Has anyone been to a protest?
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I'm watching a SKY news special about trump's first 100 days in office. In it are a couple going to a protest about Trump,not releasing his taxes.
It seemed a random thing to take to the streets about I can't imagine many other people feel that upset to join the protest but aparently 25,000 people turned up.
Has anyone here been to a protest? Did it make a difference to the issue you were upset about?
I imagine it's a great experience, being with all these people, sharing a purpose. Possibly.
It seemed a random thing to take to the streets about I can't imagine many other people feel that upset to join the protest but aparently 25,000 people turned up.
Has anyone here been to a protest? Did it make a difference to the issue you were upset about?
I imagine it's a great experience, being with all these people, sharing a purpose. Possibly.
I have only been to one but it was a good one. I was in London for the Poll Tax march that turned into a riot in 1990.
It was a huge march of around 200,000 people from all walks of life and it started out really good natured. As you say its an experience being in a big crowd of people protesting a cause. Loads of Police lined the route but people were openly smoking weed. It was when we got to Whitehall that some people started trying to pull at the gates for Downing street, suddenly police horses appeared out of nowhere and charged into the crowd. Police horses look f
king big and scary when that happens. I left them to it and carried on up to Trafalgar square where a huge crowd gathered. Fortunately I left after a while and missed the riot there. All in all it was quite an experience.
It was a huge march of around 200,000 people from all walks of life and it started out really good natured. As you say its an experience being in a big crowd of people protesting a cause. Loads of Police lined the route but people were openly smoking weed. It was when we got to Whitehall that some people started trying to pull at the gates for Downing street, suddenly police horses appeared out of nowhere and charged into the crowd. Police horses look f
king big and scary when that happens. I left them to it and carried on up to Trafalgar square where a huge crowd gathered. Fortunately I left after a while and missed the riot there. All in all it was quite an experience.
We had the leftie buffoon Mark Thomas lead a load of people from one of his gigs down the High Street to protest outside the Council Offices about Homelessness. They had pitchforks and everything. Only trouble was it was about 10pm at night and nobody was in. I asked some of the 'street attached' folk later if they had benefited from the protest and unsurprisingly the answer was no. A protest simply designed to make the participants feel better about themselves rather than actually doing anything of any value. I suspect a lot of protests are about this, or having a good fun day out as another poster suggested.
Derek Withers said:
I have only been to one but it was a good one. I was in London for the Poll Tax march that turned into a riot in 1990..
You protested with people who thought they shouldn't have to pay their fair share towards local taxes and sponge off people who did pay their fair share?Why did you do that?
I went on one, it got on the TV news.
It was to do with the National Railway Museum in York. Before it was built there was a debate on where it was going to be, York or Swindon. York had a small railway museum at the time and 20 of us went with placards saying it should stay.
This museum is superb and free to enter.
http://www.nrm.org.uk/
It was to do with the National Railway Museum in York. Before it was built there was a debate on where it was going to be, York or Swindon. York had a small railway museum at the time and 20 of us went with placards saying it should stay.
This museum is superb and free to enter.
http://www.nrm.org.uk/
mybrainhurts said:
Derek Withers said:
I have only been to one but it was a good one. I was in London for the Poll Tax march that turned into a riot in 1990..
You protested with people who thought they shouldn't have to pay their fair share towards local taxes and sponge off people who did pay their fair share?Why did you do that?
wiki said:
Consequences
Fall of Thatcher
The riot in central London did much to contribute to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, who resigned as Prime Minister on 28 November the same year. The national opposition to the poll tax (especially vehement in the North of England and Scotland) was the major factor; an opinion poll had found 78% opposed to it. John Major, who succeeded Thatcher, announced that the tax would be abolished.
I'm guessing he did it because he didn't agree (along with 78% of the population) with the poll tax or he just thought it would be fun. I remember the poll tax and the poll tax riots. The poll tax was hugely unpopular. Derek was actually involved in quite a defining moment in modern British history, the protest certainly achieved more than they expected. They got rid of the poll tax and helped bring down Thatcher. Fall of Thatcher
The riot in central London did much to contribute to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, who resigned as Prime Minister on 28 November the same year. The national opposition to the poll tax (especially vehement in the North of England and Scotland) was the major factor; an opinion poll had found 78% opposed to it. John Major, who succeeded Thatcher, announced that the tax would be abolished.
