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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 07 Dec 18 10.11am Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by chris123

France does have previous when it comes to taking to the streets and burning.

Yes. It’s in their DNA and they believe because of the French Revolution that the people can influence change. We on the other hand doff our caps to our superiors and the establishment because that’s what’s always happened. We’re a bit pathetic really until it gets to us being invaded and then you see real spirit come out, although I couldn’t rely on some of the pathetic drips to defend us now, which luckily would never happen with nuclear peace.

 


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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Online Flag Croydon 07 Dec 18 10.20am Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

This is so French this anarchy.

It is short-lived but at least they are able to get off their arses and make an almighty fuss.

We are a bit of a damp squib I am afraid.

Violence can never be the answer long-term , really can't think of anything except strangling the government gravy train.

Cut off the money how do you do it.

 

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W12 07 Dec 18 10.23am

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Yes. It’s in their DNA and they believe because of the French Revolution that the people can influence change. We on the other hand doff our caps to our superiors and the establishment because that’s what’s always happened. We’re a bit pathetic really until it gets to us being invaded and then you see real spirit come out, although I couldn’t rely on some of the pathetic drips to defend us now, which luckily would never happen with nuclear peace.

That’s right and the French establishment are trying to spin that it’s “far right” extremists when it’s clearly just normal people who are fed up with about 30 years of being unrepresented. The ballot box has proven to be a pointless excercise. No one wants to throw away politics and resort to anarchy but we need real choices and a recognition that political correctness and shutting down debate has left huge numbers of people (probably the majority) disenfranchised without a choice or say in the future.

 

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View becky's Profile becky Flag over the moon 07 Dec 18 10.50am Send a Private Message to becky Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add becky as a friend

Originally posted by steeleye20

This is so French this anarchy.

It is short-lived but at least they are able to get off their arses and make an almighty fuss.

We are a bit of a damp squib I am afraid.

Violence can never be the answer long-term , really can't think of anything except strangling the government gravy train.

Cut off the money how do you do it.

I always remember standing at the window and laughing, back in the 80's when there was the 'Stop the City' campaign. Parading round the square mile chanting and waving banners served no purpose whatsoever.

If you really want to hit people where it hurts, go to the City and Westminster, lift up the telecoms manhole covers and cut the wires - any wires, all wires. You would bring both capitalism and government to a halt with no phones or internet.

A bloodless riot!

 


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View topcat's Profile topcat Flag Holmesdale / Surbiton 07 Dec 18 11.01am Send a Private Message to topcat Add topcat as a friend

I thought it was about fuel prices?

 


It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.

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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Online Flag Croydon 07 Dec 18 11.06am Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

Originally posted by becky

I always remember standing at the window and laughing, back in the 80's when there was the 'Stop the City' campaign. Parading round the square mile chanting and waving banners served no purpose whatsoever.

If you really want to hit people where it hurts, go to the City and Westminster, lift up the telecoms manhole covers and cut the wires - any wires, all wires. You would bring both capitalism and government to a halt with no phones or internet.

A bloodless riot!

Sounds like paradise...…….

 

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View Cucking Funt's Profile Cucking Funt Flag Clapham on the Back 07 Dec 18 11.21am Send a Private Message to Cucking Funt Add Cucking Funt as a friend

Originally posted by steeleye20

This is so French this anarchy.

It is short-lived but at least they are able to get off their arses and make an almighty fuss.

We are a bit of a damp squib I am afraid.

Violence can never be the answer long-term , really can't think of anything except strangling the government gravy train.

Cut off the money how do you do it.

F*ck me. I knew if I waited long enough you'd post something I actually agree with.

Well done!

 


Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Pussay Patrol Flag 07 Dec 18 11.53am

We had the poll tax riots but I think that was more to do with people had enough of Thatcher

I can see things going a similar way here, the fallout from Brexit could give the tories ammunition for more cuts and austerity

 


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View palace_in_frogland's Profile palace_in_frogland Flag In a broken dream 07 Dec 18 11.58am Send a Private Message to palace_in_frogland Add palace_in_frogland as a friend

Well I can tell you all, that it might look good on the telly with Paris in flames, but out here in the countryside it’s just a pain in the arse with them blocking roads, roundabouts, petrol stations and entrances to shopping centres.

All they’re achieving is stopping ordinary people going about their everyday business. Cvnts.

 

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View JRW2's Profile JRW2 Flag Dulwich 07 Dec 18 12.11pm Send a Private Message to JRW2 Add JRW2 as a friend

Originally posted by becky

If you really want to hit people where it hurts, go to the City and Westminster, lift up the telecoms manhole covers and cut the wires - any wires, all wires. You would bring both capitalism and government to a halt with no phones or internet.


Oh dear. The usual solution favoured by some left-wingers: damage or destroy private property. Thank goodness we have a democracy that keeps these zealots out of power.

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 07 Dec 18 12.26pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

imagine if everybody witheld their license fee from the BBC ? for its dissing of White british christian/athiest heterosexual able-bodied non-amputee males ?

 


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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 07 Dec 18 12.32pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by becky

I always remember standing at the window and laughing, back in the 80's when there was the 'Stop the City' campaign. Parading round the square mile chanting and waving banners served no purpose whatsoever.

If you really want to hit people where it hurts, go to the City and Westminster, lift up the telecoms manhole covers and cut the wires - any wires, all wires. You would bring both capitalism and government to a halt with no phones or internet.

A bloodless riot!

I heard in a late ‘90s protest some offices photocopied £20 notes and threw them out of the windows. Funny and cruel at the same time.

 


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