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originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: Lagomorphe
Unfortunately, it does not take expertise in particular, to poke MASSIVE gaping holes in the awareness of their own history, that many of the knuckle dragger crowd around here have been expressing of late.
It would not be nearly so depressing, if I had to have spent years poring over old dusty tomes in order to see the idiocy on display, but as it is, these people express a total lack of cultural or historical awareness, of what happens on their own damned turf, and that is frankly ridiculous, given that they all live in the information age, and consider themselves fit to even debate matters.
An ambulance didn't get stuck as far as I can tell.
That said, people are welcome to their opinions, but if I got stuck in traffic because protesters hijacked the infrastructure, whether I agree with them or not I'm mad.
I don't make the rules, but yes it is a rule you can't block traffic.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: Lagomorphe
It comes down to being a dumb and irresponsible way to protest.
First of all, if you want my support, try first by telling me your message without pissing me off.
Second of all, the second you feel like your rights carry more weight than mine, and you infringe on my right to use roads... You come off as cocky and I'm immediately against your cause as you indiscriminately through your middle fingers up to people who may be against you, and some who may be on your side.
He brought up revolting as justification for this form of protest.
At least revolts are typically aimed at those they opposed, and not a giant F you to the populace "you're fighting for".
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: Lagomorphe
I am sure you think its wise to attempt to negate a broad and nuanced understanding of affairs outside ones own nation, but I cannot think for the life of me why.
It was the sort of closed minded blindness, that you are advocating for, that prevented an earlier and more effective, surgical and precise response to the threat posed by Hitler and his cronies. There will never again be an excuse for a lack of broad, global awareness of a nuanced nature amongst those capable of it. They are imperative, they will remain so for all time, and no amount of badgering from those opposed to it, will ever change that.