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Post by kate on Nov 4, 2023 14:34:03 GMT
Pro or not?
For me what better day to show up the hypocrisy of our leaders?
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Post by JohnY on Nov 4, 2023 14:47:57 GMT
Not pro for the type of march that I think you are writing about. I am not going to argue the pros and cons here. I am vocal elsewhere.
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Post by zou on Nov 4, 2023 15:21:12 GMT
Calling for a ceasefire on the day we commemorate a major ceasefire? I'm in favour.
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Post by zou on Nov 4, 2023 15:21:56 GMT
Not pro for the type of march that I think you are writing about. I am not going to argue the pros and cons here. I am vocal elsewhere. You could say Kate and I are the pros, and you are the con?  |
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Post by kate on Nov 4, 2023 15:46:20 GMT
Calling for a ceasefire on the day we commemorate a major ceasefire? I'm in favour. I know if my dad had still been alive, he would have escorted me to the plane to fly down for it. He spent years in that area in WW2. |
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Post by willien on Nov 4, 2023 15:54:18 GMT
Not pro for the type of march that I think you are writing about. I am not going to argue the pros and cons here. I am vocal elsewhere. You could say Kate and I are the pros, and you are the con? Small C because he is too mean to pay the subscription.
I believe it is entirely appropriate.
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Post by Fenris on Nov 4, 2023 18:04:49 GMT
Strange how our government is against that march on the 11th, but there is no comment from them today about the National Front doing their yearly march past the Cenotaph earlier today.
It seems that those that want a peace march are not wanted, but fascist, racist, anti semitic, Hitler supporting thugs are allowed!
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Post by willien on Nov 4, 2023 18:19:45 GMT
Strange how our government is against that march on the 11th, but there is no comment from them today about the National Front doing their yearly march past the Cenotaph earlier today. It seems that those that want a peace march are not wanted, but fascist, racist, anti semitic, Hitler supporting thugs are allowed!I believe that is what our "benighted" government imagines is inclusiveness. |
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Post by spinno on Nov 4, 2023 18:26:27 GMT
Tie this in with Braverman comments regarding tents and the slippery slope looms into view.
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Post by zou on Nov 4, 2023 18:30:01 GMT
Tie this in with Braverman comments regarding tents and the slippery slope looms into view. Into view, if you look upward. |
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Post by Ivor E Tower on Nov 4, 2023 20:29:12 GMT
What about having a march in March at 3:33pm?
Nobody should be forced to live in a tent but what is happening to all the money collected in taxes? Why isn't more of it going to prevent homelessness and starvation in our own country, let alone in the World as a whole. War is bad at any time but when there are still so many who have so little, it's obscene
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Post by spinno on Nov 4, 2023 20:50:03 GMT
Perhaps Ms Braverman would do well to look at Gaza and see the effects of mass homelessness...are the Government sending tents there?
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Post by zou on Nov 4, 2023 20:52:59 GMT
Perhaps Ms Braverman would do well to look at Gaza and see the effects of mass homelessness...are the Government sending tents there? Unless 'tents' is a euphemism for bombs, no they aren't. |
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Post by kate on Nov 4, 2023 21:14:53 GMT
Perhaps Ms Braverman would do well to look at Gaza and see the effects of mass homelessness...are the Government sending tents there? Unless 'tents' is a euphemism for bombs, no they aren't. Precisely. How hypocritical is it to solemnly parade pseud gravitas at the cenotaph, whilst making a mint selling arms to areas supporting war and destruction? For the Government, war is esssential to fill their coffers and those they support. How many coffins = bonuses for the boys? |
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Post by velocette on Nov 5, 2023 12:23:50 GMT
We were in London yesterday for a visit to the Photographers Gallery and the 'New' Portrait Gallery and there was a large assembly at Oxford Circus and later at Trafalgar Square. Very vocal but quite well controlled. I am in favour of protests including ones that I don't support but like football matches they will always attract an 'unruly' element just because of the opportunity and they might even lead to beneficial changes. Wife and I were part of a large march in 2017 calling for an increase in young doctors and nurses pay due to falling recruitment and look how successful that was..
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