjs on
I want one of those shields. I can be Captain America
tough_titanium_tits on
I wonder how long until another killdozer is made.
56seconds on
This wouldn’t work in America. John Deere would remotely deactivate the equipment, then they would sell the unlock codes to the police for a small fortune
JamesLahey08 on
A news story is talking about projectile potatoes LMAO LOLOLOLOL
Figueroa_Chill on
Oh well, those shields weren’t much help.
Gabzalez on
I remember being an intern at the European Parliament maaaaaaanny years ago and the days when farmers would protest were always intense. With barbed wire all around the building and a lot of shit (sometimes literally) on fire.
Waldschratsuppe on
If only nurses had heavy equipment to protest with.
dannygallegos on
American farmers need to take a page out of this book…
Irish_Jam_Bag on
This is how you protest. Take note USA.
Riskybusiness622 on
You can do this there and not automatically go to jail? Like I can drive a tractor into a whole squadron of police officers in Brussels and make it home for dinner?
ADiablosCompa on
Damn they don’t fuck around over there.
BilliamCrawdad on
Fun fact: a slow motion version of this has been happening in America since NAFTA!
AvrgSupport on
Imagine what we could have here in the US if our farmers were chronically scared of everything and everyone and they didn’t assume any city over 40k in population were war zones. 😮💨
Sungirl8 on
Man, our protests could use some tractors and manure, apparently. Do these guys do seminars?
MayorQuimby-86 on
Just trying to double the price of sprouts.
BioFrosted on
Raised in Brussels.
This isn’t the first time they came; last time, it was MUCH bigger, and longer. Walked home because of how busy the streets were. Basically they paralyzed the city. It’s really insane to witness.
Police talks a lot of shit about how other protesters here are violent, how they cause problems because they pushed down a mobile fence or threw a pebble at a police car. Then these farmer fellas come and sweep ten roadblocks at once with a tractor. And when they fight the police, they *fight the police*. It’s next level protesting.
This time around, they flooded a busy place with potatoes, so many cars got stuck trying to drive over lol. There’s even a video of a guy shouting something like “you should have brought your potato tires!”
NatureCarolynGate on
I love the Belgians. The are a cross between Dutch pragmatism and French overexcitement
KodiakDog on
I noticed some of those tractors are John Deere. Yall remember that whole thing about them being able to brick the tractors from the states through remote shut off? I can’t remember what the exact scenario was. I think the Russians stole some Ukrainian farm owned John Deere tractors, so John Deere disabled them. That was the big headline at least. But it raised concerns of “do you actually own it” if your gear can be shut off thousands of miles away.
Anyway, I wonder if the green ones are just sitting there because John Deere just shut them thangs down.
skyfishgoo on
snow plow
or
ice breaker
LocalAd2554 on
I don’t give a fuck about mercosur but just for once I would like these farmers to face the same consequences as the tamest climate activists did…
Sluggybeef on
This is why I find the people in the UK using leaving the EU as a way to criticise UK farmers when the reality is farming is not plain sailing
Silent_Erremite on
hOnk bEe bOoP mFr
BriefCollar4 on
Get back to work, subsidy addicts.
Ok_Needleworker5837 on
Straight to jail.
Mickleblade on
This is a hint to the American pussies, this is how you protest!
Pancakemanz on
Americans would never
Flurlow on
Just two weeks ago I saw German police in my area beating down plenty of young woman for protesting against the AfD with some wild force that my sheltered self didn’t expect and these bois have the time of their life’s demonstrating, lmfao.
AloyRostSobeck on
First world white trash throwing its toys again.
60hzcherryMXram on
European farmers continuing their time honored tradition of demanding the EU make food more expensive for everyone so they can make more money. They represent 1% of the population but 25% of the EU budget goes to them, and how they hate the system that enriches them for not giving them even more.
Lunar_soldier074 on
I’m surprised that tractor has enough torque with how heavy that farmer’s balls are
Previous-Border-8283 on
Where rpg?
mycatisgrumpy on
No matter where you go in the world, if you want some useful idiots for political purposes just go find some farmers.
bappabooey on
You see that America?(Am burgercin) Dude’s going in there with a tractor and no one’s shot him.
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Nothing to see here, they are just harvesting their sprouts.
What’s the context?
Edit. Thanks for the informative replies y’all. Impressive show of dissent, but I wonder if it will result in anything practical…
now THATS how you protest
showing US how it’s done
Americans take some notes.
