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Article #121Re: EVENT: Join "Make Poverty History" riders to Edinburgh, Fri 1 July 2005
From: Steven Hill
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:30
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:30
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> Because when nobody marches, nobody notices. If Geldof's 1 million > actually turned up in the city it makes the statement to those that can > make a difference that the we want the change. Ah, to the citizens of Edinburgh who are inconvenienced by this farce, ah right, I understand. > it says to our government "Oi. We're still here. We're still watching. You shouldn't have voted labour then. > And this is what we want you to do". The cost of travel for many of the > protesters will be very low (Advance booked fares / hitching / cycling) > and the people that they are protesting to have the a great deal more > money to make a difference with. I thought every little helped - why aren't they sending the money they spend on waving placards and pissing Edinburgh's residents off, and send it to make a difference in Africa? > And why is it in Edinburgh? Simple. It's a (capital) city with the > ability to cope (Probably). Ha. > It's the nearest large city to the actual G8 site. And the police have > surrounded Gleneagles with a ring of steel, and can be relied on to beat > any and all protesters to a bloody pulp for getting too close. One can only hope they have live rounds. > The more confrontational you make the issue, the more likely something > is to kick off. Swell the numbers on the other hand, and you'll make it > far more difficult for the odd disruptive characters to cause problems. Once again, this is why Edinburgh is battening the hatches down? So why come here, and give this disruptive element the excuse and the cover to do these things? That's being an accessory to the act is it not? -- Steven Hill "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?" - Josey Wales
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