Daggers Posted 28 February 2012 Posted 28 February 2012 28-02-12 PEOPLE across Britain have applauded the forced removal of smelly hippies who believe exactly the same things as they do. As police cleared the Occupy London site at St Paul's Cathedral, millions of people who think bankers are horrid urged police to truncheon the filthy scum who have spent the last 100 days highlighting the horridness of bankers. Tom Logan, from Hatfield, said: "I don't know who I hate most - the bank that sent my business to the wall while awarding huge bonuses to its failing management or the human sewage who have been pointing out what a ****ing disgrace that is. "Look at them, with their hair." Helen Archer, from Stevenage, added: "Being angry about banks should be done as quietly as possible. Preferably inside one's own head. If George Osborne could read my thoughts then I suspect things would change overnight. "Kill them all!" Margaret Gerving, a retired headmistress from Guildford, said: "Why aren't the police using a machine gun on that young man who is praying? I thought this was supposed to be a Christian country. "Would you like to see my feet? They've gone blue."The clearance of the site means tourists will once again be able to enter St Paul's and think selectively about Jesus while admiring the underside of a reasonably large dome. The Daily Mash http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/millions-back-removal-of-dirty-hippies-with-whom-they-are-in-complete-agreement-201202284950/ Die, perceptive hippy! Die!
ozleicester Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 I quite simply dont understand the apparent complete lack of concern or support for the Occupy people... really, i just dont get it. Mind you... Murdoch is out celebrating selling 3 million papers on a Sunday after having been found to pay off Police and Pollies et al... and Assange who did little more than report and publish the "facts" sits in home detention awaiting the outcome of (most likely) a fabricated court case.
Zingari Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 Excellent piece of political humour. Isn't the way that the public react in these situations a good example of how Orwellian newspeak or doublethink is actually working on the masses. Perhaps someone more learned could take up this point for me .
Daggers Posted 29 February 2012 Author Posted 29 February 2012 I remember when I used to have hair. Yesterday, there was a phone in on Radio 2 as I drove to Northampton. "No one cares about their issues" exclaimed the pompous Tory MP. I rather hope he is wrong. http://t.co/wjdzCoWP
jonlcfc1990 Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 I quite simply dont understand the apparent complete lack of concern or support for the Occupy people... really, i just dont get it. Mind you... Murdoch is out celebrating selling 3 million papers on a Sunday after having been found to pay off Police and Pollies et al... and Assange who did little more than report and publish the "facts" sits in home detention awaiting the outcome of (most likely) a fabricated court case. If your refering to the piece I thought it was clearly satirical? I thought the Occupy movement was well supported but the trouble is not everyone can put there lives there bills and their Job on hold for 3 months and go to London for a camping holiday.
ozleicester Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 If your refering to the piece I thought it was clearly satirical? I thought the Occupy movement was well supported but the trouble is not everyone can put there lives there bills and their Job on hold for 3 months and go to London for a camping holiday. No question this piece was satirical, but as a whole, i think the lack of support for Occupy has been pi$$ poor..
Guest ttfn Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 No question this piece was satirical, but as a whole, i think the lack of support for Occupy has been pi$$ poor.. Because they've got no ****ing idea what they're protesting about! If they had an agenda or a plan, or even a braincell between them, they might not get the stick they deserve. About 3 months ago, the Guardian gave them a whole day on their website whereby "leaders" of the movement could write their thoughts on why they were protesting, what should be done and how to move forward. None of them came up with anything remotely coherent, and the ignorance of the current economic climate on display from many of these people was astounding, given that they have bullied themselves into a position whereby they demanded to be given a voice. I'm delighted that, by and large, the newspapers haven't given this exceptionally small minority of people a platform they ill-deserve. And, as for those masks?! That's just saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
Reynard Bleu Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 I guess it was all a bit too genteel, you need to adopt the French Farmer approach to protests, big, loud and banging. Reasoned argument rarely wins the day, its usually the biggest stick.
jonlcfc1990 Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 at the end of the day we're too british for this kind of thing look at Northern rock, In any other country they hear the words "bank has no money" they would be smashing the doors and windows in what do we do? Queue with sandwiches and chairs and wait politely
Fox92 Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 They shouldn't have been allowed to do that anyway, especially outside St Pauls.
