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Originally posted by Zanti Misfit
reply to post by silent thunder
I think the People of Europe are Finally realizing that the Homogenation of their Sovereign States was a Big Mistake . You Reap what you Sow , and we are seeing the results right now .
Long Live Nationalism !
Originally posted by Dr Cosma
Im live in Spain, we managed to shut down the enitre county of Catalunya. The WHOLE country went on strike. One thing im not happy with is the amount of violence that sprung out of the strike. Outside my house there were gangs of people shouting "either close the shops or you will have problems". Its been more like a civil war lol
I believe that if a person who owns a business wishes to open on the strike day for whatever reason, that person should not be threatend or his premises vandalised.
So in part im in favour of the strike but if you didnt live it, if you havent been here during the strike then you dont know. It was more like a syndicate war with thugs ordering the shut down.
'If you kick a stone in anger, youll hurt your own foot'
Originally posted by Asktheanimals
reply to post by badgerprints
Well, Americans would protest more if they knew they wouldn't be randomly arrested, beaten or pepper sprayed just for being in the vicinity of a protest.
If the European cops acted like ours it would be much smaller protests.
Go get em Europeans!
General strike in Spain? Awesome!!
Why the hell can't Americans strike anymore?
Originally posted by EnactedEgoTrip
The main reason people here (UK) dont bother taking action is because it is unlikely to work, and people just end up further out of pocket due to not being paid for the days they strike, especially as things are very tight for us now.
Remember the Iraq war? 1 million protestors, and they were completely ignored. The government will ignore us completely no matter what we do. There is only one way to get the government to change their mind, and that is to overthrow them (including the unelected lords) and replace them with competent people who actually care about the human race.
Shame nobody is up for it.
Originally posted by Dr Cosma
Im live in Spain, we managed to shut down the enitre county of Catalunya. The WHOLE country went on strike. One thing im not happy with is the amount of violence that sprung out of the strike. Outside my house there were gangs of people shouting "either close the shops or you will have problems". Its been more like a civil war lol
I believe that if a person who owns a business wishes to open on the strike day for whatever reason, that person should not be threatend or his premises vandalised.
So in part im in favour of the strike but if you didnt live it, if you havent been here during the strike then you dont know. It was more like a syndicate war with thugs ordering the shut down.
'If you kick a stone in anger, youll hurt your own foot'
She brings up some good points in this video. It is disheartening that our right to non-violent protest has been diminished so much - we are free to protest, it's just that we have to protest the way the government approves of - and that's why they don't work. Watch the video.
Well, Americans would protest more if they knew they wouldn't be randomly arrested, beaten or pepper sprayed just for being in the vicinity of a protest
Originally posted by Evergreen
I'm kind of afraid that the Americans will get up off our butts and protest. Because when we do, I think it will be a full-on civil war. (And I'm certain to be a victim.)