19 Jul
8:45am, 19 Jul 2024
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Cheg
Yawn. I think the majority of the room feels: - JSO tactics are counterproductive in terms of their cause. - That the protests were peaceful, but that the level of disruption was too high. - That the prison sentences were excessive. - But they still need some prison time. The prison issue, as you know is already at epic proportions and that the five protestors aren't going to be the thing that push it over the edge. But you keep spouting out your jokey, ever so clever crap. |
19 Jul
8:49am, 19 Jul 2024
146 posts
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Yakima Canutt
Fields wrote: Yakima Canutt wrote:If you want to throw a slang insult my way fields, do it honestly, don't magle the meaning of a word to describe me in a demeaning way as something that I'm not. Do you mean like larkim does? No I mean like you do. |
19 Jul
8:50am, 19 Jul 2024
9,902 posts
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simbil
Don't think activist groups are trying to win hearts and minds, they are getting the cause into the media cycle and then grown up voices like some of the elected green MPs etc can further the cause legitimately. It's not like they are backed by rich media moguls. |
19 Jul
8:51am, 19 Jul 2024
45,271 posts
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SPR
I think generally people always find protest too disruptive and the same arguments would be had for protest we 'glorify' now.
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19 Jul
8:53am, 19 Jul 2024
11,515 posts
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Fields
I seem to recall it never being the right time to protest the monarchy, eg funeral / death of queen when a major point of protest is the fact they pay no tax and dodge laws
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19 Jul
8:54am, 19 Jul 2024
11,516 posts
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Fields
Cheg wrote: Yawn. I think the majority of the room feels: - JSO tactics are counterproductive in terms of their cause. - That the protests were peaceful, but that the level of disruption was too high. - That the prison sentences were excessive. - But they still need some prison time. The prison issue, as you know is already at epic proportions and that the five protestors aren't going to be the thing that push it over the edge. But you keep spouting out your jokey, ever so clever crap. Are the people who appointed you to speak for the room in the room with you now? |
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19 Jul
8:55am, 19 Jul 2024
4,310 posts
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Cheg
But at least with the fight for women's right to vote there were men that were quiet and agreed. More disruption, made those quiet voices louder and it moved the dial. This one, everyone's like yeah we know climate change is bad. We agree with you. What do you want us to do? The answer is we as a society aren't prepared to do what we need to do on climate change. You've all seen the Hollywood movies we know how it ends. We continue our unsustainable lifestyle for as long as possible, until it really does go pop. Then do our best to pick up the pieces. No amount of throwing orange paint on cricket pitches, snooker tables or pieces of art are going to change that. |
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19 Jul
8:56am, 19 Jul 2024
4,311 posts
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Cheg
Fields wrote: Cheg wrote:Yawn. I think the majority of the room feels: - JSO tactics are counterproductive in terms of their cause. - That the protests were peaceful, but that the level of disruption was too high. - That the prison sentences were excessive. - But they still need some prison time. The prison issue, as you know is already at epic proportions and that the five protestors aren't going to be the thing that push it over the edge. But you keep spouting out your jokey, ever so clever crap. Are the people who appointed you to speak for the room in the room with you now? Let's see Fields. There definitely isn't anyone batting for is there? Like always. |
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19 Jul
9:01am, 19 Jul 2024
11,517 posts
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Fields
If everyone knows climate change is bad why is no government prepared to act? Because political parties are funded by YCs clients and keep their hand in the sand
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19 Jul
9:03am, 19 Jul 2024
4,312 posts
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Cheg
It isn't just the funding. You see the kick back on the congestion charges in London. Or the push back of the electric car goals. People. Voters and government aren't prepared to pay the cost.
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