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Haven't We Had Enough Of These Anti-Democracy Protests?
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C'mon now! It's Summer time; time to gather and mingle; design some witty placards; daub a little paint on your face; compose some meaningful mantras; practice group-hugs; smile, or look disgusted, for the TV; take loads of selfies; cop a feel whilst hoisting one another onto shoulders; and, most importantly, print clearly on the back of your hand what it is...
13:59 Wed 13th Jul 2016
People who object to other people exercising their deomocratic right to protest, are always the people who are too lazy to try to change anything themselves.
" oh, why are these scruffy students, waving a placade on tv, I don't like it " they bleat.
It is always amusing when some one tries to stop other people doing something they are perfectly entitled to do, from doing it because they don't like it, and then is silly enough to go on about being undemocratic.
When people stop protesting is when democracy is sunk.
" oh, why are these scruffy students, waving a placade on tv, I don't like it " they bleat.
It is always amusing when some one tries to stop other people doing something they are perfectly entitled to do, from doing it because they don't like it, and then is silly enough to go on about being undemocratic.
When people stop protesting is when democracy is sunk.
Do MPs take to the streets when the ayes have it and the Nos do not?
Why is Robert O'Gobshite the scruffy, mouthy Icon of the great unwashed rebel rousing in England. Does he not realise that the Republic still remains in the EU so why does he not pee off back to County Dublin if he misses the EU so much?
Why is Robert O'Gobshite the scruffy, mouthy Icon of the great unwashed rebel rousing in England. Does he not realise that the Republic still remains in the EU so why does he not pee off back to County Dublin if he misses the EU so much?
@gromit
//When people stop protesting is when democracy is sunk.//
You're not wrong. But neither is AOG.
As far as the generalisation goes, I agree that squashing of protest takes us back to the nadir of Tiananmen Square tactics.
But AOG's question pertains to *this specific protest* which disrepects the 52%, so he is right to call it anti-democratic.
I still say let them have their fun in the sun and let them have it as an embarassing memory which haunts them periodically when they are old enough to see things AOG's way.
Why not, instead protest about why a 65m population has an electorate of only 45-46m? How can 20m people, more than who voted for each side fail to even register to vote? Do they fear formally registering their presence in this country?
Hint: ellipsis posted about this "not allowed to vote" sub-population (which includes ex-pats) the other day.
Protest the parameters of voter eligibility by all means. Sorry if it doesn't make a chantable slogan.
Also sorry if including more voters only reinforces leave further. The whole point of this referendum is that many of us had no idea of the voting intentions of thise around us and this was the only way to properly draw it out.
//When people stop protesting is when democracy is sunk.//
You're not wrong. But neither is AOG.
As far as the generalisation goes, I agree that squashing of protest takes us back to the nadir of Tiananmen Square tactics.
But AOG's question pertains to *this specific protest* which disrepects the 52%, so he is right to call it anti-democratic.
I still say let them have their fun in the sun and let them have it as an embarassing memory which haunts them periodically when they are old enough to see things AOG's way.
Why not, instead protest about why a 65m population has an electorate of only 45-46m? How can 20m people, more than who voted for each side fail to even register to vote? Do they fear formally registering their presence in this country?
Hint: ellipsis posted about this "not allowed to vote" sub-population (which includes ex-pats) the other day.
Protest the parameters of voter eligibility by all means. Sorry if it doesn't make a chantable slogan.
Also sorry if including more voters only reinforces leave further. The whole point of this referendum is that many of us had no idea of the voting intentions of thise around us and this was the only way to properly draw it out.
// Why not, instead protest about why a 65m population has an electorate of only 45-46m? How can 20m people, more than who voted for each side fail to even register to vote? //
Because they are at school and under 18. The electorate and the population can never bethe same number if you have a minimum voting age limit. 3/4 of 46 million voted.
Because they are at school and under 18. The electorate and the population can never bethe same number if you have a minimum voting age limit. 3/4 of 46 million voted.
whiskeryron
/// How about we offer THE LOSERS a chance to move elsewhere ( maybe The Falklands) ///
Why burden the Falklanders with them Ron, those Islanders are more patriotic towards Britain than that lot are.
Send them the short distance across the Channel, they can then mingle with their EU friends, (while the EU lasts that is).
/// How about we offer THE LOSERS a chance to move elsewhere ( maybe The Falklands) ///
Why burden the Falklanders with them Ron, those Islanders are more patriotic towards Britain than that lot are.
Send them the short distance across the Channel, they can then mingle with their EU friends, (while the EU lasts that is).
Yes.
It is a 'Democratic protest' against the result in a 'Democratically-held referendum'.......both are lawful, neither negates the other.
I, too, wish the Bremainers would accept the result and work towards the painless extrication of UK from EU. But I also respect that they have the right to make their disappointment with the result know in a lawful manner...
It is a 'Democratic protest' against the result in a 'Democratically-held referendum'.......both are lawful, neither negates the other.
I, too, wish the Bremainers would accept the result and work towards the painless extrication of UK from EU. But I also respect that they have the right to make their disappointment with the result know in a lawful manner...
I suppose folk have a democratic right to protest against a democratic decision; but it seems a bit hypocritical to me for them to use a democratic right to try to protest against democracy. If they are so against it then ought they not accept any democratic rights ? Or do they have a democratic right to be undemocratic and yet protest anyway ?
The biggest demonstration in the UKs history was on a saturday afternoon in 2003 against the war in Iraq.
1 million people opposed the Government ( and the Conservative opposition) in deciding to invade Iraq.
Those 1 million were lambasted by the Mail, Express and Telegraph.
Ironically, 5 years later the same newspapers had flip and were the major proponents of withdrawing asap.
Sometimes, just occassionally, those in opposition are right. Time will tell.
1 million people opposed the Government ( and the Conservative opposition) in deciding to invade Iraq.
Those 1 million were lambasted by the Mail, Express and Telegraph.
Ironically, 5 years later the same newspapers had flip and were the major proponents of withdrawing asap.
Sometimes, just occassionally, those in opposition are right. Time will tell.
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