Now this is a proper protest. No guns on either side!
Meanwhile people are being abducted in the US by ICE and they aren’t doing anything
I live in Belgium next to Brussels. Taking the highway Thursdat at 8am away from Brussels to Leuven it was very impressive to see coloums of tractors blocking the highway and traffic as far as the eye could see. At least the message was clear and reached the EU.
Why don’t we Americans protest like this.
If the trade deal doesn’t go through, the median European will just become poorer. These folks are only protecting their own interests, not the interests of their fellow citizens.
Those assholes should be sent to Russia.
That’s terrorism…
Just so you guys know, you can buy sets of universal keys online that will operate most tractor equipment in the country. In case you don’t want the farmers to have all the fun.
looks like someone needs their subsidies cut
As an American, I am always fascinated to see this kind of protest. Notice the police backing away from the tractor vs immediately liquidating the driver
How I hate those imbeciles.
Good that they are not glued to the ground like real terrorists /s
I want one of those shields. I can be Captain America
I wonder how long until another killdozer is made.
This wouldn’t work in America. John Deere would remotely deactivate the equipment, then they would sell the unlock codes to the police for a small fortune
A news story is talking about projectile potatoes LMAO LOLOLOLOL
Oh well, those shields weren’t much help.
I remember being an intern at the European Parliament maaaaaaanny years ago and the days when farmers would protest were always intense. With barbed wire all around the building and a lot of shit (sometimes literally) on fire.
If only nurses had heavy equipment to protest with.
American farmers need to take a page out of this book…
This is how you protest. Take note USA.
You can do this there and not automatically go to jail? Like I can drive a tractor into a whole squadron of police officers in Brussels and make it home for dinner?
Damn they don’t fuck around over there.
Fun fact: a slow motion version of this has been happening in America since NAFTA!
Imagine what we could have here in the US if our farmers were chronically scared of everything and everyone and they didn’t assume any city over 40k in population were war zones. 😮💨
Man, our protests could use some tractors and manure, apparently. Do these guys do seminars?
Just trying to double the price of sprouts.
Raised in Brussels.
This isn’t the first time they came; last time, it was MUCH bigger, and longer. Walked home because of how busy the streets were. Basically they paralyzed the city. It’s really insane to witness.
Police talks a lot of shit about how other protesters here are violent, how they cause problems because they pushed down a mobile fence or threw a pebble at a police car. Then these farmer fellas come and sweep ten roadblocks at once with a tractor. And when they fight the police, they *fight the police*. It’s next level protesting.
This time around, they flooded a busy place with potatoes, so many cars got stuck trying to drive over lol. There’s even a video of a guy shouting something like “you should have brought your potato tires!”
I love the Belgians. The are a cross between Dutch pragmatism and French overexcitement
I noticed some of those tractors are John Deere. Yall remember that whole thing about them being able to brick the tractors from the states through remote shut off? I can’t remember what the exact scenario was. I think the Russians stole some Ukrainian farm owned John Deere tractors, so John Deere disabled them. That was the big headline at least. But it raised concerns of “do you actually own it” if your gear can be shut off thousands of miles away.
Anyway, I wonder if the green ones are just sitting there because John Deere just shut them thangs down.
snow plow
or
ice breaker
I don’t give a fuck about mercosur but just for once I would like these farmers to face the same consequences as the tamest climate activists did…
This is why I find the people in the UK using leaving the EU as a way to criticise UK farmers when the reality is farming is not plain sailing
hOnk bEe bOoP mFr
Get back to work, subsidy addicts.
Straight to jail.
This is a hint to the American pussies, this is how you protest!
Americans would never
Just two weeks ago I saw German police in my area beating down plenty of young woman for protesting against the AfD with some wild force that my sheltered self didn’t expect and these bois have the time of their life’s demonstrating, lmfao.
First world white trash throwing its toys again.
European farmers continuing their time honored tradition of demanding the EU make food more expensive for everyone so they can make more money. They represent 1% of the population but 25% of the EU budget goes to them, and how they hate the system that enriches them for not giving them even more.
I’m surprised that tractor has enough torque with how heavy that farmer’s balls are
Where rpg?
No matter where you go in the world, if you want some useful idiots for political purposes just go find some farmers.
You see that America?(Am burgercin) Dude’s going in there with a tractor and no one’s shot him.