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Originally posted by Nexus
Somebody run them over...
Right, where's my steamroller!
Get off the road ffs!
Anti War demo's this Saturday
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Right, where's my steamroller!
Get off the road ffs!
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Water cannon would soon shift them.
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weather the war is needed or not is a different matter (why did we wait 12 years?) but anyway at the mo i'm all for it, but these anti-war protesters really don't solve anything apart from cause damage and hassle for the normal people trying to go about there lifes (i'm mean wot does it really solve) blocking a hospital is just stupid and careless! but if your for it or not u should still rally behind the men and woman out there fighting instead of wasting NORMAL peoples time.
just my 2cents
just my 2cents
Why do lots of you call the protestors smelly hippy soap dodgers who moan about everything etc?
The only people I personally know who went to protest were middle aged people with families and en-suite showering facilities who genuinely didn't want a war.
They don't protest against all military action as some of it they agree with, but this war is something they don't want so they decided to try get themselves heard/show their support for peace whatever. I know there are a few trouble makers and some of the people there DO protest against all sorts, but not all of them! At the weekend when I watched the big protest in leeds there was one lady I saw who could have been described 'hippy' and she was dancing around to a brass band (t'was rather amusing to watch actually, lol).
As I said a few weeks ago, my mum was very keen to go to london at the big march but couldn't due to a death of a personal friend (apparently my mentionin my mothers support of the protesters was highly irrelevant to the subject as she wasn't actually there
). She certainly isn't a soap dodging hippy she has direct access to a nice family bathroom with both bath and shower facilities 
p). Both my parents have seen quite a few conflicts (neither my dad nor mum have served in any form of military, they've both been fully employed since they left uni so had to watch via bbc news) and after seeing the last gulf war etc, watching the news with the reasons to go attack iraq and speaking to war veterans (we've had a few in the family) this is one war they don't support at all.
I agree the protests are a tad useless now its happened and some do cause trouble etc, but not all protesters are whinging about something they know NOTHING about. They only know as much as everybody else has been told? Don't they?
My dad was most chuffed this morning, as the Selby MP was one of those who stood up and said 'NO' in the big meeting the other day. My dad sent him an e-mail about his views on it so seeing him say no made him happy, even if it isn't going to change anything now.
Dunno what I'm trying to say here.. they ain't all smelly hippies? And I respect my parents views as they havn't gone about it in a 'know-it-all' fashion as some people have done in here....
oh well [TW]Fox will be along in a minute to quote me paragraph by paragraph n make me look as stupid as possible.
The only people I personally know who went to protest were middle aged people with families and en-suite showering facilities who genuinely didn't want a war.
They don't protest against all military action as some of it they agree with, but this war is something they don't want so they decided to try get themselves heard/show their support for peace whatever. I know there are a few trouble makers and some of the people there DO protest against all sorts, but not all of them! At the weekend when I watched the big protest in leeds there was one lady I saw who could have been described 'hippy' and she was dancing around to a brass band (t'was rather amusing to watch actually, lol).
As I said a few weeks ago, my mum was very keen to go to london at the big march but couldn't due to a death of a personal friend (apparently my mentionin my mothers support of the protesters was highly irrelevant to the subject as she wasn't actually there
). She certainly isn't a soap dodging hippy she has direct access to a nice family bathroom with both bath and shower facilities p). Both my parents have seen quite a few conflicts (neither my dad nor mum have served in any form of military, they've both been fully employed since they left uni so had to watch via bbc news) and after seeing the last gulf war etc, watching the news with the reasons to go attack iraq and speaking to war veterans (we've had a few in the family) this is one war they don't support at all. I agree the protests are a tad useless now its happened and some do cause trouble etc, but not all protesters are whinging about something they know NOTHING about. They only know as much as everybody else has been told? Don't they?
My dad was most chuffed this morning, as the Selby MP was one of those who stood up and said 'NO' in the big meeting the other day. My dad sent him an e-mail about his views on it so seeing him say no made him happy, even if it isn't going to change anything now.
Dunno what I'm trying to say here.. they ain't all smelly hippies? And I respect my parents views as they havn't gone about it in a 'know-it-all' fashion as some people have done in here....
oh well [TW]Fox will be along in a minute to quote me paragraph by paragraph n make me look as stupid as possible.
Don't make me get the Lion-Hunting truck out again...Originally posted by Bungee
Or a grenade
This is the problem with nearly every protest, be it over war, hunting, whales - anything.
There are always a select group who take the whole concept too far, and this starts off a bit of a frenzy with the other protesters, who all join in.
You get similar occurences in riots. One guy will lob a brick through a window. Someone else thinks "stuff it" and lobs another brick. People see this happening, also think "sod it" and before you know it you have an angry mob. Mob mentality is very very dangerous, as it rapidly gets way out of hand until people start getting hurt or killed.
Originally posted by Nexus
Somebody run them over...
I'm getting sick of all this. Haven't these people got anything else to do? As for the school kids taking the day off to protest why is it allowed? There either are allowed to take days off whenever they want or they're not, if they're not then those that were off school protesting should be punished. Maybe if they stayed in school they might learn something and not just follow blindly like sheep. Why don't these people get behind our forces and give them the support they need and deserve rather than moaning about a war that is happening.
I just wish they would be because that's exactly what they seem like; traitors.
