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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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Breaking and entering, destruction of property and beating people doesnt solve anything. Most of the people that have caused trouble at the protests are not interested in the points that people are prtotesting about but are more interested in causing trouble.
The damage to the RBS building yesterday will now have to be paid for so even less money in the bank.
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goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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But your trying to make out that everybody who protests is intent on just smashing windows just for the sake of it, when you know that it isn't so.
You know what make me sick? People who cry about protecting their right to protest and freedom of speech but when the push comes to the shove, they bail out.
Use it or Lose it!
People can make a difference if they stick together and get their point of view across.
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jcwhite_uk
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My point was that the few who did cause trouble were not interested in the protest itself but only on causing damage. these were a very small amount of people compared to the people who were peacefully protesting.
I completely agree with protesting if it is a subject that you feel you are being wronged by. It is just unfortunate that there is a small minority that give protesters a bad name by becoming violent. It is the violent protests that will cause the government to restrict out rights to protest.
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goldenface
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Far from me to think that any 'peaceful protest' has got us anywhere in the past, but do you not think there is some sense of urgency to what is going on right now?
Should we not protest anymore because of a unruly minority?
Protest, whether it with pens or with feet, is protest. There is a lot of f**ked off people out there right now. What to you expect them to do? Wait for the next election?
OK, I'll put the kettle on and wait.
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jcwhite_uk
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F**k it. I'm p****d off that my bank has wasted a lot of my money so i am going down there tonight to burn it down! Thats gonna help the situation.
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MWEB
Joined: Feb 13, 2005
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someone once said "the pen, is mightier than the sword" they were right 
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goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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OK! I'm beaten! I'll just read about it in the papers!
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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The next election will simply replace one bunch of greedy, dishonest, incompetent muppets with another.
Petitions and protests never work, but then again neither do vandalism and violence.
Country-wide General strikes and the withholding of taxes do. But the population of this country have become far too weak, segregated and selfish for such action to be realistically achievable any more.
It's a shame really...
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MWEB
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I hate to say it, but perhaps we ought to be as bolshy as the average French person
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Cycovision
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Absolutely! Why not? It wasn't all that long ago that Maggie Thatcher was forced to scrap the poll tax, largely due to people refusing to pay it.
We ought to be refusing to pay taxes until MP's salaries and expense accounts are cut to a reasonable level, with the revenue freed-up being ploughed into public services.
Then they'd have to do something!
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arien617
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If this is still going on when I'm 18, I'll certainly be part of the revolt.
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jcwhite_uk
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On 2009-04-02 20:13:17, arien617 wrote:
If this is still going on when I'm 18, I'll certainly be part of the revolt.
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Blind Alley
Joined: Mar 30, 2009
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From: London UK
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people here in Uk laugh at the french for striking, maybee we should do the same here and our govt will listen. thing is all we do here moan and graon and then pay up. regarding the anarchy at the city, i must say the roads were clear, passed throgh kings cross to angel on the road and very good traffic situation, less cars and jams |
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Posted: 2009-04-02 17:13
