No riots in Spain then?

[Bobbisox]

No mindless vandalism (as yet ,and hopefully never) by those who have camped out overnight to protest against their country's forthcoming elections
unlike the last twice there have been mass demos in this country with thugs going on the rampage,
all I saw was people holding placards and and there appeared to be thousands of them.

[Gromit]

There are marches and demonstrations every week in this country, and 99% pass peacefully.

What is the point you are trying to make with your post? You seem to be implying the Spanish are better than us.

Shome mishtake shurely?

[Gromit]

Spanish rioting earlier this year...

http://www.telegraph....sterity-measures.html

[Bobbisox]

of cause I am not, I am talking about the current demos Gromit, they seem peaceful, don't assume I am saying the Spanish are better than us...oh dear :0)

[bazwillrun]

The powers that be love peaceful protests, because in the main they achieve absolutely nothing for the protesters

[Sqad]

baz....unlike violent protests which achieve...................nothing as well!

[bazwillrun]

tel that to maggie thatcher !

[Bobbisox]

baz I am against violence of any kind, it just does not help any situation at all

[Sqad]

baz....you are right....the Poll Tax riots i assume you are referring to..............!!

[bazwillrun]

"baz I am against violence of any kind, it just does not help any situation at all "

i didnt say I agree or disagree with violent protest, I merely stated my opinion based on facts of past experience.

I think if you look back over history all over the planet, peaceful protest rarely achieved anything of real worth.

[bazwillrun]

Can you imagine for example peaceful protest against Hiter and the Nazis !
or against the Roman invasion of Britain etc etc etc

good business for the placard and banner makers but not much good for anything else

[modeller]

// baz....you are right....the Poll Tax riots i assume you are referring to...//

It wasn't the riots ( which were very few ) it was a bad law and couldn't be enforced in a mobile society. Houses don't move and can be taxed ,people do and can't.
Single people, like students in particular may change their address every few months so councils couldn't serve tax demands on them .