El stovey said:
I'm guessing he did it because he didn't agree (along with 78% of the population) with the poll tax or he just thought it would be fun. I remember the poll tax and the poll tax riots. The poll tax was hugely unpopular. Derek was actually involved in quite a defining moment in modern British history, the protest certainly achieved more than they expected. They got rid of the poll tax and helped bring down Thatcher.
Considering where mybrainhurts lives I am surprised by his comments. I was living in Sheffield at the time, a city that was devastated by Thatcher. She was extremely unpopular in the north as was the poll tax. I inadvertently joined a march yesterday, it was against the council applying further restrictions on what is widely seen as the live music quarter. But everyone knows the council is closed on a Saturday...
KingNothing said:
Me and my partner are loving paying more council tax than the 6 people in the house next door to me now, thanks for protesting all those years ago.
It must be really tough for you 2 living in such cramped accommodation. My heart bleeds.Evanivitch said:
KingNothing said:
Me and my partner are loving paying more council tax than the 6 people in the house next door to me now, thanks for protesting all those years ago.
It must be really tough for you 2 living in such cramped accommodation. My heart bleeds.It was the fact that 2 working adults in a house need less council services than 4 working adults in a house?
Or are you now telling me that 4 people produce less waste than 2 and they should pay the same amount?
Please try to steer away from the envy response of they can afford it.
Du1point8 said:
Thats not the point you tard...
It was the fact that 2 working adults in a house need less council services than 4 working adults in a house?
Or are you now telling me that 4 people produce less waste than 2 and they should pay the same amount?
Please try to steer away from the envy response of they can afford it.
So you can't afford to live in your current home?It was the fact that 2 working adults in a house need less council services than 4 working adults in a house?
Or are you now telling me that 4 people produce less waste than 2 and they should pay the same amount?
Please try to steer away from the envy response of they can afford it.
I'm in a similar position to yourself, I choose to live in a large, under-occupied home and I pay more accordingly.
Evanivitch said:
Du1point8 said:
Thats not the point you tard...
It was the fact that 2 working adults in a house need less council services than 4 working adults in a house?
Or are you now telling me that 4 people produce less waste than 2 and they should pay the same amount?
Please try to steer away from the envy response of they can afford it.
So you can't afford to live in your current home?It was the fact that 2 working adults in a house need less council services than 4 working adults in a house?
Or are you now telling me that 4 people produce less waste than 2 and they should pay the same amount?
Please try to steer away from the envy response of they can afford it.
I'm in a similar position to yourself, I choose to live in a large, under-occupied home and I pay more accordingly.
If I choose to buy a 5 bed house and there is only 2 of us in it, then the council services should be per person not per house as we dont use them more, if the next door neighbours have their children living there (so 4 adults) whilst children are saving a deposit then they are using twice the services that we do and as such per person should pay more.
stuartmmcfc said:
I went on a Countryside Alliance march in Exeter once despite being totally against fox hunting.
I wanted to get in the pants of a girl I fancied who was going.
It worked but wasn't really worth it tbh
Brilliant and the funniest post I have seen in ages.I wanted to get in the pants of a girl I fancied who was going.
It worked but wasn't really worth it tbh
I'll spoil it by adding....
I'm in Oz and went to a Pauline Hanson supporters rally when she first arose. For those that don't know, she was apposed to immigration (Asian Immigration) and had other views that would seem to be called right wing views.
I have no racist views, but have been apposed to the growth through immigration policy for decades, and would support anybody apposing such a view, even if their rhetoric is based on race, so I went along.
We were pleased to walk up to the stadium through the defile of protesters hurling abuse, held back by the line of police, smartly dressed to rub a bit of salt into the noses of the protesters, who included a very old friend who was my accountant and his wife, which was most amusing.
Scenes became a bit disturbing in the enclosed stadium when protesters seemed to try to bash their way in through one of the doors during the event.
All in all, a very interesting evening.
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