If the protestors have so much energy to expend then maybe it would be better spent working or supporting the troops. Maybe people should think about them and their families and give them support, maybe if they had the full support of the whole country it would help them get through the difficult times that they will be facing. I wish people wouldn't be so selfish their whole lives and think about the troops, they deserve our full support and they certainly get mine.
These people tieing themselves to everything in sight couldn't give a chuff whether there's a war or not, it's the protest they're there for. They see it as rebellion without guilt or repercussion. Nobody will care in future years about someone being arrested at a protest, they'll probably even tell their kids stories about it. Fact is that being arrested at a protest is apparently admirable whereas being arrested for a similar crime otherwise is just regular, frowned upon crime. I bet you'll see the same gimps tieing themselves up at numerous other demonstrations throughout the year, then they'll get bored and give it up.
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What you protesters don't seem to realise is that our lads in the armed services are risking their lives in the conflict. Now that war has started they should be supporting them and aiding their morale, not accusing them of participating in a war that they have no right to be in, which is what you're basically saying. Have you or your parents ever been in the firing line? Do you know what it must feel like to live with the threat of biologic/nuclear attack hanging over their heads any second? Annihilation of thousands of troops in an instant? Do you not see the gravity of the situation our troops have to face? But of course Soddem wouldn't do that, would he? If he'd gas the Kurds, his own people, he won't hesitate to gas our lads.
The war has begun, our troops need support. It's up to us to give them that support. If you can't support your own troops and help boost their moral you should go live in Iraq and hug a few trees. Feelings are running high and when the first British soldier is killed, they'll run even higher. Will you still protest when the first British soldier falls on the battlefield?
The war has begun, our troops need support. It's up to us to give them that support. If you can't support your own troops and help boost their moral you should go live in Iraq and hug a few trees. Feelings are running high and when the first British soldier is killed, they'll run even higher. Will you still protest when the first British soldier falls on the battlefield?
Originally posted by Stand_By_Me_Girl
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I thought the protester people had a problem with the government and not the troops?
All amounts to the same thing really. You either support them or you don't. Think it's clear which camp the protestors fall into...
Originally posted by Stand_By_Me_Girl
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I thought the protester people had a problem with the government and not the troops?
Are but they are evil disgusting lackies for doing the government's dirty work.
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not at all, just because we don't agree with Balir and Bush, doesn't mean that we can't hope our soldiers come back ok. we may not agree with what they are doing, but this is a democracy, which measn that we are entitles to an opion, and the army do whatever the government tells them, regardless of their personal position on this issue.
to disagree is not to be unpatriotic...otherwise why do we keep voting in different parties to govern our country-because we agree with them and don;t agree with the others.....but if a tory government is voted out of office, does that mean that those popel that voted them out are unpatriotic?!
There's been a vote taken in our democratically elected parliament and the majority backed the government. Anyone with beef should take it up with their MP - assuming they voted in the first place, if not then they shouldn't be protesting - not causing havoc in this way.Originally posted by Stand_By_Me_Girl
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I thought the protester people had a problem with the government and not the troops?
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I think it is ironic that people who don't agree with the descions of the government are being called 'traitors' - when the troops in the middle east are the same ones who protect these peoples right to say whatever the heck they want to about it.
I disagree with the war - I think the government made a mistake. I don't like Bush, I don't like his foregin policies. I think thise whole thing could have been handled better. But that doesn't change that I support the troops. I am glad there are people willing to put their lives on the line to protect their country. They are doing their job with commitment and valor and I think it is commendable. I have friends and family in the gulf, and they know I support them, I just don't like their boss.
Just because you disagree with the government doesn't mean that you are a 'traitor' or that you don't support the troops.
I disagree with the war - I think the government made a mistake. I don't like Bush, I don't like his foregin policies. I think thise whole thing could have been handled better. But that doesn't change that I support the troops. I am glad there are people willing to put their lives on the line to protect their country. They are doing their job with commitment and valor and I think it is commendable. I have friends and family in the gulf, and they know I support them, I just don't like their boss.
Just because you disagree with the government doesn't mean that you are a 'traitor' or that you don't support the troops.
I wasn't aware they were given a choice?
'to bomb or not to bomb?'
I don't want this war, but I havn't got a problem with the troops as at the end of the day they are doing what they've been told to do, are they not? I thought it was Tony making the decisions?
Sorry... I thought even a child could see that the blokes in the camoflauge outfits wern't the ones stood next to george bush?
'to bomb or not to bomb?'
I don't want this war, but I havn't got a problem with the troops as at the end of the day they are doing what they've been told to do, are they not? I thought it was Tony making the decisions?
Sorry... I thought even a child could see that the blokes in the camoflauge outfits wern't the ones stood next to george bush?
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Just got a call from Hinchy saying they are blocking Oxford road near the BBC building.
Why do they feel they have to disrupt our lives because of a decision the government has made, they are nothing but wasters! When will they learn, the war IS NEEDED, the war IS GOING TO HAPPEN, and WILL NOT STOP BECAUSE YOU ARE BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
FFS!
Why do they feel they have to disrupt our lives because of a decision the government has made, they are nothing but wasters! When will they learn, the war IS NEEDED, the war IS GOING TO HAPPEN, and WILL NOT STOP BECAUSE YOU ARE BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
FFS!
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