How Times Are Changing, I Wonder How Many Love Paris Now?

[anotheoldgit]

We have to make sure that scenes like these never come to our capital.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3896774/Migrant-battle-streets-Paris-Large-gangs-men-armed-makeshift-clubs-fight-Calais-Jungle-camp-destroyed.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21mM1ICT1Mc

[hereIam]

I don't think naomi is aggressive, but I think you are, especially with your timeworn 'haters' comment !

[anotheoldgit]

Islay

/// I obviously was brought up to see things in a positive manner and not to see people of differing colours and religions as bad or a
threat. ///

Who mentioned colour or a certain religion?

I said "certain" i.e. Islam, because that is the only one you never seem to wish criticised.

How far would you allow some people to go, before you rebelled against how you were brought up, and go on and class some people as "bad or a threat".

Would that be anyone with a white skin and Christian?

[naomi24]

hereIam, thank you.

(It's called 'shooting the messenger'. It's what some people resort to when all else fails). ;o)

[naomi24]

^ :o)

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - //andy-hughes, // have you forgotten the Poll Tax Riots? //

That isn't a reasonable analogy. //

Why not?

The point is about the scenes - not the cause of them.

A rioting mob is a rioting mob, so we have seen these 'scenes' already.

That was my point.

[Lunol]

Not much difference from the drunken brawling "gladiators" we see on our streets in front of pubs and clubs every weekend surely?

Fyi, "Haters" imo isn't an aggressive comment at all, it's used quite casually all over the net and means

"a person who greatly dislikes a specified person or thing"

"a negative or critical person."

[hereIam]

It is indeed naomi (I must learn emoticons) !!

[Islay]

OK I gave an answer to a question,Naomi and others jumped in and responded in a unreasonable and rude manner imo.

Now my intelligence is being questioned!!

How is that acceptable?

[hereIam]

I wasn't 'unreasonable and rude', just stating a fact.

[naomi24]

Islay, is it acceptable to call people ‘haters’? Get the plank out of your own eye before criticising others.

Any chance of responding to my earlier post and telling me why you defend these morons and hold disdain for those who find their behaviour abhorrent?

[hereIam]

Now who's being rude !

[naomi24]

andy-hughes, //The point is about the scenes - not the cause of them. //

The cause of them is relevant. This horrendous situation can't be compared to political unrest.

[anotheoldgit]

/// No different to the poll tax riots. ///

/// Not much difference from the drunken brawling "gladiators" we see on our streets in front of pubs and clubs every weekend ///

Oh the excuses, don't some bother about people who have no right to be in these countries, causing disruption and danger to the indigenous citizens of these lands?

We as citizens of these countries have every right to protest or even riot at times if we think the cause is justified, but what we don't want is for visitors to our countries bringing their violence onto our streets.

[andy-hughes]

AOG - Are you saying that violence is OK if it's 'British' violence, but 'foreign' violence is not OK?

I think the police might not agree with you on that one!

[Gromit]

Large gangs... A mass brawl...

It looks to be about a dozen people. From the over hype I imagined Paris devastated. It probably took 5 minutes to tidy up.

[Zacs-Master]

'We as citizens of these countries have every right to [ ] riot at times if we think the cause is justified'

Really?

[andy-hughes]

Zacs - as I have enquired, does AOG mean that 'British' violence is OK, but 'foreign' violence is not?

I am so far without a response.

[trt]

## It looks to be about a dozen people. From the over hype I imagined Paris devastated. It probably took 5 minutes to tidy up. ##

Your not far wrong there Gromit, if you look at the photos, its more or less the same people fighting, but taken at different angles.