Student Power

[Darth Vodka]

Terrorism is terrorism no matter on what scale.

one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Throwing yourself under a horse and killing yourself is hardly what I would deem as terrorism.

Me neither, but RHYDAL seems to think causing minor injuries and breaking windows is, so I don't see the difference.

 

[RHYDAL]

What a horribly naive attitude. You really think stopping the king's horse winning a horse race, to help stop sexist segregation and laws is not okay and should not be done?

Trespass, animal cruelty, endangering the lives of all the jockeys in the race is OK? Who's naive?
Suicide terrorism.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Trespass, animal cruelty, endangering the lives of all the jockeys in the race is OK? Who's naive.

It wasn't animal cruelty or endangering the lives of all the jockeys at all and you really think trespassing outweighs lawful sexual discrimination and is not justified in such a case?

 

[Macky]

When you're fighting against a power that only understands terror and cruelty, you have limited tools at your disposal.

 

[Mawsley]

We never had problems with uppity students when women weren't allowed to vote.

A coincidence?

I think not.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

We never had problems with uppity students when women weren't allowed to vote.

A coincidence?

I think not.

:icon_lol:

 

[RHYDAL]

When you're an idiot, you have limited tools at your disposal.

Ture.

 

[RHYDAL]

It wasn't animal cruelty or endangering the lives of all the jockeys at all and you really think trespassing outweighs lawful sexual discrimination and is not justified in such a case?

By who's standards? Muslim standards?

On the whole, acts like this harm your cause and make you look a cock......

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/emily_wilding_davison.htm

Ironically, her self-sacrifice may well have made the position of women worse in Britain. Though there had been some movement in the Houses of Parliament with regards to women’s rights, some historians argue that Emily’s act at the Derby so horrified those in charge that they were even more against the right to vote for women. They argued that Emily was a highly educated person. If a highly educated woman was willing to do what she did, what could society expect of less educated women? An extension of the vote to women would plunge British society into bedlam - so they argued.

 

[bocadillo]

So slightly less than " seriously " injured is OK? Not in my book I'm afraid. Bullying is bullying no matter who does it.

...even when the Government bullies a section or sections of the community?

 

[Mawsley]

...even when the Government bullies a section or sections of the community?

:icon_lol:

The government is hardly bullying stoodents, Boc. It is allowing universities to set a fairer price for their services.

I find the linking of the actions of Quentin & Tabitha from Lower Quidditch to acts of universal suffrage to be risible.

A quiet sit-down protest outside the HOP would have been far more suitable as everyone knows that students like to do **** all.

 

[RHYDAL]

...even when the Government bullies a section or sections of the community?

Someone has to be elected to bully them paedos, tea-leaves and Jas123s or they run amock.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

By who's standards? Muslim standards?

On the whole, acts like this harm your cause and make you look a cock......

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/emily_wilding_davison.htm

Muslim standards? What does the Muslim idea of morality have to do with whether or not trespassing and stopping a horse winning a race is considered a crime not worth breaking to help repeal sexual discrimination laws?

Yes, I am well aware that there are some reports which claim that Davison's actions had a negative effect, but there are plenty of sources which claim otherw*s*, but it's success is not really relevant to the discussion, do you honestly think trespassing, bullying or"terrorism" as you put it, is never justified? Even if it brings out a greater good?

 

[Profondo Rosso]

I find the linking of the actions of Quentin & Tabitha from Lower Quidditch to acts of universal suffrage to be risible.

No one is doing that at all, the suffragette comparisons came up in reference to whether or not what "terrorism" (as RHYDAL put it) and bullying is ever justified. Not whether this particular protest is justified.

 

[Motown Fox]

Anyone else notice the high number of photographers taking photos in the photo Mawsley posted and elsewhere and filming in quite a lot of the footage on TV.
After the G20 "accidental" killing and beatings the media were there in force to take photo's/video of any incidents. The Police were given instructions not to be heavy handed which looks like they did but they seriously underestimated the amount of Students + hangers on and the Anarchists that were going to take part. I wonder if any of these Anarchists took payments from interested parties to cause the kind of damage witnessed yesterday.

With the latest news about the change in how benefit payments are made today and the Government's get tough policies on those deemed "scoungers" by certain parts of the Public and Media will we see an uprising of the jobless in the same way as the Students + others from yesterday that will march on Whitehall or other recognised body similar to yesterday?

We will wait and see and will the Police handle it with kidgloves or will the gloves be off next time? Anyone remember the Poll Tax riots - they helped bring down Thatcher even if they didn't bring down the Government, could there be a repeat and is Cameron engineering his own Titanic?

 

[Dour]

Plod will be keen on seeing plenty of rioting, if only to make their own case against cuts.

 

[Mawsley]

No one is doing that at all, the suffragette comparisons came up in reference to whether or not what "terrorism" (as RHYDAL put it) and bullying is ever justified. Not whether this particular protest is justified.

I'm only being trite.:icon_wink

 

[bocadillo]

:icon_lol:

The government is hardly bullying stoodents, Boc.

Nor families, nor the jobless, the helpless, the elderly?

No, the Government is not bullying anybody at all. There is no reason that anybody should be unhappy about their actions.

 

[Mawsley]

Anyone else notice the high number of photographers taking photos in the photo Mawsley posted and elsewhere and filming in quite a lot of the footage on TV.

There was a shocking level of voyeurism involved yesterday. The thing which amazed me most was the flagrant nature of it - 'The News' has officially become a glorified OK magazine.

 

[Mawsley]

Nor families, nor the jobless, the helpless, the elderly?

No, the Government is not bullying anybody at all. There is no reason that anybody should be unhappy about their actions.

I don't remember the thread being about any of them, stupid me.