Captain... Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 Because they've got no ****ing idea what they're protesting about! If they had an agenda or a plan, or even a braincell between them, they might not get the stick they deserve. About 3 months ago, the Guardian gave them a whole day on their website whereby "leaders" of the movement could write their thoughts on why they were protesting, what should be done and how to move forward. None of them came up with anything remotely coherent, and the ignorance of the current economic climate on display from many of these people was astounding, given that they have bullied themselves into a position whereby they demanded to be given a voice. I'm delighted that, by and large, the newspapers haven't given this exceptionally small minority of people a platform they ill-deserve. And, as for those masks?! That's just saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad Was thinking the same thing, what were the occupy protesters actually protesting about? The banks, the government, capitalism? I don't know and I am not sure if they had a clear idea, they were angry and pissed off, but offereing no solutions only token protest, they had a similar thing in Spain where they spent a whole week in the main square in Madrid, lots of people went, and it was copied in other cities, but they weren't clear on why, something to do with youth unemployment and government corruption and capitalism. There are a lot of pissed off people in this world and they are angry at the system, but they are not doing anything to change it, it is good they have raised some awareness on some issues and I am pretty sure I support them, but there didn't seem to be any clarity or cohesion.
Darkon84 Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 They shouldn't have been allowed to do that anyway, especially outside St Pauls. I believe St Pauls actually granted them permission to camp there (it would seem without fully knowing what was going on), which is why it has taken so long to shift them off. If they actually knew what they wanted or were aiming for, they might have had some more sympathy and gained a decent following, but as someone posted before, they were given multiple chances to state what they wanted etc, but didn't have a plan of action or any plan whatsoever. At least the local hotels/B&Bs did alright during it, as they were all so dedicated, most didn't even stay in the tents
ajthefox Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 They shouldn't have been allowed to do that anyway, especially outside St Pauls. Why?
Trav Le Bleu Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 I find it highly ironic when you consider that one of the most famous things that Jesus did was throw the money lenders out of the temple. Matthew 21:12 And Jesus entered into the temple and threw out all those selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 And he said to them: “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but YOU are making it a cave of robbers.”
Darkon84 Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 I find it highly ironic when you consider that one of the most famous things that Jesus did was throw the money lenders out of the temple. Quote Matthew 21:12 And Jesus entered into the temple and threw out all those selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 And he said to them: “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but YOU are making it a cave of robbers.” Nobody ****s with the Jesus!
Fox92 Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 Why? I just thought it was abit disrespectful to do it there. I mean, didn't it have to close for the first time since the War or something? Mind you, it doesn't matter if St Paul's granted them permission. What were they even there for anyway? Are they one of them groups that try and "save the planet"?
Captain... Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 I just thought it was abit disrespectful to do it there. I mean, didn't it have to close for the first time since the War or something? Mind you, it doesn't matter if St Paul's granted them permission. What were they even there for anyway? Are they one of them groups that try and "save the planet"? The implication there is that groups trying to save the planet we live on and need to survive are crazy, what an odd point of view. As for why they were there, noone knows, including them, but they were angry and disillusioned and kicked up a fuss, at least they did something, such a shame it was so muddled.
Guest MattP Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 The Daily Mash is one of the best websites out there, does some brilliant satire. I can't help but think the Occupy lot would have garnered far more support had they used "anti-corporation" rather than "anti-capitalist". Plenty of people who support Captalism are against the sort of greed and corruption they are but as soon as you saw the signs and slogans etc it immediately conjured images of the same sort of groups you see on Mayday etc and that pretty much kills off any widespead support for it among normal working folk. That said I got into a conversation with a few of the Occupy Leicester lot on a saturday night last year, they weren't particulary bright, didn't have the feintest idea about economics and didn't really come across as even knowing what they were protesting about.
Fox92 Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 The implication there is that groups trying to save the planet we live on and need to survive are crazy, what an odd point of view. I wasn't saying they were crazy...
Captain... Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 I wasn't saying they were crazy... That's why I said the implication, I wasn't really sure what your point was but with save the planet in inverted commas and the crazy eyes smiley, that was how I read it. @MattP I don't think they would have made any further progress by being anti corporations instead of anti capitalist, they are more or less one in the same, capitalism encourages growth and rewards big companies taking over everything and destroying the smaller businesses.
Daggers Posted 29 February 2012 Author Posted 29 February 2012 Wow. Just wow at some of the contributions here. Wow again.
Guest ttfn Posted 29 February 2012 Posted 29 February 2012 Wow. Just wow at some of the contributions here. Wow again. I was expecting the bog-standard Daggers response of critcising without offering anything constructive. Just surprised it took so long. Come to think of it, it's not surprising you sympathise strongly with the Occupy movement. They have a similarly unproductive method of criticism. Newsflash Daggers (although I'm sure this will not register with you a jot): other opinions are available. You're not always right. Please try to engage in some form of reasoned debate on this. I'd be genuinely interested to hear from a poster who sides with Occupy and has some reasoned argument(which, once you pass the petty insults, you usually do have one -whether i agree with it or not) as to what they're calling for, why they're right and how we can make things better
Daggers Posted 29 February 2012 Author Posted 29 February 2012 ...once you pass the petty insults Go back, re-read your post. Then read mine. Who has been indulging in petty insults?
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